More than a billion people have downloaded Google Earth. More than a billion people use Google Maps. They are very comfortable tools for people to explore the planet in high resolution.

Most people, originally when Google Earth first came out in 2005, they thought, well, what can I do with it? I can figure out where to go on vacation, or I can look at my neighbor's backyard from space. But the point is, you can do so much more.

There's that statement, "A picture is worth a thousand words" - well, I think flying around in Google Earth is worth a million words.

I'm basically a computer science nerd.

More than a billion people have downloaded Google Earth. More than a billion people use Google Maps. They are very comfortable tools for people to explore the planet in high resolution.

I feel very fortunate to have been sort of a tiny instigator, using technology for good.