Google is expanding its AI capabilities within Google Earth, making it easier for users to interact with the platform through natural language queries. The enhanced features, powered by Google’s Gemini AI models, allow users to ask complex questions about environmental and infrastructure risks—such as identifying areas vulnerable to flooding from an approaching storm or detecting communities at risk during a drought. At the core of this update is Geospatial Reasoning, a framework that integrates multiple Earth AI models—including satellite imagery, weather forecasts, and population data—to deliver more accurate and context-aware responses. This capability, now available to participants in Google’s trusted testers program, enables users to combine their own datasets with Google’s Earth AI models for analysis of environmental conditions, land use, and demographic trends. The integrated chat interface, which Google began testing last year, helps users locate specific objects or detect patterns in satellite imagery. For instance, a user could ask Google Earth to “find algae blooms in lakes” to monitor water quality or track potential contamination in drinking water sources. Starting in the coming weeks, Google AI Pro and AI Ultra users in the United States will gain access to the Gemini-powered chat feature in Google Earth, with higher usage limits than standard users. These limits are not yet specified. Additionally, Google plans to extend access to Earth AI models with Gemini capabilities to users with professional and professional advanced plans of Google Earth in the U.S. This update marks a significant step forward in making geospatial data more accessible and actionable through AI. Google emphasizes that the Geospatial Reasoning framework—not Google Earth itself—is the key component receiving these Gemini enhancements. Correction, October 23rd: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Google Earth was receiving Gemini capabilities. The correct information is that Google’s Geospatial Reasoning framework is being upgraded with Gemini-powered features.