Links & Tutorials for Using Google Earth / Maps

(Misc. Links)

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While by no means a full GIS package, Google Earth and Google Maps offer increasing possibilities for displaying not only Google's data, but yours by creating and using .KML files and/or image overlays. 

See also Using Google Earth KML and KMZ files

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Articles and tutorials for using Google Maps/Earth

Start with Google's own Help pages 

    Maps: http://local.google.com/support/ 

        (see especially the Google Maps User Guide)

    Earth: http://earth.google.com/support/

        (tour)

Using the Image Overlay Tool in Google Earth (to add your own GIS imagery files)

Article on Temporal display with Google Earth using kml files with TimeSpan tags

Integrating ArcGIS and Google Earth - http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/12084/28/

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Articles and tutorials for working with Google Maps/Earth API (programing) 

Google's blog - http://googlemapsapi.blogspot.com/

Google Maps API Tutorial - http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/googlemaps/

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Sites using Google Maps/Earth

Google Maps with USGS Topos or Digital Ortho Photos - http://mapper.acme.com/ 

Nighttime / Dusk maps - http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/~pesti/night/

Google Maps blog (w/sites) - http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/

Google Earth blog (w/sites) - http://gearthblog.com/ 

Google Sightseeing - http://googlesightseeing.com/

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