Google Adsense College http://www.ggads.org Adsense College blog Fri, 30 May 2008 08:56:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Google Maps and Google Earth http://www.ggads.org/google-maps-and-google-earth/ http://www.ggads.org/google-maps-and-google-earth/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:56:01 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/google-maps-and-google-earth/ Tour maps
UNEP: Atlas of Our Changing Environment. Custom Google map on the UNEP website. Courtesy UNEP, 2008.

  • Google Maps are viewed in your web browser
  • You can create and embed custom Google Maps on your website
  • You can share a custom Google Map by sharing a simple web link
  • Google Maps can include satellite imagery and shaded-relief terrain, but are limited to a two-dimensional (overhead) view - no 3D “tilt” feature
  • Ideal when the 3D view is less important than accessibility in a browser
  • For the best of both worlds: host your custom Google Maps on your website, and allow interested users to view the same content as an overlay in Google Earth
  • Get Started using Google Maps!

Google Earth

Tour earth
Watersheds, Gombe National Park, Tanzania. KML file provided by the Jane Goodall Institute.

  • Google Earth is a free, downloadable application which combines satellite imagery, maps, 3D terrain and 3D buildings to create a highly realistic virtual globe
  • Sometimes a simple Google Earth screen shot is all you need to tell a story or make a point
  • You can display your custom content as overlays in Google Earth
  • You can share your custom content overlays with others, using KML files
  • Google Earth supports full 3D viewing including detailed topography and virtual flight tours through your content
  • Ideal when a fully-3D world and an immersive, virtual-reality experience are most important
  • Best of both worlds: host your custom Google Maps on your website, and allow interested users to view the same content as an overlay in Google Earth
  • Get Started using Google Earth!

 

Getting Started

The first question many nonprofits ask is: should we use Google Earth or Google Maps? The answer is yes! Both “Earth” and “Maps” have proven to be very useful to the nonprofit community. And the good news is - there are many tools that allow you to enter your data once, and then create both custom Google Maps and Google Earth content overlays (KML files). We’ll show you how. But first a brief overview of Maps vs. Earth.

]]> http://www.ggads.org/google-maps-and-google-earth/feed/ Google Earth Outreach? http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-outreach/ http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-outreach/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:54:42 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-outreach/ What is Google Earth Outreach?

Get Started

Hundreds of millions of people now use Google Earth and Google Maps to explore the world around them. Google Earth Outreach gives non-profits and public benefit organizations like yours the knowledge and resources you need to reach their minds and their hearts: See how other organizations have benefited from Google Earth Outreach, then learn how to create maps and virtual visits to your projects that get users engaged and passionate about your work.

]]> http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-outreach/feed/ Explore, Search, and Discover http://www.ggads.org/explore-search-and-discover/ http://www.ggads.org/explore-search-and-discover/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:52:40 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/explore-search-and-discover/

New! in Earth 4.3 (beta)

Photo-realistic Buildings

With Google Earth 4.3, see 3D buildings faster and in more cities than ever before. Now you can access hundreds of new buildings from the world’s cities, including San Francisco, Boston, Orlando, Munich, Zurich, and dozens more.

Swoop Navigation

Fly seamlessly through the landscape with new navigation controls. Swoop from outer space to street level and leap from one building top to another. Use the look joystick to view buildings as if you were standing right in front of them.

Light and Shadow

With the new Sunlight feature, you can watch the sunrise and sunset from anywhere. Move the time slider to watch dusk, dawn and shadows move across the Earth.

Street View

Street View, available in Google Maps, is now in Google Earth! Fly into panoramic images of select cities and take a 360 degree tour.

]]> http://www.ggads.org/explore-search-and-discover/feed/ Google Earth Plus http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-plus/ http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-plus/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:51:35 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-plus/ A must for mapping enthusiasts.

Intended for personal use, Google Earth Plus is a $20 annual subscription upgrade to Google Earth. Buy now.

Why buy Google Earth Plus?

Intensify your Google Earth experience with these added features:

  • Enhanced network access for faster performance
  • Real-time GPS tracking and track/waypoint import –- for upload of data from select GPS devices
    • Verified support for Magellan and Garmin devices only
    • Does not support export of tracks or waypoints to a GPS
  • Greater-than-screen-resolution printing – for impressive hardcopies
  • Spreadsheet importer – to import locations from .CSV files

How to buy?

