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Meg Stewart January 23, 2013

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Examples of how a faculty member can teach with Google Earth. The slides towards the end were combined with showing that place in Google Earth.

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Meg Stewart January 23, 2013

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Virtual globes

CelestiaCelestia World WindWorld Wind

ArcGIS ArcGIS ExplorerExplorer

Moon

Venus

Mars

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Advantages of Google Earth

• Easy to use• Cross-platform• Making place marks (points, lines,

polygons)• Image overlays• Easy to share files (KML or KMZ)• No cost (it’s free!)

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Disadvantages of Google Earth

Can’t query, buffer, or clip data as in GIS

Can’t do quantitative analysisCan’t do cartographyThere is no stated accuracy

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Google Earth for Teaching

Loaded with geographically contextual information

Appropriate for educational use on a wide range of topics and disciplines

Useful for inquiry-based activitiesHas a large and active user communityCan easily be incorporated into lecture

discussion

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What is KML or KMZ?KML is like DOC, XLS, or PPT. It is

the file extension for a Google Earth project file

KML stands for Keyhole Markup Language

KMZ stands for Keyhole Markup Language Zipped

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Scholarly uses of Google Earth

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http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/dherring/ge/googleearth.htm

Art – History – Literature - Science

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Trinidad and Water Issues

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Lois Gibbs and her children

Love CanalLove Canal

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Burma

Kyaukpyu, 25 October, 2012

Kyaukpyu, 9 March 2012

http://ogleearth.com/2012/10/imagery-of-sectarian-destruction-in-burmas-rakhine-state-now-on-google-earth/

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The Grenadines

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The Grenadines

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The Grenadines

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Network links to real-time data

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Rome – Then and Now

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Mississippi River tour

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Earth Science

Source--Steve Whitmeyer: http://csmres.jmu.edu/Geollab/Whitmeyer/web/visuals/visualizations.html

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Algeria

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/01/18/world/africa/site-of-kidnapping-in-algeria.html

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Ocean

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Moon

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