etlc google earth
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ETLC Google Earth presentation June 2010TRANSCRIPT
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Google Earth
Derek D’AngeloMACUL ETLC
June 2010
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To quickly zoom to a location type in the Fly To box.
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Zoom in of Sterling Heights
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Unclick search boxes to hide labels.
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Click Search panel to hide from view
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Time to focus on only the Layers you want to show.
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Uncheck all sub categories in the primary database except Roads.
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Compass to change angle of view.
Scroll.
Zoom in or out. Use slider bar.
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You can use the mouse to start (double-click) or stop (single-click) a zoom.
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How to Create a Placemark
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We have zoomed into Plumbrook Elementary. Click the yellow pushpin to create a placemark.
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Name the placemark. Click the pushpin to select an icon.
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Select the appropriate icon. Click OK.
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Click the Label Color box.
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Select a color for the Name. Click OK
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Change the Label Scale to
2.0
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Organization & Snapshot Views
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Mouse over the icon and
select Save to My Places.
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The label will be saved in the Places area on the left of the screen.
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Right click in the places area to add folders. Choose AddFolder.
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Name the folder. Click OK.
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Folders and sub-folders can be created and locations may be dragged and dropped into
the appropriate folder.
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To set a certain view with a saved place, right-click the place and choose Snapshot view
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Using the Add Polygon Tool to display School Attendance Boundaries
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We will be recreating this elementary school boundary.
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Click the Add Polygon tool to begin drawing a boundary.
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With the New Polygon window open, begin left-clicking multiple boundary points on the
map, adjustments can be made later.
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Name the boundary. In the Style, Color tab, change opacity of the boundary line if desired. Change the Area opacity to 50%.
Click the Area Color box to change color.
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Select a color. Click OK
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Click OK when finished creating boundary with polygon feature.
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Polygon will appear in Places and can be toggled on or off.
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To adjust a boundary, right click on the polygon name and select Properties.
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Zoom in to fine tune boundaries for accuracy by clicking and dragging any red dot.
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How to set up and record a tour
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Select the beginning location.
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Click the push pin to add a new placemark.
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Change Opacity to 0% from the Style, Color tab for both Label and Icon. This will create an invisible
placemark to begin a tour from.
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After clicking OK the invisible placemark name will appear in your Places.
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Double-clicking a location in your Places will take you to the snapshot associated with that Place. To Record a tour click the movie camera icon.
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Click the Red button to begin recording. Double-clicking the
Plumbrook 1 polygon will cause a
zoom into that location. When
finished stop the recording by clicking
the red button.
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Click play to preview the recorded tour. Click the disk icon to save it in your Places.
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Name the tour. Click
OK.
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How to overlay an image
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Click the Add Image Overlay button to add a picture on top of a map.
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Name the image overlay and click browse to select an image. This will appear in your
Places
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You will likely want to remove the Road layer for best viewing of any overlay images.
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How to share or post your file in kmz format
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Right-click on a Place and select Share/Post
to get a kmz file of your
work.
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Google Earth will open a browser window for you to share/post files.
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Scroll down and choose Educators.
Click Submit.
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Login to your Google Earth account
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Type in a subject, choose an icon and type in the Post area.
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A kmz file will be created as an attachment. Right-click on it to save the file to your disk.