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Google Maps – Not Just Pretty Pictures Improving CAP Mission Planning through GIS software. Lt Col Chet Wilberg

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1 Google Maps – Not Just Pretty Pictures Improving CAP Mission Planning through GIS software. Lt Col Chet Wilberg cwilberg@mncap.org

2 Agenda Definitions Features Drawbacks How to learn more Demo Questions

3 Definitions KML ▫Keyhole Markup Language ▫XML Notation for mapping ▫Plan language version of KMZ file KMZ ▫Compressed KML file

4 Features FREE!!! Relatively easy to learn Ability to organize items logically into folders. Ability to share maps with others ▫Can export data to KML/KMZ files to share with other Google Earth Users or other GIS programs. ▫Can merge multiple KML files together. Find anything easily. ▫Search box can find any point by Lat/Long, USNG, UTM or by anything you can type into Google as a search.

5 Features Many Built In Layers ▫Borders and Labels (Cities, Counties, States, etc) ▫Roads ▫3D buildings ▫Weather  Satellite (Static and Animated)  Radar (Static and Animated)  Ocean/Large Lake Observations ▫Street View

6 Features Can Integrate data from Multiple Sources ▫National Weather Service  METARS  Flood Gauges  Almost every product they have is available as KML. ▫Charts  USNG, CAP SAR Grids, Sectionals, IFR Charts ▫Make your own layers  Extensive KML Reference Online ▫ARGUS Images ▫AFRCC Cell/Radar Data

7 Features Ability to import GPS Tracks Import Pictures from Picasa

8 Drawbacks Only displays coordinates in Latitude/Longitude DMS format. ▫Coordinates can be entered in any format. Cannot natively do Circles ▫Add-ons and utilities are available to do this, but not always the easiest to use.

9 Getting Help Online Tutorials on Google’s Website If in doubt, Google your question.

10 DEMO

11 Questions? Lt Col Chet Wilberg cwilberg@mncap.org


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