To facilitate awareness and understanding between scientists, politicians, educators, the media and the public, we have created an International Polar Year layer for Google Earth. The aim for this layer is that it will evolve to reflect the latest science results contributed by IPY scientists.

As the International Polar Year progresses, you will be able to follow polar animals as they fly around the Antarctic, swim through the Oceans, or migrate around the Arctic. You will also be able to follow ships carrying scientists around the poles, see photos and videos from journeys throughout the polar regions, and download some of their data in almost real-time. The layer can also be used to visualize satellite data from the polar regions.

For more information visit: http://www.ipy.org/index.php?/ipy/detail/ipy_in_google_earth/