Google Earth gets even cooler
Images: New visions from Google Earth | CNET News.com
This is really great! The already wildly cool Google Earth is getting additional information laid on top of it, so you can get information on selected locations from The Discovery Channel, US National Parks, a UN Environmental Agency, Jane Goodall’s institute, and more.
The new information will be available either as overlays (in the case of trails or ape roaming territories, for example) or clickable pop-up references, like a Discovery Channel video of the pyramids, blog entries from scientists, or side-by-side satellite photo comparisons of our changing environment over the years.
This is a big step, in my opinion. It’s taking the maps, roads, and pictures that you would expect and adding in a whole new wealth of information, really beginning to take advantage of the whole “Wisdom of Crowds” idea that is gaining in acceptance, but keeping the “crowd” limited to experts. I hope they continue to add new partners and really expand the type of information you get.
This is a huge thing for education, I would think. It makes looking for information on an area that much more exciting!
You can literally browse the Earth!
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November 28th, 2006 at 12:26 pm
Hi All Experts,
Does anyone use google earth images as ground image planes for use in aerial scenes. I know how to stitch them together but are there any tools or tricks to make sure that the images are at the same height, angle and such to make sure they stitch well. I know in the pro version you can get bigger images but im not going to pay for the pro version when i could stitch multiple images together…
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November 28th, 2006 at 2:20 pm
Hi Keith,
Ain’t no Google Earth experts ’round these parts.
I would imagine, though, that if you made sure your settings on GE were identical for each shot, you’d get something you could use.
Thanks for stopping by!
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