Ocean in Google Earth

This website is for the participants of the workshop for marine/ocean NGOs, held on February 10, 2009 at Google in Mountain View, CA.

Important Websites

• Google Earth Outreach website (includes examples, case studies, and tutorials): http://earth.google.com/outreach
• Ocean in Google Earth (includes product tours and videos): http://earth.google.com/ocean
• See LatLong blog for updates to new layers!
• Find Google Earth content online!  Google Earth Gallery, Google Earth Outreach Showcase, Google Earth Community

Helpful Workshop Content

• Workshop agenda: Download Agenda.pdf
• Technique Tour KMZ for Google Earth: Download TechniqueTour.kmz
• Files for hands-on work:
  - Tools for creating data in Google Earth:
  - Copy and Paste into a Placemark description:
  
  This Sea Lion pup and its mother were rescued from the Cosco Busan Oil Spill in the SF Bay by the Marine Mammal Center. <p>

  <img src="http://scienceblogs.com/shiftingbaselines/200796947570.Galapagos-Sea-lion-and-pup.jpg"><p>

  <a href="http://www.marinemammalcenter.org">Visit the Marine Mammal Center online!</a>
  
  
  

  - YouTube video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxPhbAXn9xk
  -  Download image from NOAA, or get low-res copy here: SeaFloor.gif
  - More tools for creating data in Google Earth: Download image from Picasaweb, or get low-res copy here: ElephantSeals.jpg
  - SketchUp 3D Warehouse: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/
  - Spreadsheet Mapper for Ocean data: click here for your own copy
• Interactive KML Samples: click here
• Embed your KML in Google Earth Plugin: click here
• Workshop Guide: Download PDF file part 1 & part 2

Google Earth & Maps Examples

• EDGE of Existence - Mammals: Download KML file
  
• Africa Wildlife Foundation: Download KML file
  
• U.S. Geothermal Resources (from Google.org's A Googol of Heat Under Our Feet): Download KML file
• Cyclone Nargis KML: Download KML file
• Disappearing Forests: Download KML file
• Climate Change in Our World: Download KML file
• Hurricane Katrina dynamic overlay: Download KML file
• Watching the Spread of Bird Flu: Download KML file
• Tracking Dengue Fever: Download KML file

• KPBS 2007 Southern California wildfires: http://www.kpbs.org/static/maps/oct07_fire_map.html
  MyMaps implementation, little technical capabilities 
• United for Africa: http://unitedforafrica.co.za/
  Maps API implementation, SIMILE Timeline integration, and SMS submission of events 
• International Clean-up Weekend: http://maps.google.com/help/maps/cleanup/
  Community map of volunteer clean-up effort. See Boulder Creek's map, which embedded photos, movies, and stories. 
• Map of Avian Bird Flu KML File: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=161005 

• Google Earth Plug-in samples: 
• Monter Milktruck: http://www.google.com/earth/plugin/examples/milktruck/
• Multiple Earths: http://www.google.com/earth/plugin/examples/multiple/
• KML Playground: http://www.google.com/earth/plugin/examples/kmlplayground/ 
• Interactive Samples: http://www.google.com/earth/plugin/examples/samples/ 
• See Bournemouth: http://www.seebournemouth.com/googlemap.aspx
  Earth Plug-in integration, plus custom icons, website, and user interface. 
• TakItWithMe.com: http://www.takitwithme.com/geembed.html
  Tool for easily embedding your MyMap or KML file into an embedded Earth plug-in webpage. 
• Sledging in Bezau: http://www.magnalox.net/log/no.php?fmt=g&lid=11394
  Maps and Earth Plug-in integration with time, graph, and photo animation.
• Peachtree GIS: http://maps.peachtree-city.org/google/index.html 
  Peachtree, George implemented Earth API for all their city-wide data.
• Peekspy 3D Interactive Viewer - Library Tour: http://nuslibrary.appspot.com/ 
  Uses Earth API to offer interactive tour of library, at floor level.
• Canada Election Results: http://earth.smurfmatic.net/canada2008/index_en.html 
  Uses Earth API and Google Chart API to show Canada's recent election results.