  1. Download and install Google Earth.
  2. In the Help menu, select “Upgrade to Plus” or buy it now.
  3. Follow the online instructions to unlock the Google Earth Plus feature

*Note: While Google Earth Plus has additional capabilities, the underlying imagery is the same for all versions of Google Earth.

]]> http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-plus/feed/ Google Earth Pro http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-pro/ http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-pro/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:50:35 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-pro/ For professional and commercial uses.

With Google Earth Pro, it’s easy to research locations and present your discoveries. In just a few clicks, you can import site plans, property lists or client sites and share the view with your client or colleague. You can even export high-quality images to documents or the web. Want to see it in action? Try it free for 7 days

Annotate and visualize

Represent your location-based data using 3D drawing tools, or transfer up to 2,500 locations by address or geospatial coordinates from a spreadsheet. The GIS Data Importing Module lets you incorporate GIS data in file formats such as .shp and .tab. Examples include parcel, demographic, and 3D building data.

Share and analyze

Share your Google Earth views and data representations with your clients as a KML, Google Earth‘s original file format. With your upgraded Pro subscription, you get additional measurement tools (square feet, mile, acreage, radius and so on), so simply select the points on the screen using your mouse and let Google Earth calculate the rest.

Create visually powerful presentations

Export high-resolution images up to 11″ x 17″ (4800 pixels, sample print - 890k), and use them in documents, presentations, web or printed materials. Your audience can come along for the ride as you create your own compressed movies (.wmv, sample movie - 13MB) of the zooms and virtual tours you take in Google Earth.

Useful for many industries

Whether you’re in commercial real estate, insurance or media, Google Earth Pro lets you represent geo-specific information to full dramatic effect. Learn how it’s applicable to your industry.

Optional premium data Please note: premium data is not available for sale online. To purchase, please call 866-755-2582 option 1 (inside the US) or 650-253-6664 option 1 (outside the US)

Which Product is right for me?

Compare Google Earth free, Plus and Pro here.

How to buy multiple licenses of Google Earth Pro

Please fax a completed order form to us at: 1-650-887-1463. For sales-related questions only, please call 866-755-2582 option 1 (inside the US) or 1-650-253-6664 option 1 (outside the US). You can also buy individual licenses online.

Note: Technical support assistance is available (email and chat) for Pro users during business hours PST. While there are additional capabilities and features available in Google Earth Pro, the underlying imagery is the same for all versions of Google Earth. Try it free for 7 days now.

]]> http://www.ggads.org/google-earth-pro/feed/ Why is it a subscription service? http://www.ggads.org/why-is-it-a-subscription-service/ http://www.ggads.org/why-is-it-a-subscription-service/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:49:30 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/why-is-it-a-subscription-service/

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Keyhole’s technology and products are an excellent addition to our efforts to do that. We do not have any announced plans regarding how this technology will integrate with our current products and services.
Back to Top

Keyhole Notice:
May 11, 2005. We have launched a major update to the Keyhole image database. We are in the process of updating our coverage list to accurately reflect this new database. Please check back here after May 18, 2005 for the new coverage list.
Back to Top

Keyhole takes advantage of the 3D graphics capabilities standard on most desktop PCs shipped in the last four years. If you are using Keyhole on an older machine, or a notebook computer that does not have 3D graphics capabilities, you might not be able to run the Keyhole application. We currently do not offer a Macintosh version of the Keyhole client.

Graphics Card Requirement for Keyhole 2 LT

The Keyhole 2 LT client will work on most graphics cards from the following manufacturers:

  • NVIDIA
  • ATI
  • Intel
  • 3D Labs Wildcat
  • Matrox *
  • S3 *

    • * These graphics card users must use the DirectX version of Keyhole. S3 SuperSavage graphics cards or better are required to run the Keyhole application. Note: Intel can use OpenGL, but should use DirectX.

The following steps can help you find out what type of graphics card you have and if it will run the Keyhole 2 LT client.

    Note: The instructions that follow apply to the Windows XP operating system, but are similar for other versions of Windows.
  1. Open the Control Panel window by selecting if from the Start menu.
  2. Double-click on the System icon in this window to display the System Properties dialog.
  3. Click on the Device Manager button in the Hardware panel.
  4. In the Device Manager window, double-click the Display Adaptors icon to list the graphics card(s) for your computer.

    5. The make and model of your graphics card appears under the Display Adaptor tab.

System Requirements For Keyhole 2 LT

The Keyhole 2 LT client requires certain system configurations in order to run smoothly.

