Apparently it's easy to make 3D tours from my computer, so let's see...
For an early look, and a link to some examples, Richard Treves has been quick off the mark, and posted here.
Showing posts with label Google Earth Tours. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Google Earth Tours. Show all posts
Friday, May 11, 2018
Google Earth Tour Creator
A new tool from Google, which has been trialled by a few folks. It's the Tour Creator.
Apparently it's easy to make 3D tours from my computer, so let's see...
For an early look, and a link to some examples, Richard Treves has been quick off the mark, and posted here.
Apparently it's easy to make 3D tours from my computer, so let's see...
For an early look, and a link to some examples, Richard Treves has been quick off the mark, and posted here.
Saturday, December 03, 2016
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Virtual tours of the Gaywood River valley
If you're after a tour with a hydrological / ecosystems services focus, check out these tours made for a rivers project close to where I live in Norfolk, created by UEA.
Dr Amii Darnell, Professor Andrew Lovett and Dr Jenni Turner have created three ‘virtual tours’ that can be viewed in the free Google Earth software and which provide an introduction to the key environmental features of the Gaywood Valley east of King’s Lynn in Norfolk. The tours have been created as part of the Sustainable Urban Fringes (SURF) initiative which brings together partners from five European countries in a number of projects to enhance the value of nearby rural areas for urban communities (www.sustainablefringes.eu). In the case of King’s Lynn one objective was to encourage local people to explore the valley and find out more about its history and wildlife. The virtual tours have been produced to provide background information in an easily accessible form and to highlight sites that can be visited. Teaching materials are also being developed so that the tours can be used in local schools.The tours were constructed as sets of text, photos and map information that can be opened in Google Earth, provide instructions to guide the viewer to different landscape features and then display additional information about them (including links to websites). Each tour has a different theme, the first supplying a general introduction to the area, the second focusing on geology and past climates, and the third including details of possible walks and sites to visit.
Dr Amii Darnell, Professor Andrew Lovett and Dr Jenni Turner have created three ‘virtual tours’ that can be viewed in the free Google Earth software and which provide an introduction to the key environmental features of the Gaywood Valley east of King’s Lynn in Norfolk. The tours have been created as part of the Sustainable Urban Fringes (SURF) initiative which brings together partners from five European countries in a number of projects to enhance the value of nearby rural areas for urban communities (www.sustainablefringes.eu). In the case of King’s Lynn one objective was to encourage local people to explore the valley and find out more about its history and wildlife. The virtual tours have been produced to provide background information in an easily accessible form and to highlight sites that can be visited. Teaching materials are also being developed so that the tours can be used in local schools.The tours were constructed as sets of text, photos and map information that can be opened in Google Earth, provide instructions to guide the viewer to different landscape features and then display additional information about them (including links to websites). Each tour has a different theme, the first supplying a general introduction to the area, the second focusing on geology and past climates, and the third including details of possible walks and sites to visit.
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...
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Sail the Book
Contacted by Ira Bickoff from Hudson Valley, New York, with a link to a project that has been put together linking story telling about the Oceans and Google Earth.
Check out the work, which is nicely put together, and could be adapted for other authors and place contexts.
A number of books have been included, such as Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle.
Check out the work, which is nicely put together, and could be adapted for other authors and place contexts.
A number of books have been included, such as Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Ocean Acidification Tour
A useful GOOGLE EARTH TOUR which explores the issue of ocean acidification, something which I have been involved with writing about for the Digital Explorer website (see other recent posts)
It was created and shared at a recent conference.
It was created and shared at a recent conference.
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