1. Google Earth for business and pleasure Peter van Muyden EPCOR

2. Agenda Google Background Google Earth Background Basic Google Earth operations Google Earth simple objects Interesting links Display GPS data with GPS Babel Linking Photographs to locations

3. Google History Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin The Company's name is derived from the word "Googol”10 100 Google is based in Palo Alto, California. Google's mission is to organize the world's information, making it universally accessible and useful. Intel based search engines Business model

4. Google Earth Background Mark Aubin at Silicon Graphics (SGI) Left SGI and teamed up with a few others to create Keyhole In 2004 Google acquired Keyhole Windows, Linux and MAC support. October 2008 IPhone support. Fat client with Internet based data A 3D interface to the planet 400 Million downloads since June 2005 30,000 Geo developers registered with Google by 2006

5. Basic Google Earth operations Basic Mouse operations – Drag – Middle button hold down – Left button hold down Sky view Day & night display Flight simulator View in Google Maps

6. Google Earth layers 3d buildings created with SketchUp Google Earth Tour Three Google Earth versions

7. Basic Google Earth operations Google Earth storage files (KML, KMZ) Google Earth Tour

8. Basic Google Earth Placement tools Placemark Path Polygon Model Photo Image overlay (including a WMS service) Network link