Using Google Earth in Windows 7

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1 Using Google Earth in Windows 7 By Kristen Murphy

2 Table of Contents Introduction: What is Google Earth...1 Chapter 1: Finding/searching places : Flying to and from different places : Getting directions...3 Chapter 2: Exploring places : Going on virtual tours : Recording virtual tours : Viewing the Earth Gallery...8 Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings : Adding image overlay : Changing views/seeing the universe : Using layers...14 Chapter 4: Documenting places : Using placemarks : Adding locations to My Places : ing, printing, and viewing in Google Maps...25 Glossary...29 Index...30

3 What is Google Earth? Google Earth is a 3D virtual globe and map. It used to be called Earth Viewer 3D. It was created by a Central Intelligence Agency called Keyhole Inc. and acquired by Google in It maps the earth using satellite imagery and aerial photography. Google Earth includes views of the Earth, sky, Mars, and the Moon. Famous landmarks and historical buildings can be found on Google Earth in 3D. You also have access to vivid pictures and articles, and places of interest all throughout the world. Google Earth will give you a great platform with which to explore the Earth.. Google Earth start up screen Have fun exloring in Google Earth! 1 Introduction

4 Chapter 1: Finding/searching places Google Earth allows you to explore any area of the world with a 3D map. There is no limit to the number of destinations you can explore, nor is there any limit to the distance you can travel. 1.1 : Flying to and from different places You can use Fly To if you are curious about a particular area of the world. Fly to will zoom into an area of your choice. The first step in using Fly To, is to think about an area of the world that you would like to explore in 3D form. Once you have decided, find the Search tab, which will be located under file, edit, and view, in the top left-hand corner. Fly To should show up under the search bar. If Fly To doesn t show up under the search bar, then click the Search tab. (See Figure 1.1.1) After clicking the search tab, 3 tabs will be present: Fly To, Find Businesses, and Directions. Click on the Fly To tab. (See Figure 1.1.2) Figure Type your destination into the search bar. If you can t think of a place to explore, click on the down arrow, to the right of the search bar, and a list of destinations will come up. You can click on a destination to add it to the search bar. Once a destination is entered, click the picture of the magnifying glass, to the right of the down arrow. (See figure 1.1.3) Figure Figure After you click the magnifying glass, Fly To will zoom into your destination. Chapter 1: Finding/Searching Places 2

5 You can zoom in and out based on your preference, by clicking on the + to zoom in and - to zoom out on the screen, to the right of the 3D map. You may look around by clicking on the 3D map and dragging it. You can also look and move around with the two sets of arrow keys, above the zoom in + and out - keys.(see figure 1.1.4) Figure Getting Directions If you need driving directions from one place or another, the Directions, tab is what you want. Directions will give you step by step directions, using the fastest route to your destination. To get directions, you must first make sure that you know the specific locations, to and from where you will be traveling. Once you know the specific addresses, find the Search tab, in the top left-hand corner, under file, edit, and view. Click on the Search tab. (See Figure 1.2.1) Figure Chapter 1: Finding/Searching Places

6 Once you click on the search tab, three tabs will be present: Fly to, Find Businesses, and Directions. Click on the Directions tab.(see Figure 1.2.2) Under From, type in where you will be starting your drive. Under To, type in the place that you want to drive to. Once you are done typing the addresses in, click on the magnifying glass. Figure Step by step directions will come up, along with how many hours it will take to drive to your destination. Under the directions, will be a Play Tour button. If you want to see a virtual tour of the drive you will take, click Play tour. (See Figure 1.2.3) Play Tour Button Figure This feature will give you an aerial view of the roads you will take, in the order that you will take them.(see Figure on next page) Chapter 1:Finding/Searching Places 4

7 Figure Chapter 1: Finding/Searching Places

8 Chapter 2: Exploring places 2.1: Going on Virtual Tours Virtual Tours allow you an aerial view of a trip that you want to make. You will fly over the roads that take you to your destination. You will see rich scenery, houses, and buildings as you fly over these roads. The first step to taking a virtual tour, is to decide where you want to start and where you want to end up. Once you know where you want to go, find the search tab(under file and edit, in the top left-hand corner). Click on the Search tab.(see Figure 2.1.1). Once you click on the search tab, 3 tabs will show up: Fly To, Find Businesses, and Directions. Click on the Directions tab(see Figure 2.1.2). Figure Once you click on Directions, 2 empty boxes will appear. Click on the boxes to type in them. One box will have the word to above it, and the other will have the word from above it. (See Figure 2.1.2) In the from box, type in the address of the place that you want to start the tour from. In the to box, type in the address of the place that you would like to end the tour. Once you have filled in the addresses, click the magnifying glass. Figure A list of step by step directions will show up. Under the directions in the bottom right-hand corner, will be the virtual tour button.(see Figure 2.1.3) Click on it, and your tour will begin. Play Tour Button Chapter 2: Exploring Places Figure

