{
  "id": 17396,
  "title": "Transform any place with Nano Banana in Google Earth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/30/transform-any-place-with-nano-banana-in-google-earth",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-07-30T12:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Google Blog",
    "slug": "google-blog",
    "url": "https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/earth/nano-banana-google-earth-image-generation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Earth’s latest feature, Nano Banana 2, allows users to generate custom images that bring imagination to life. By tapping \"create image\" when zoomed in on a location, users can type whatever they desire to see. Teachers can now transport students to different time periods, such as rendering the Pompeii ruins as they looked in 78 A.D., while architects can showcase their designs by transforming empty lots into vibrant shopping districts. The feature, available globally on Google Earth web users, uses Gemini and Nano Banana to retrieve historical information and create photorealistic renderings. From futuristic cities to backyard studios, Nano Banana 2 enables users to visualize their ideas quickly and easily.",
  "summary": "Custom images — generated from Google Earth satellite, aerial, and 3D imagery — help you redesign any location.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}