In 2015, Google announced that Google Santa Tracker is now open source through GitHub.
In 2007, NORAD and Google formally announced a partnership which would last for the next five years. The service received 25,000 viewers in its debut, and 250,000 the following year. was acquired by Google in 2004, they launched a paid service titled the 'Keyhole Earth Viewer' ( Google Earth's original name), where they would launch a service within the program titled the 'Keyhole Santa Radar'. In early 2004, employees at Google stated that 'they felt like it could be better for users to 'visualize' where Santa is currently at' in response to the NORAD Tracks Santa service. The service was inspired by NORAD Tracks Santa, which has operated since 1955.
It also allows users to play, watch, and learn through various Christmas-themed activities. Google Santa Tracker is an annual Christmas-themed entertainment website first launched in 2004 by Google that simulates the tracking of the legendary character Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, using pre-determined location information. Santa tracking simulation, education and entertainment website
