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Tacking on uses to Google Earth: SOFTWARE EMBRACED BY GEOLOGISTS, TENS OF MILLIONS.

Byline: Julie Sevrens Lyons

Dec. 24--For most of the 100 million people who have downloaded Google Earth, the biggest draw is the chance to look at 3-D satellite images of their homes, neighborhoods and favorite landmarks.

Next up: Google Earth views of hazards that could threaten those homes, from earthquake faults to landslides, tsunami zones and areas that can liquefy in a quake, all superimposed on the same detailed satellite images.

Some of these features are available now; others are under development at places such as the U.S. Geological Survey, which has been a leader in adopting the virtual globe technology.

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