Google has a new tool, Sketchup, and it has a Google Earth plug-in. So far it is a really cool application! Check it out.

The push/pull tool is a really neat feature. It even has a tape measure so you can draw to scale, your house.

I was doing some research and came accross this link. It was written last year but is very very pertinent to now. Sino-Russian Military Maneuvers: A Threat to U.S. Interests in Eurasia