9 If you want to see the area at an older time, click on the Show Historical imagery button. (See Figure 2.1.4) A time slider, will show up on your screen.(see Figure 2.1.5) Just slide it back and forth, until you are on the month and year that you want. Historical Imagery Button Figure Figure : Recording Virtual Tours To record a tour, you must first, decide where you want to go. Then click on directions. Type the address of where you want to start the tour in the from box and the address of where you want to end the tour in the to box. Click on the magnifying glass, and directions will appear. Under the directions, you will find the play tour button in the bottom right-hand corner. To play a tour, click this button. (For more thourough directions on how to go on a tour, see section 2.1) To record your tour, you must click on the record tour button before you click on the play tour button. The record tour button is in the top left-hand corner of the virtual tour/3d Earth screen. The record tour button looks like a camcorder with a + next to it.(see Figure 2.2.1) Click on the record tour button. Record tour button Figure Chapter 2: Exploring Places

10 On the bottom left-hand screen there will be a recording button. This button looks like a microphone.(see Figure 2.2.2) Click on this button to start recording, and then click play tour. (See Figure 2.2.3) Figure You can stop the recording at anytime by clicking the stop/play button. This button looks like a red dot. (See Figure 2.2.2) The stop/play button is directly to the left of the record tour button. It will stop your recording, and play what you have already recorded. While it is recording, you can narrate if your computer has a microphone Play Tour Button Figure : Viewing the Earth Gallery The Earth Gallery gives you access to views of global events. You will have a list of categories to choose from: Business & Economy, Culture & History, Crisis & Humanitarian, Photos & Imagery, Science & Environment, Terrain & Elevation, and Travel & Recreation. These are global events as viewed on Google Earth, like Earthquakes, humanitarian issues, etc. You can only access the Earth Gallery if you have an internet connection. In order to access the Earth Gallery, you will need to find a tab, located two tabs below the search tab. This tab is titled Layers. (See Figure on next page) On the Layers tab, there will be a button titled Earth Gallery. It is directly to the right of layers. (See Figure on next page) Click the Earth Gallery button to access the Earth Gallery. Chapter 2: Exploring Places 8

11 Figure Once you click, you will be brought to an online page showing you featured maps and categories to choose from.(see Figure 2.3.2) Figure Chapter 2: Exploring Places

12 Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings On Google Earth, the Earth can be viewed in so many different ways. You can see the weather, and the lighting according to the time of day it is. You can see oceans and 3D buildings as well. 3.1: Adding image overlay In Google Earth, you can place an image or map of yours over-top and section of terrain. This is overlaying. You can even overlay photographs in the places they were taken to create a photographic tour. To add image overlay, you need to find the image overlay button. This button is located in the top left-hand corner of the screen, to the right of the search bar. The button looks like two rectangles, one over-top the other, with a + to the right of the rectangles. Click on the image overlay button.(see Figure 3.1.1) Image Overlay Button Figure A box will come up. The top left-hand corner of the box will say Google Earth-New Image Overlay. (See Figure on next page) Once this box comes up, there will be a place for you to type in the name of the image overlay, and the link. Click in the blank area to the right of where it says name, and you can type in whatever name you like. If you want to be descriptive, name the overlay whatever the image is of.(for example, a Google Earth user added an image overlay of the Thunder Mountain ride in Disney World. He/she named the image overlay Thunder Mountain, and they placed it over Disney World in Orlando Florida on Google Earth. He/she created a virtual tour for a friend who was about to go to Disney World, but hadn t ever been there.) Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings 10

13 Figure Once you name the image overlay, you will need to browse your computer for a picture to add. Click the browse button, to the right of the link box. Search through your files, and when you find the right picture to overlay, click on it and it will be automatically added. You can change the transparency by moving the transparency slider from either clear, which would be very see through and transparent, to opaque, which would be solid and non-transparent. You will see the changes in your photograph as you slide the bar from left to right, and when the photograph is at the level of transparency that you like you can click the OK button on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen to the left of cancel. Your image will then be overlayed over the area that you were looking at on the map.(for an example of an image overlay, See figure on next page) 11 Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings

