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Google Earth For Dummies


Google Earth For Dummies


1. Aufl.

von: David A. Crowder

19,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 09.04.2007
ISBN/EAN: 9780470126981
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 360

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<p><b>Explore the world from your computer!</b></p> <ul> <li>This interesting guide covers all aspects of Google Earth, the freely downloadable application from Google that allows users to view satellite images from all points of the globe</li> <li>Aimed at a diverse audience, including casual users who enjoy air shots of locales as well as geographers, real estate professionals, and GPS developers</li> <li>Includes valuable tips on various customizations that users can add, advice on setting up scavenger hunts, and guidance on using Google Earth to benefit a business</li> <li>Explains modifying general options, managing the layer and placemark systems, and tackling some of the more technical aspects, such as interfacing with GPS</li> <li>There are more than 400,000 registered users of Google Earth and the number is still growing</li> </ul>
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p>About This Book 1</p> <p>How to Use This Book 2</p> <p>Foolish Assumptions 2</p> <p>Conventions Used in This Book 2</p> <p>How This Book Is Organized 3</p> <p>Part I: Getting to Know Google Earth 4</p> <p>Part II: Personalizing Google Earth 4</p> <p>Part III: Becoming a Cybertourist 4</p> <p>Part IV: Advanced Features 4</p> <p>Part V: The Part of Tens 4</p> <p>Part VI: Appendixes 5</p> <p>Icons Used in This Book 5</p> <p>Where to Go from Here 5</p> <p><b>Part I: Getting to Know Google Earth 7</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: The Earth According to Google 9</b></p> <p>The View from Google Earth 9</p> <p>Exploring the Earth Online 11</p> <p>Google Earth Gives You Options 13</p> <p>Starting with what’s free 14</p> <p>Looking at Plus and Pro versions 15</p> <p>So What Can I Really Do with Google Earth? 16</p> <p>Plenty of personal uses 16</p> <p>And businesses might want to 17</p> <p>Joining the Google Earth Community 18</p> <p>Getting Geekier with GPS, KML, and Overlays 19</p> <p>Downloading the Program 20</p> <p>A Note for Mac and Linux Users 22</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Finding Businesses, Places, and Things 23</b></p> <p>Flying Down to Rio (Or Anywhere Else) 24</p> <p>Right on the dot: Understanding latitude and longitude 25</p> <p>Deciphering geocoding 28</p> <p>Searching for a Tailor in Tulsa: The Find Businesses Tab 30</p> <p>Getting Directions 31</p> <p>Going Global: The Overview Map 32</p> <p>Surfing with the Integrated Web Browser 35</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Adjusting Your View on the World 39</b></p> <p>Rock the World: Dragging and Zooming the Map 39</p> <p>Gaining a New Perspective: The Direction and Tilt Controls 41</p> <p>Three-dimensional viewing 43</p> <p>The compass and status bar 44</p> <p>The Bigger They Are: Figuring Sizes with the Scale and Ruler 45</p> <p>Using the Scale Legend 45</p> <p>Using the Ruler 45</p> <p>Part II: Personalizing Google Earth 49</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Fine-Tuning the Program 51</b></p> <p>Relieve the Pane: Manipulating Screen Areas 51</p> <p>Setting the Options 56</p> <p>The 3D View tab 56</p> <p>The Cache tab 60</p> <p>The Touring tab 61</p> <p>The Navigation tab 62</p> <p>The General tab 63</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Adding Layers and Points of Interest (POIs) 65</b></p> <p>Peeling the Onion: A Guide to Layers 65</p> <p>Built-in points of interest 66</p> <p>Displaying Layers 68</p> <p>From School Districts to Earthquakes: Types of Layers 70</p> <p>The Google Earth Community layer 70</p> <p>Featured Content 74</p> <p>Location layers 76</p> <p>Boundary layers 76</p> <p>Geographic/geological layers 78</p> <p>Transportation layers 80</p> <p>Picking a good place to live 81</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Pinning Down Placemarks 85</b></p> <p>Exploring the Built-in Sightseeing Placemarks 86</p> <p>X Marks the Spot: Creating and Naming Placemarks 88</p> <p>Editing Placemarks 90</p> <p>Customizing styles and colors 91</p> <p>Changing the placemark icon 93</p> <p>Adjusting the view 96</p> <p>Setting the altitude 97</p> <p>Organizing Placemarks 99</p> <p>Saving files 100</p> <p>Sorting — by hand! 102</p> <p><b>Part III: Becoming a Cybertourist 103</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Going on Tour 105</b></p> <p>Real Roads: Getting Route Info 105</p> <p>Animating placemarks and routes 108</p> <p>Touring a path 109</p> <p>Working the Touring Tab 110</p> <p>Fly-To/Tour settings 110</p> <p>Driving Directions Tour options 112</p> <p>Making Custom Tours 113</p> <p>Planning your tours 113</p> <p>Constructing the tour 114</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Mingling with the Community 117</b></p> <p>Using the Keyhole Forums 117</p> <p>Joining the Google Earth Community 119</p> <p>Signing on to the forums 121</p> <p>Browsing the forums 122</p> <p>Searching the forums 125</p> <p>Getting Help 