There are over 5000 models that have been made and placed in the SketchUp warehouse with the tag 'London'..... Well worth exploring...
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Using Sketch Up Models in Google Earth
Instructions by Noel Jenkins which I used on the recent GA Course on Google Earth and Beyond.
They worked well...
Follow the instructions to grab a model from the SketchUp Warehouse and place it wherever you want on Google Earth...
It's worth saying that you'll need to have SketchUp installed on your computer to do this.
SketchUp Warehouse has undergone a substantial face-lift since the last time I visited last year and now has various new options and a range of new models.
Models can also now be embedded as a preview in 3D
Here's the MARACANA stadium in Rio de Janeiro...
They worked well...
Follow the instructions to grab a model from the SketchUp Warehouse and place it wherever you want on Google Earth...
It's worth saying that you'll need to have SketchUp installed on your computer to do this.
SketchUp Warehouse has undergone a substantial face-lift since the last time I visited last year and now has various new options and a range of new models.
Models can also now be embedded as a preview in 3D
Here's the MARACANA stadium in Rio de Janeiro...
Making Google Earth more realistic...
One of the sections of the Google Earth and Beyond course that I run for the GA currently has a brief look at the OPTIONS (or Preferences on a Mac) that can be accessed from within Google Earth. These affect the user interface and there are some (like the vertical exaggeration of terrain) that are quite useful.
A recently tweeted post on the Google Earth blog, provided a link to a post providing a few tips for making your existence of Google Earth as 'realistic' as possible (although it may require more computing power and slow your computer down a little)
One of these relates to the atmosphere which can be made more photo-realistic and therefore allow you to sink the sun down over the sea....
A recently tweeted post on the Google Earth blog, provided a link to a post providing a few tips for making your existence of Google Earth as 'realistic' as possible (although it may require more computing power and slow your computer down a little)
One of these relates to the atmosphere which can be made more photo-realistic and therefore allow you to sink the sun down over the sea....
Story Maps
A project for the summer is to get to grips with Story Maps on ArcGIS Online, which seem to be getting more straightforward to set up.
Here's one of Lord of the Rings filming locations for example.
Or the TWISTER dashboard...
There are lots of examples, and APPS that can be used to create the story....
Here's one of Lord of the Rings filming locations for example.
Or the TWISTER dashboard...
There are lots of examples, and APPS that can be used to create the story....
OS Open Space and OS Maps in Google Earth
OS Open Space is a project which allows access to some Ordnance Survey mapping.
There's a Google Earth layer within OS Open Space apparently.
I normally direct people to Gavin Brock's OS Layer.
There's a Google Earth layer within OS Open Space apparently.
I normally direct people to Gavin Brock's OS Layer.
Tour de France routes
You can download various KML files for the route from a number of places.
Map my Ride have created some kilometre by kilometre versions, and there are also some nice video tours of the route that can be accessed, such as the one below.
Similar tours can be created using Google Earth...
New maps and data for ArcGIS Online
We have updated our Free Maps and Data Gallery in ArcGIS Online http://t.co/gv8Itjmhke
Easy GIS for your classroom pic.twitter.com/NmMnYLSIce
— Jason Sawle (@GIS4Schools) May 23, 2014
Check the maps and galleries here.
Click the LESSON IDEAS tab and provide an e-mail and school name to get access to some guidance documents.
And don't forget the day long dedicated ArcGIS Online course at ESRI's Aylesbury HQ
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Where are the Google Street View cars driving ?
Recognise this - have you ever seen one ?
I've seen them twice - once near Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire, and once in Lowestoft.... I checked the area, but I don't appear in the images...
I'm also waiting for my street to be done again as my house, which is about 5 years old, was in the process of being constructed when the car came down the road...
This website provides some interesting detail on the way that Streetview images are created, the different vehicles that are used, and then a map showing the global coverage.
Click your country to see where the cars are currently driving...
Would be good to spend a day with one of the cars....
