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Google Earth

Demos of using Google Earth

If there's anything travelers love, it's a good map. This one is probably the coolest program ever conceived! Watch a spinning globe of our planet and zoom in to detailed satellite imagery of any location. Find nearby stores and restaurants, get directions, attach your photos to the locations where they were taken. Virtual travel at it’s best. A freely downloadable program from Google.

Click on any video linked below to get started. You will need a good, fast Internet connection in order to view these properly. If you don't have that you can order a CD.

Seminar Topic Description Date Recorded Minutes
Google Earth Trip-Planning with Google Earth Use Google Earth's directions and 'find businesses' to help plan your trips 3/22/07 7.5
Google Earth Measuring a River with Google Earth Use Google Earth to get a preview of a river you may want to paddle. Find launch areas and measure your course. 12/29/06 4.2
Google Earth Custom Maps with Google Maps Using Google Maps to create a custom map and add placemarks with descriptions and links. 3/17/08 7.5
Google Earth Latitudes and Longitudes Understanding Latitudes and Longitudes. Finding the Lat/Lon of a place and, finding a place by the Lat/Lon 9/15/07 7.8
Google Earth Google Maps: Adding Lines How to add route lines to your custom map in Google Maps 3/30/08 5
Google Earth Google Maps: Adding picture URL from Picasa Web Album If you know how to add a photo to your custom Google Map, and you have photos in Picasa Web Albums - this video shows you how to get the URL needed from the web album to put into the map. 3/30/08 5

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