Keyhole also had some money in them from In-Q-tel which was also a heavy Google investor at the time. They wanted the concept of a searchable globe for intelli

Keyhole also had some money in them from In-Q-tel which was also a heavy Google investor at the time. They wanted the concept of a searchable globe for intelligence purposes. Also the founder of Keyhole, John Hanke, came from the MUD world and now responsible for Niantic and the Pokemon game. A true visionary of blending the real and virtual worlds.