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Google Earth Used To Predict Electrical Problems

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-can't-it-do dept.

coondoggie writes "What do you get when you combine images from Google Earth and the brainpower from researchers at Oak Ridge National Labs? Well in this case you get a tool that enables real-time status of the national electric grid that federal state and local agencies can use to coordinate and respond to major problems such as wide-area power outages, natural disasters and other catastrophic events. The Visualizing Energy Resources Dynamically on Earth (VERDE) system, announced this week, mashes together images and stats of everything from real-time status of the electric grid and weather information to power grid behavior modeling and simulation."

2 of 91 comments (clear)

  1. Re:HUH??? by kerashi · · Score: 5, Informative

    The google earth maps may not be updated, but the maps are just a backdrop upon which the data is displayed.

  2. Re:I am skeptical... by alextmqazwsx · · Score: 5, Informative
    Referenced from here: Google Earth

    *Note: While Google Earth Plus has additional capabilities, the underlying imagery is the same for all versions of Google Earth.