Google Earth Gets AI Image Generation Powered by Real-World Locations

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Google Earth now uses Gemini’s Nano Banana 2 to generate AI images based on real-world locations using satellite, aerial, and 3D map data.

You can visualize ideas or learn about places by creating concept images, redesigning public spaces, or generating easy-to-read historical infographics for landmarks.

The feature is rolling out globally today for Google Earth on the web, letting users turn real locations into AI-powered visual concepts with a simple text prompt.

Google Earth has always been great for showing you what’s already there. Now, Google wants it to help you imagine what could be there instead.

The company is bringing Gemini’s Nano Banana 2 image generation model to Google Earth on the web, letting you create AI-generated images based on real locations. Rather than typing a prompt into a blank text box and hoping the AI understands what you mean, you start with an actual place on the map. Zoom into a location, tap Create image, describe your idea, and Gemini uses Google Earth’s satellite imagery, aerial, and 3D data as the foundation for the image.