    Minimum Configuration

  • Operating System: Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP
  • CPU Speed: Intel® Pentium® PIII 500 MHz
  • System Memory (RAM): 128MB
  • 200MB hard-disk space
  • 3D Graphics Card: 3D-capable video card with 16MB VRAM.
  • 1024×768, 32-bit True Color Screen
  • Network Speed: 128 kbps
    Recommended Configuration

  • Windows XP
  • CPU Speed: Intel® Pentium® P4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+
  • System Memory (RAM): 512MB
  • 2GB hard-disk space
  • 3D Graphics Card: 3D-capable video card with 32MB VRAM or greater.
  • 1280×1024, 32-bit True Color Screen
  • Network Speed: 128 kbps
Back to Top
When you fly down to a city in Keyhole, you are actually pulling data over the Internet from our servers, just like a music download service. Keyhole is an “Application Service Provider” — providing a service for downloading satellite and aerial imagery and other geographic data. Back to Top
Keyhole continuously updates its database with the average age of imagery ranging from 18 to 24 months. Imagery can vary in age from as new as 2-3 months to as old as 2-3 years. Keyhole is increasingly taking advantage of satellite imagery to update the Keyhole database more aggressively. ]]> http://www.ggads.org/why-is-it-a-subscription-service/feed/ Will I be able to see my house? http://www.ggads.org/will-i-be-able-to-see-my-house/ http://www.ggads.org/will-i-be-able-to-see-my-house/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:48:18 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/will-i-be-able-to-see-my-house/

We have launched a major update to the Keyhole image database. The following thumbnail images link to maps that show a visual representation of our coverage. The yellow graphs indicate those areas on the map that contain high-resolution imagery. Click on the thumbnail that represents a region you are interested in.
]]> http://www.ggads.org/will-i-be-able-to-see-my-house/feed/ When were these pictures taken? http://www.ggads.org/when-were-these-pictures-taken/ http://www.ggads.org/when-were-these-pictures-taken/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:47:03 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/when-were-these-pictures-taken/

We have launched a major update to the Keyhole image database. The following thumbnail images link to maps that show a visual representation of our coverage. The yellow graphs indicate those areas on the map that contain high-resolution imagery. Click on the thumbnail that represents a region you are interested in.
]]> http://www.ggads.org/when-were-these-pictures-taken/feed/ Will my computer run Keyhole? http://www.ggads.org/will-my-computer-run-keyhole/ http://www.ggads.org/will-my-computer-run-keyhole/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:45:33 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/will-my-computer-run-keyhole/

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Keyhole’s technology and products are an excellent addition to our efforts to do that. We do not have any announced plans regarding how this technology will integrate with our current products and services.
Back to Top

Keyhole Notice:
May 11, 2005. We have launched a major update to the Keyhole image database. We are in the process of updating our coverage list to accurately reflect this new database. Please check back here after May 18, 2005 for the new coverage list.
Back to Top

Keyhole takes advantage of the 3D graphics capabilities standard on most desktop PCs shipped in the last four years. If you are using Keyhole on an older machine, or a notebook computer that does not have 3D graphics capabilities, you might not be able to run the Keyhole application. We currently do not offer a Macintosh version of the Keyhole client.

Graphics Card Requirement for Keyhole 2 LT

The Keyhole 2 LT client will work on most graphics cards from the following manufacturers:

  • NVIDIA
  • ATI
  • Intel
  • 3D Labs Wildcat
  • Matrox *
  • S3 *

    • * These graphics card users must use the DirectX version of Keyhole. S3 SuperSavage graphics cards or better are required to run the Keyhole application. Note: Intel can use OpenGL, but should use DirectX.

The following steps can help you find out what type of graphics card you have and if it will run the Keyhole 2 LT client.

    Note: The instructions that follow apply to the Windows XP operating system, but are similar for other versions of Windows.
  1. Open the Control Panel window by selecting if from the Start menu.
  2. Double-click on the System icon in this window to display the System Properties dialog.
  3. Click on the Device Manager button in the Hardware panel.
  4. In the Device Manager window, double-click the Display Adaptors icon to list the graphics card(s) for your computer.

    5. The make and model of your graphics card appears under the Display Adaptor tab.

System Requirements For Keyhole 2 LT

The Keyhole 2 LT client requires certain system configurations in order to run smoothly.

