Google Earth--Revisited

							Google Earth--Revisited



      Ocean Hills Computer Club



  Dick Travis
About this presentation
  Google Earth – Since, June, 2005

  How to:
    Download Google Earth
    Navigate with new Version 4 Features
    Make Placemarks and send via Email
    Using Layers and New Featured Content
    Get Directions & Take Tours
    Get Documentation (PDF) (Learn More…)

  Future for Google Earth:
    Developing Interaction among Businesses and
    People
    Real-Time???
How to get Google Earth
 Earth.Google.Com
   Download the FREE version
   Hardware/Network minimum specs…


 User Documentation--
 Earth.Google.com/userguide/v4
 (PDF File will be on the
   Computer Club Website)
                   What does
                Google Earth DO?
      Displays in 3D any location on Earth
      Lists site information and links to the Internet

Accesses:
Maps, Satellite Imagery (in the last 3-4 years)

You Can Manipulate by:
Tilting, Zooming, Moving Left/Right
Mouse dragging

You Can:
Calculate Distances, Make Line/Route Markers

Overlay Sources such as:
National Geographic, Discovery Channel
…and your own pictures, text and links…
The Main Window
  Navigation Tools
  Upper Right-Hand Corner
  Appears with Mouseover
  Click on “N” to return to North

 Dynamic Data (bottom line)
 Actual Coordinates
 Elevation above Sea Level (location of cursor)
 Streaming %
 Actual Eye Elevation in feet or miles…
                    Layers:
Contains the data that overlays the main map
Comprehensive layers are being added everyday

               Data is in KML format
Google Earth is efffectively a browser for KML data…

       Terrain           Geographic Web
    3D Buildings        Featured Content
      Lodging                Roads
                            Borders
                        Populated Places
                             Dining
                          Google Earth
                           Community
Navigation Principles:
 Using the Mouse:
   Like Dragging & Dropping
   Double-Clicking (Zoom Down)
   Double-Right-Clicking (Zoom Up)

 Using the Menu:
   To Email someone
   To Print
   To Add a Placemark
 Hide the Sidebar or
 Show Rulers
      The SEARCH function
“Fly To” is the default …
       Type in an Address, City or Country
           …or “Bars in Carlsbad, CA”

Finding Businesses:
             Type in WHAT & WHERE…

Getting Directions:
                Type in FROM & TO…
Places:
 This is where the KML files are stored
   You can click on them to go to the location
   You can File|Save to keep the KML file on
   your computer
   You can click on Tools|Play Tour to
   automatically navigate many locations


 These files can be setup at the Google
 Earth Community web pages
 Click on File|Share or Post
  Google Hacks
& Latest Additions
   Googleearthhacks.com
       Google Sketchup
Trulia.com Home Sales in 3D
  NASA Atmospheric Data
Many States Tourism Guides
      Wikipedia Content
       & much more…
Thank You…


Don’t Forget the
NEW
Navigation Tools