Teaching with Google Earth
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Meg Stewart January 23, 2013
Virtual globes
CelestiaCelestia World WindWorld Wind
ArcGIS ArcGIS ExplorerExplorer
Moon
Venus
Mars
Advantages of Google Earth
• Easy to use• Cross-platform• Making place marks (points, lines,
polygons)• Image overlays• Easy to share files (KML or KMZ)• No cost (it’s free!)
Disadvantages of Google Earth
Can’t query, buffer, or clip data as in GIS
Can’t do quantitative analysisCan’t do cartographyThere is no stated accuracy
Google Earth for Teaching
Loaded with geographically contextual information
Appropriate for educational use on a wide range of topics and disciplines
Useful for inquiry-based activitiesHas a large and active user communityCan easily be incorporated into lecture
discussion
What is KML or KMZ?KML is like DOC, XLS, or PPT. It is
the file extension for a Google Earth project file
KML stands for Keyhole Markup Language
KMZ stands for Keyhole Markup Language Zipped
Scholarly uses of Google Earth
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/dherring/ge/googleearth.htm
Art – History – Literature - Science
Trinidad and Water Issues
Lois Gibbs and her children
Love CanalLove Canal
Burma
Kyaukpyu, 25 October, 2012
Kyaukpyu, 9 March 2012
http://ogleearth.com/2012/10/imagery-of-sectarian-destruction-in-burmas-rakhine-state-now-on-google-earth/
The Grenadines
The Grenadines
The Grenadines
Network links to real-time data
Rome – Then and Now
Mississippi River tour
Earth Science
Source--Steve Whitmeyer: http://csmres.jmu.edu/Geollab/Whitmeyer/web/visuals/visualizations.html
Algeria
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/01/18/world/africa/site-of-kidnapping-in-algeria.html
Ocean
Moon
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