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2  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

3  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

4  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

5  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

6 Historical Imagery Explore the Ocean Touring  http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=G oogleEarthVideoHelp http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=G oogleEarthVideoHelp

7  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

8  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

9  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

10  Movie of My Google Earth Movie of My Google Earth


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