127</p> <p>Exploring Outside 129</p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Importing Data and Images 131</b></p> <p>Adding Custom Data to Google Earth 131</p> <p>Using image overlays 132</p> <p>Transparency 135</p> <p>Positioning, rotating, and scaling 136</p> <p>Precision location 138</p> <p>Importing from GPS Devices 140</p> <p><b>Chapter 10: KML: It’s Sorta Like HTML 145</b></p> <p>Creating and Saving KML Files 145</p> <p>Mastering the Syntax 147</p> <p>Tags and elements 147</p> <p>Attributes 148</p> <p>Containers 148</p> <p>The root element 149</p> <p>Comments 149</p> <p>The Most Useful KML Tags 150</p> <p>Placemarks 150</p> <p>The Snippet element 158</p> <p>Altitude and altitudeMode 161</p> <p>The address element 162</p> <p>Working with Styles 163</p> <p>The Style element 164</p> <p>The styleUrl element 164</p> <p>LabelStyle 165</p> <p>IconStyle 169</p> <p>Radio buttons and check boxes (listStyle) 170</p> <p><b>Part IV: Advanced Features 177</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 11: Designing with Google SketchUp 179</b></p> <p>The Google SketchUp Interface 181</p> <p>Touring the toolbars 181</p> <p><b>Chapter 12: Designing with Google SketchUp, Part 2 195</b></p> <p>Creating a 3-D Model 196</p> <p>Creating a yard and a house 196</p> <p>Adding the deck, porch, and patio 199</p> <p>Adding a swimming pool 204</p> <p>Allowing entry and light: Adding doors and windows 206</p> <p>Driveway 211</p> <p>Stepping stones 212</p> <p>Moving Your Creation to Google Earth 215</p> <p>The Google SketchUp Community 217</p> <p><b>Chapter 13: Creating Polygons and Other Complex Structures 221</b></p> <p>Joining Shapes 222</p> <p>Designing with the Offset Tool 225</p> <p>Creating Polygons 228</p> <p>Making a simple polygon 230</p> <p>Making an arrowhead 231</p> <p><b>Chapter 14: Digging Deeper with Google SketchUp 237</b></p> <p>Slicing and Extruding a Stairway 238</p> <p>Understanding Lines and Faces 241</p> <p>The Follow Me Tool 245</p> <p>Lathing a Polygon 248</p> <p>Setting Leader Text 251</p> <p>Understanding the Tape Measure and Dimension Tools 253</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens 257</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 15: Ten Great Places to Get Coordinates 259</b></p> <p>Aliensview Sightseeing 259</p> <p>Lat-Long.com 262</p> <p>fallingrain.com 265</p> <p>NASA WorldWind 266</p> <p>World Gazetteer 267</p> <p>How Far Is It? 269</p> <p>Heavens Above 270</p> <p>U.S Gazetteer 271</p> <p>USGS Geographic Names Information System 272</p> <p>Maps of World 273</p> <p><b>Chapter 16: Ten Reliable Sources for Data Files 275</b></p> <p>WebGIS 275</p> <p>USGS Geographic Data Download 277</p> <p>DIVA-GIS 278</p> <p>Clary-Meuser Research Network 279</p> <p>GIS Data Depot 281</p> <p>Free GIS Data by Region 282</p> <p>FreeGIS.org 283</p> <p>Global Elevation Data 284</p> <p>NGDC 285</p> <p>National Atlas Raw Data Download 286</p> <p><b>Chapter 17: Ten Cool Tools 289</b></p> <p>IrfanView 289</p> <p>Arc2Earth 290</p> <p>Juice Analytics Census Files 291</p> <p>Juice Analytics Geocoding Tool 292</p> <p>MyFsGoogleEarth - Link Google Earth with Flight Simulator (FS2004, FS9) 293</p> <p>KML2X3D - Google Earth to Web 3D Converter 294</p> <p>EarthPlot and EarthPaint 295</p> <p>Google Earth Hacks Image Overlays 296</p> <p>GPS Utility 297</p> <p>GE-Path and GE-Graph 297</p> <p><b>Part VI: Appendixes 299</b></p> <p>Appendix A: Glossary 301</p> <p>Appendix B: Default Content of the All Layers Pane 309</p> <p>Appendix C: Latitudes and Longitudes of Major Landmarks 319</p> <p>Current Events 319</p> <p>Historical Conflicts 321</p> <p>Monuments, Statues, and Historical Addresses 322</p> <p>Items of Geographic Importance 324</p> <p>Religious Sites 325</p> <p>Major Cities 326</p> <p>Engineering and Architectural Achievements 328</p> <p>Index 331</p>
<b>David A. Crowder</b> has authored or coauthored more than 25 books, including the bestsellers <i>Building a Web Site For Dummies</i> and <i>Cliffs Notes Getting on the Internet.</i> His two most recent books were both listed as essential for all library collections by the magazine <i>Library Journal.<br /> </i>Professor Crowder is equally at home with high technology or with working his way through the backcountry on horseback or in a dugout canoe. When he is not writing, he spends his time with his wife Angela, wandering through villages in the Andes or frolicking in the Caribbean surf.
<b>Explore foreign cities or find every ATM in your hometown!</b> <p><b>Map historic sites, look for a new home, or analyze traffic patterns</b></p> <p>Want to see the world? Forget packing, customs, and airport security —with Google Earth, simply click and you're there. And it works just as well to find school districts and shortcuts in your hometown. This guide helps you install and customize the software, create specialized maps, tour almost any city on earth, and more!</p> <p><b>Discover how to</b></p> <ul> <li>Locate specific businesses in any city</li> <li>Create a tour of homes for sale</li> <li>Visit historic sites in another country</li> <li>Insert your own 3D models</li> <li>Find alternate routes to work</li> </ul>

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