#8
/ October 7, 2009 / 2:15 min.
Save the world, or parts of it, with Google Earth Places
With Google Earth
you can go around the world right from your computer. Many of the places you "visit" you may want to save so you can return. Google Earth makes it easy to keep track of your favorites with Places
.
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show notes
-
Get Google Earth.
- To add a "place" you need to drop a placemark on it.
- Click Add and then on
Placemark
.
- Make sure you're over the spot where you want to drop the placemark.
- You can move the
placemark
around before you click OK.
- Once you click OK and the
placemark
is added the spot appears in your Places.
- If you wish places can be saved into folders.
- Places can also be saved as files for sharing with other Google Earth users.
- Google Earth "places" are saved as a single file and can be loaded into Google Earth.
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#1
/ September 28, 2009 / 1:05 min.
Michael "Doc" Callahan kicks off our 10-part series on Google Earth with an overview of the desktop world navigator. Google Earth has continually improved since it first came out; you can study the geography of the Earth, look look into the seas and gaze upon the stars above your head. You can look at things from space or from as closeup as "street view." This 10-part series will give you a peek at just some of the things Google Earth can do.
#2
/ September 29, 2009 / 2:27 min.
Google Earth
lets you configure the look and feel of the program in a number of ways. Through the use of "layers" you can determine what you see and what remains hidden. This is handy if you're looking for something specific or if
Google Maps runs slowly
on your computer.
#3
/ September 30, 2009 / 2:58 min.
In
Google Earth
you can control what you see on the Earth by
turning layers on or off. You can also
control other aspects of the program
by using the View menu, which changes your world view. You can choose to see the surface of the ocean, get a map legend, see a latitude and longitude grid and even follow the sun as it makes its way across the sky.
#4
/ October 1, 2009 / 1:40 min.
Google Earth also has the ability to interface with GPS devices. It can do this in realtime or it can import files created by these devices. You can pull in this data to Google Earth and see it within the program.
#5
/ October 2, 2009 / 1:58 min.
Have a
route on Google Earth
that you'd like to share? The new
Tour feature
makes it easy to share routes you've created or imported into Google Earth. Just record your tour, play it back and share it with friends. You can even circumnavigate the globe, right from your desk.
#6
/ October 5, 2009 / 2:09 min.
In
Google Earth
you can
associate your photos with a specific place
on the globe. You can choose to
share your photos
with the Google Earth user community or choose to
keep your Google Earth photos private
. This photo feature makes it easy to "
geotag
" your photos so you'll know where exactly on the globe they were taken.
#7
/ October 6, 2009 / 2:32 min.
Another new feature in
Google Earth
is
Historical Imagery
." This feature lets you go back in time to see what an area looked like in the past. This allows you to see how your neighborhood or the neighborhood you grew up in has changed over time.
#8
/ October 7, 2009 / 2:15 min.
With
Google Earth
you can go around the world right from your computer. Many of the places you "visit" you may want to save so you can return. Google Earth makes it easy to keep track of your
favorites with Places
.
#9
/ October 8, 2009 / 2:23 min.
Take it to the streets with
Google Earth
. The
Street View
lets you zoom right down to
street level
in many locations. You can see the street, the cars, the signs and get a good feel for what that area looks like.
#10
/ October 9, 2009 / 1:56 min.
In addition to the great
Google Earth
tips and tricks that we've covered in this series, there are many more neat features to find when you explore. Take a tour with sightseeing, explore the stars, the seas, Mars or the Moon.
about Explore the world with Google Earth
With
Google Earth
installed on your Windows, Mac or Linux PC, you can circumnavigate the world in considerable less than 80 days. You can dive the the depths of the ocean or check out the constellations in the night sky at noon. All without leaving your desk.
Google Earth
has many practical applications too. Get driving directions, see what amenities are available in the neighborhood you're thinking of moving into and even see how said neighborhood has changed over the years. Perhaps best of all, Google Earth is free for home users.
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