I'm also waiting for my street to be done again as my house, which is about 5 years old, was in the process of being constructed when the car came down the road...
This website provides some interesting detail on the way that Streetview images are created, the different vehicles that are used, and then a map showing the global coverage.
Click your country to see where the cars are currently driving...
Would be good to spend a day with one of the cars....
New terrestrial biomes layer...
Sunday, May 11, 2014
BRITICE - mapping the British Ice Sheets in Google Earth
It's a project of Chris Clark and colleagues at the University of Sheffield.
There is a range of mapping available, including a Google Earth layer, and also files that can be opened in ArcGIS and other similar GIS packages.
One for those who want to get stuck in to some serious analysis of glacial features.
Thanks to Al Monteith for the tipoff to the site via Twitter.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Historic Street View
Google is adding a historical imagery slider to Street View, so that you can see how the street has changed during the time that the imagery has been taken. This will vary in use depending on where you live, or which streets you look at, but might be interesting for charting retail change etc.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Want to talk Google Earth... or something else...
I'll be here during the Geographical Association conference.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Google Maps Gallery
Google Maps Gallery has just been released, and it provides a lot to interest Google Earth users too.
This post on the Google Earth blog provides more details.
The aim of the gallery is to "help unlock the world's maps".
This post on the Google Earth blog provides more details.
The aim of the gallery is to "help unlock the world's maps".
ArcGIS Online Video
There will be a range of videos added here and some further content relating to ArcGIS Online, as I am using it in conjunction with Google Earth and other tools to explore locations...
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Wednesday, March 05, 2014
The slow demise of Google Earth... (?)
I've always called Google Earth the 'killer app for geography teachers'. I've used it every week since it first came out.
Its tremendous visual appeal, coupled with the uses that the community made of it, with additional layers and files meant that it very quickly became the best way to start a lesson with a visual 'wow' impact. This has lessened over time, and it's remarkable how many students still haven't seen their house on it, but it remains a really valuable (and free) tool.
Within a month of the launch, I'd been in touch with the Education Officer at Google at the time, and he was kind enough to let me have a version of Google Earth Pro for a year.
Google Earth offers virtually seamless access to huge amounts of data. For more information on just how great Google Earth is, I recommend reading the final chapter of Jerry Brotton's book 'A History of the World in Twelve Maps'
Over the last few years, a lot of the emphasis for Google has been on their Mapping, and several of the features that might have been developed for Google Earth have instead been diverted to the mapping option.
There was a recent post on the Google Earth Blog by its creator Frank Taylor, which suggested that support for Google Earth might be reducing.
This was also picked up in a post by Richard Treves, who has also made impressive use of Google Earth with university students.
He asked: 'Will educators miss Google Earth' ?
Maybe the next post, on Google Map Gallery will redress some of the balance ?
There's also been a recent update to Frank's original post
Its tremendous visual appeal, coupled with the uses that the community made of it, with additional layers and files meant that it very quickly became the best way to start a lesson with a visual 'wow' impact. This has lessened over time, and it's remarkable how many students still haven't seen their house on it, but it remains a really valuable (and free) tool.
Within a month of the launch, I'd been in touch with the Education Officer at Google at the time, and he was kind enough to let me have a version of Google Earth Pro for a year.
Google Earth offers virtually seamless access to huge amounts of data. For more information on just how great Google Earth is, I recommend reading the final chapter of Jerry Brotton's book 'A History of the World in Twelve Maps'
Over the last few years, a lot of the emphasis for Google has been on their Mapping, and several of the features that might have been developed for Google Earth have instead been diverted to the mapping option.
There was a recent post on the Google Earth Blog by its creator Frank Taylor, which suggested that support for Google Earth might be reducing.
This was also picked up in a post by Richard Treves, who has also made impressive use of Google Earth with university students.
He asked: 'Will educators miss Google Earth' ?
Maybe the next post, on Google Map Gallery will redress some of the balance ?
There's also been a recent update to Frank's original post
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