Google Earth adds a new dimension: Dynamic time-based data display Peter van Muyden EPCOR Utilities Inc.

Overview EPCOR background Google background Live demonstration Conclusion

EPCOR background City of Edmonton, sole shareholder EPCOR employs 2,800 people A power and water company with operations in Canada and the U.S. $3.4 billion in revenues (12 months ending Sept. 30, 2007) One of Canada's Top 100 Employers for the past eight years EPCOR won the 2007 GITA Award of Excellence for the GIS upgrade project

Google background Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin The Company's name is derived from the word "Googol” Google is based in Palo Alto, California. Google's mission is to organize the world's information, making it universally accessible and useful Market value around $160 billion (as of February 2008)

Google Earth background In 2004 Google acquired Keyhole Windows, Linux and MAC support. Web based data A 3D interface to the planet 200 Million downloads since June 2005 Version 4.2 provides sky view Flight simulator as part of Version 4.2 "Our job is not to display the world’s geographic information; it is to display the world’s information and use geography as a context." Michael Jones, CTO, Google Earth Google Earth

How do they create the display? Purchase aerial photos Space shuttle for elevations Aerial photos draped over 3D surface The age of the aerial photos are now available Summer-Winter divide in Edmonton? The west side of Gibraltar, tilted view showing the sea rising up the Rock of GibraltarThe west side of Gibraltar, tilted view showing the sea rising up the Rock of Gibraltar

1. USE OF SOFTWARE Use of Software. For an individual end user, the Software is made available to and may be used by you only for your personal, non-commercial use according to these Terms of Service and the Software documentation. For a business entity user, the Software may be used by you and your employees for internal use according to these Terms of Service and the Software documentation (individual end users and business end users are collectively referred to as “You” herein).

Display the places, towns, points of Interest etcplacestownspoints of Interest Business data (FME, etc…) Follow a route Draped nautical chart Qingdoa the 2008 Olympic site for Sailing Web Map Service (WMS) – Scaled Model of disputed border Actual area of disputed border 3D Buildings Some Google Earth view capabilities

KML Language “Add the new place mark to My Places folder” My Places 1 “Name of the place mark” 2008 GITA Conference site “View display” “Longitude of the view” “Latitude of the view” “Elevation of the view display” “Tilt of the view display”

KML Language “Compass bearing of the view display” root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x307+hicon=0x317 “Scale of the icon” 1.1 “The name of the icon and note that Gif transparency is supported” gita.gif “Altitude mode in this case 45 Meters relative to the ground elevation” relativeToGround “The coordinates of the icon including the altitude” , ,45

Time Stamp & Time Span Syntax......

GeoSpatial Time-based Demonstration Whale Shark Avian Flue Nautical Charts Victoria

Google Earth Demonstration Location & Time Picture & Time Location, Time, Picture Associate GPS coordinates with Pictures Just in case

Conclusion GeoSpatial dynamic time-based provides the user with a new dimension Personal applications GPSBabel Business applications –EPCOR truck trackingEPCOR truck tracking

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