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Christie Tyler
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Online maps are searchable databases that can display various map data on a web page. ◦ Google Maps Live Search Maps (now Bing Maps) MapQuest National Geographic Google MapsBing Maps MapQuestNational Geographic Satellite imagery consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made by means of artificial satellites. Virtual Earth software uses satellite imagery. ◦ Google Earth MS Virtual Earth (now Bing Maps for Enterprise ) NASA World Wind TerraServer-USA Google EarthBing Maps for EnterpriseNASA World WindTerraServer-USA
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3D software model or representation of the Earth or another world. User can freely move around in the virtual environment by changing viewing angle & position May be geographical features or man-made ◦ Roads & buildings ◦ Population & other demographic features –Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_globe
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Go to the Google search page or iGoogle at http://www.google.com/ (or earth.google.com) http://www.google.com/earth.google.com Click the more menu, then even more Click on Earth to download the latest free edition to install on your computer.Earth (Note Picasa Google’s free web album also)Picasa
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First offered as Google Earth in 2005 ◦ Originally released as Earth Viewer by Keyhole, Inc. ◦ Keyhole Inc. bought by Google in 2004 ◦ Commercial Edition Google Earth Pro - $400 ◦ Runs on MS 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OSX 10.3.9+, Linux ◦ Since 2008 available for iPhone OS ◦ Browser Plug-in for Firefox 3, Safari 3, IE 6 & 7 ◦ Available in 38 languages Uses satellite images, aerial photography & GIS 3D globe superimposed on maps
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Historical Imagery Explore the Ocean Touring http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=G oogleEarthVideoHelp http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=G oogleEarthVideoHelp
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Tours >Student Presentations Search & Placemarks >Illustrate setting Geotagged Photos>Field Trips or Studies Layers, Add-ins & Special FeaturesAdd-insSpecial Features Lit Trip Environmental & Science Studies 3D model of Ancient Rome
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Search same as with Google Maps Search Placemarks icon to mark the spot Placemarks Geotag add latitude & longitude coordinates to photos in Google Earth Geotag o Use Picasa Google’s free digital photo album Picasa ◦ Photos are only on your computer in a KML file
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Panoramio online photo upload Panoramio ◦ Geotag photos that will show up with a Google map on a web page ◦ Submit photos for review (monthly) to be added to Google Earth’s (public) Panoramio layer & Google MapsGoogle Maps Picasa Web Album Picasa Web Album ◦ displays map of photos that have been geotagged in Google’s free photo album Picasa and uploaded to the web albumPicasa
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Movie of My Google Earth Movie of My Google Earth
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