RIP MTJ

 I heard earlier today about the passing of Michael T Jones via Ed Parson's Twitter feed.

RIP MTJ Thank you on behalf of all the earthlings pic.twitter.com/8fTIUfQbOy

— ED PARSONS (@edparsons) January 18, 2021

He was one of the people behind the development of Keyhole, which later became Google Earth.

For over 15 years, this tool has helped to revolutionise our geography teaching and also the way we, and students conceptualise the earth.

"We are going to make discovering the Earth a joy - like you're dating a planet and you want to know it, to hear all about its past and hopes. That's what we did: we made something immersive and engaging and personal. You can fly to your home--fly to your parents' home - and remember the time you snuck out in the backyard and did something you shouldn't do, or the place where you had a first kiss, or the place you got married."

This article from 2013 outlines some of his thinking, as downloads passed one billion.

SAGT Presentation Slides 1-4

This quote was up on the screen as delegates listened to the introduction to my session. Thanks to Liz Crisp, who teaches in Aberdeen, and Ken Muir , HMiE who introduced my 2 sessions and also spoke a few words at the end. Thanks also to all those who attended. If you have any further questions, see the GeographyPages website for e-mail details.
The quote was taken from an article with Michael Jones, Technology Officer with Google Earth, and was taken from an article on CNN News site.

The title slide, followed by the aims of the workshop. Notice the mention of 'my favourite price'..

The Photo Jam introduction was played as delegates came in, along with Sigur Ros music, which I've used for some time, but has become synonymous with the Planet Earth series.
To see the presentation without music, go to this online link for a PHOTOJAM view.

I also mentioned this article, which shows President Bush confessing that he uses "the Google"...