Get started with Gemini capabilities in Google Earth

Activate the chat interface in Google Earth

Import KML or KMZ (optional)

To start testing Gemini capabilities in Google Earth, do the following:

1. Sign in to your Google Account. 1. On your computer, open Google Earth in a web browser.
2. Select map Create a new map.

3. Activate the chat interface by clicking Ask Google Earth in the menu bar.

4. Enter your prompt.

   • You can now import KML files directly into Google Earth. Select File chevron_right Import file to {map name} to add a file from your computer or Google Drive. After uploading, you can select features from your imported file and ask things like, "How many of my selected features are within 1,000 feet of a bus stop?"
   • Ask Google Earth can use features in your project as context for the prompt. Select folders, placemarks or polygons in your map and reference them in your prompt.
   • Ask Google Earth can also scope results to the portion of the map visible on your screen ("viewport").

Analyze new and existing geospatial datasets

Ask Google Earth can help you create and analyze new and existing geospatial datasets. You can submit prompts based on spatial relationships and criteria, or within the context of your project features or viewport.

To get started, try one of the following categories of prompts:

Query parcels and counties

Analyze data within your selection or viewport

Perform geospatial operations

Map along a route

Combine and measure areas

Discover locations based on criteria and spatial relationships

• "Map out all the community centers, parks, and schools within 400 ft of subway stations in lower Manhattan."
• "Highlight parks over 2 acres in Venice Beach."
• "Map out all the community centers, parks, schools, daycares in Carmel, CA."
• "Show me the zip codes in Boston which have more than 5 coffee shops."
• "Show me parcels greater than 20 acres within 1 mile of my placemarks."
• "Show me zip codes: 90047, 90048, and 90034."
• "Map coffee shops and EV chargers within 1000 ft of the Willis Tower."

Analyze data within your selection or viewport

• "Plot all utility poles within my selected polygon."
• "Map all bus stops within 50 ft of my selected placemarks."
• "Show me all of the transit stops and transportation hubs within a half mile of my selected placemark."
• "Map out all the EV chargers within my selected polygon."
• "Plot all parcels in my selected polygon and provide a count."

Perform geospatial operations

Perform lightweight geospatial operations, apply specific conditions and request calculations. For example:

• "Create a 5km buffer around my selected placemarks."
• "Create a 5km buffer for placemarks in Manhattan and a 10km buffer for those in Brooklyn."
• "What is the combined size of my selected polygons in square meters?"
• "How many parcels are within my selected polygon? Plot the largest and smallest ones."

Map along a route

If you have a route or a line string in your KML, you can ask:

• "Plot all bus stops within 1 km of my selected feature."
• "Plot all fire hydrants within 50 feet of my selected feature."

Query parcels and counties

You can now query land parcels (plots) and county lines. For example:

• "Display all parcels within my selected polygons."
• "Plot all counties in Texas."

Interact with the data

Results from each prompt will be organized in folders and appear in the left hand panel of your map. To fly to different placemarks in the folder, double-click the placemark or select more_vert Show more options chevron_right Fly to.

Query processing typically completes within one minute, though this may vary based on the size and complexity of the data and query. More complex queries might require a few minutes to finish — but you can do other things in Google Earth while you wait.

Data you can ask about

Ask Google Earth can help you create and analyze new and existing geospatial datasets. You can submit prompts based on spatial relationships and criteria, or within the context of your project features or viewport.

Data sources

We use a variety of different data sources to enrich your experience while testing Gemini capabilities in Google Earth.

Places

The data contained within our prototype largely overlaps with the Places API (New). This includes things like transportation points of interest (POIs), establishments, parks, education, natural features and other similar places. For a full list of queryable place types, see Table A in Place Types (New).

Boundaries

You can ask about parcels, neighborhoods, zip codes, counties, and more. For a full list of queryable place types, see Table B in Place Types (New).

Imagery insights

Derived from Google Street View, this dataset provides a rich overview of infrastructure assets in the real world. You can ask about the following types of infrastructure data:

Infrastructure data	Description
Fire hydrants	A standalone structure or connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply
Speed limit signs	Regulatory signs that display the maximum or minimum speed of travel permitted on a roadway
Stop signs	Regulatory signs that instruct drivers to come to a complete stop before proceeding into an intersection or roadway
Street lights	Light sources mounted on poles intended to illuminate public roads, sidewalks, or other public areas for safety and navigation
Traffic lights	Signaling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations to control the flow of traffic using a standard color sequence (red, yellow, green)
Utility poles	Posts that support overhead power lines, telephone lines, and other public utilities
Storm drains	Includes typical round or rectangular drains and curb inlet drains
Maintenance covers	A lid covering a hole or entrance leading to an underground system (for example, for utilities), large enough for a person to access

Image quality and availability may vary. Street View photos may have been taken at different times and may sometimes be obstructed. Given these constraints, this data may not be authoritative and may have inaccuracies, such as imprecise latitudes and longitudes compared to the ground truth.

Brainstorm, create custom maps, and ask follow-ups to clarify your needs

• "Map the five most recent Super Bowl host stadiums"
• "I'm looking to build a solar farm in Nevada. Where should I start?"
• "Find neighborhoods in Boston without a public park. Then, rank them by access to public transit"

Known issues

• The system may interpret subjective statements — like "large" or "near" — in arbitrary ways. Being specific helps mitigate unexpected results.
• Complex analytical can be slow to execute and may take time to deliver results. Consider breaking them into smaller, more manageable queries for better results.
• If you're looking for something near a placemark, make sure you add the placemark to your project by right-clicking on the map and selecting Add placemark here, or drawing a polygon using the drawing tool. You can also save placemarks (found using search) to your project.
• In rare cases, you may not see the Ask Google Earth icon in the menu bar even when logged into your Google Account. Attempt to clear cache and cookies from your browser and log back in.

Share feedback

Throughout the duration of the program, we encourage you to share your feedback at any time. To send feedback in the Ask Google Earth panel, select more_vert More chevron_right feedback Send feedback. Types of feedback you should report include the following:

• Overall product bugs or issues you encounter with Gemini capabilities in Google Earth
• Feature requests
• Examples of queries that you expected to work but didn't
• User experience / UI feedback or issues

To help us improve the user experience, include as much information as possible when you report feedback or issues.