    Minimum Configuration

  • Operating System: Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP
  • CPU Speed: Intel® Pentium® PIII 500 MHz
  • System Memory (RAM): 128MB
  • 200MB hard-disk space
  • 3D Graphics Card: 3D-capable video card with 16MB VRAM.
  • 1024×768, 32-bit True Color Screen
  • Network Speed: 128 kbps
    Recommended Configuration

  • Windows XP
  • CPU Speed: Intel® Pentium® P4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+
  • System Memory (RAM): 512MB
  • 2GB hard-disk space
  • 3D Graphics Card: 3D-capable video card with 32MB VRAM or greater.
  • 1280×1024, 32-bit True Color Screen
  • Network Speed: 128 kbps
Back to Top
When you fly down to a city in Keyhole, you are actually pulling data over the Internet from our servers, just like a music download service. Keyhole is an “Application Service Provider” — providing a service for downloading satellite and aerial imagery and other geographic data. Back to Top
Keyhole continuously updates its database with the average age of imagery ranging from 18 to 24 months. Imagery can vary in age from as new as 2-3 months to as old as 2-3 years. Keyhole is increasingly taking advantage of satellite imagery to update the Keyhole database more aggressively. ]]> http://www.ggads.org/will-my-computer-run-keyhole/feed/ What are Google’s plans for Keyhole? http://www.ggads.org/what-are-googles-plans-for-keyhole/ http://www.ggads.org/what-are-googles-plans-for-keyhole/#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 08:44:18 +0000 Lees http://www.ggads.org/what-are-googles-plans-for-keyhole/

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Keyhole’s technology and products are an excellent addition to our efforts to do that. We do not have any announced plans regarding how this technology will integrate with our current products and services.
Back to Top

Keyhole Notice:
May 11, 2005. We have launched a major update to the Keyhole image database. We are in the process of updating our coverage list to accurately reflect this new database. Please check back here after May 18, 2005 for the new coverage list.
Back to Top

Keyhole takes advantage of the 3D graphics capabilities standard on most desktop PCs shipped in the last four years. If you are using Keyhole on an older machine, or a notebook computer that does not have 3D graphics capabilities, you might not be able to run the Keyhole application. We currently do not offer a Macintosh version of the Keyhole client.

Graphics Card Requirement for Keyhole 2 LT

The Keyhole 2 LT client will work on most graphics cards from the following manufacturers:

  • NVIDIA
  • ATI
  • Intel
  • 3D Labs Wildcat
  • Matrox *
  • S3 *

    • * These graphics card users must use the DirectX version of Keyhole. S3 SuperSavage graphics cards or better are required to run the Keyhole application. Note: Intel can use OpenGL, but should use DirectX.

The following steps can help you find out what type of graphics card you have and if it will run the Keyhole 2 LT client.

    Note: The instructions that follow apply to the Windows XP operating system, but are similar for other versions of Windows.
  1. Open the Control Panel window by selecting if from the Start menu.
  2. Double-click on the System icon in this window to display the System Properties dialog.
  3. Click on the Device Manager button in the Hardware panel.
  4. In the Device Manager window, double-click the Display Adaptors icon to list the graphics card(s) for your computer.

    5. The make and model of your graphics card appears under the Display Adaptor tab.

System Requirements For Keyhole 2 LT

The Keyhole 2 LT client requires certain system configurations in order to run smoothly.

    Minimum Configuration

  • Operating System: Windows 98/ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP
  • CPU Speed: Intel® Pentium® PIII 500 MHz
  • System Memory (RAM): 128MB
  • 200MB hard-disk space
  • 3D Graphics Card: 3D-capable video card with 16MB VRAM.
  • 1024×768, 32-bit True Color Screen
  • Network Speed: 128 kbps
    Recommended Configuration

  • Windows XP
  • CPU Speed: Intel® Pentium® P4 2.4GHz+ or AMD 2400xp+
  • System Memory (RAM): 512MB
  • 2GB hard-disk space
  • 3D Graphics Card: 3D-capable video card with 32MB VRAM or greater.
  • 1280×1024, 32-bit True Color Screen
  • Network Speed: 128 kbps
Back to Top
When you fly down to a city in Keyhole, you are actually pulling data over the Internet from our servers, just like a music download service. Keyhole is an “Application Service Provider” — providing a service for downloading satellite and aerial imagery and other geographic data. Back to Top
Keyhole continuously updates its database with the average age of imagery ranging from 18 to 24 months. Imagery can vary in age from as new as 2-3 months to as old as 2-3 years. Keyhole is increasingly taking advantage of satellite imagery to update the Keyhole database more aggressively. ]]> http://www.ggads.org/what-are-googles-plans-for-keyhole/feed/