14 Figure You can click cancel if you realize that you no longer want the photograph overlayed. If you picked the wrong photograph erase the text in the link box and start over again by clicking browse 3.2: Changing views/seeing the universe You can view a whole lot more in Google Earth, than just the Earth. You can view a few other places in the universe as well. You have the option of viewing the Earth, sky, Mars, or the Moon. In order to select an alternate view, you need to find the button that looks like a planet with a ring around it. (See figure 3.2.1) This button is in the top left-hand corner of the 3D Earth. It is between a button with a picture of the sun and a button with a picture of a ruler. Alternate view button: Earth, Sky, Mars, Or Moon Figure Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings 12

15 Click on this button, and you will get a drop-down list of options. Once the list appears, click whichever you want to see: The Earth, sky, Mars, or the Moon. In order to move around in whatever area you have selected, click on a place in the screen and drag it to look around or look from another angle. You can either click and drag or use the controls to the right of the screen. The controls allow you to look around, move around, or zoom in and out.(see figure 3.2.2) Figure You can also change the daylight by clicking on the daylight button. (See figure 3.2.3) Daylight button Figure Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings

16 Once you click on the daylight button, a daytime slider will appear.(see figure 3.2.4) Figure Slide it closer to the right to make it later in the day, and slide it closer to the left to make it earlier in the day. The lighting will change according to the time of day. Once you let the slider go, it will stay at the time of day you set it to. 3.3: Using Layers Using layers on Google Earth, allows you to to see more than just a basic 3D earth. You can see borders and labels, photographs, roads, 3D buildings, the ocean, weather patterns, and global awareness. In order to access layers you must first find the layers tab. The layers tab is located a couple of tabs below the search tab, on the bottom left of the screen. You will find it under places.(see figure 3.3.1) Figure Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings 14

17 Click on the Layers tab. Once you click on it a list will drop down.(see figure 3.3.2) In the list you will see Borders and labels, Places, Photos, 3D Buildings, Ocean, Weather, Gallery, Global Awareness, and More. In order to see one of these layers on the map, you must click in the box to the left of whichever layer you would like to see. If there is a check mark by the layer, it is displayed on the map, if not you will have to click the box to leave a check mark, and the layer will then be displayed. Section 3.3 Note: The main layers are highlighted in this manual in bold, while the sub-layers are highlighted in italics. The Borders and labels layer will provide lines separating states and countries. It will also provide names for the states and countries once you zoom in. If you zoom in far enough, city names will appear. The Places layer shows different areas of interest, with icons, on the map. These areas of interest include: car rental, car repair, coffee shop or bakery, daycare, dining, electronics and computers, fast food, gas station, gift shop, hair care, internet service provider or rental establishment, jewelry store, legal lodging, motorcycle, music, pet-related business, photo studio or equipment, shopping, supermarket, swimming, tea, telecommunications, travel agent, parking, taxi stand, truck or SUV dealer, baseball, fishing, campground, golf course, mountain, park, rest area, soccer or sports complex, tennis court or shop, winter sports, cemetery, fire station, mosque, synagogue, temple or place of worship, dentist, doctor, hospital, pharmacy, veterinarian, amusement park, aquarium, bowling, casino, fitness, movies or rentals, music hall or events venue, zoo, academy or educational institute, airport, civic building, courthouse, embassy or government, historical place, industry, library, monument, museum, police, post office, residential complex, school, stadium, tourist destination, and university. (See picture of icons in figure on next page) 15 Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings

18 Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings 16 Figure 3.3.3

19 The Photos layer shows photographs of different areas of the world. When you zoom in far enough you will see a symbol for a photograph. Click on the symbol to see the photograph of a place or thing in the area. A lot of times the photographs will be of scenery or historic landmarks or buildings. The Roads layer will display all of the roads, along with road names. The 3D building layer will make all of the buildings 3D. The buildings that were once 2D will pop. Within the Ocean layer, there are many layers.(see figure 3.3.4) These layers include: Explore the Ocean, ARKive: Endangered Ocean species, shipwrecks, Census of Marine Life, Cousteau Ocean World, Marine protected areas, Dead zones, Animal Tracking, National Geographic, and Ocean Sports. Each layer can only be seen when you zoom in on the 3D Google Earth map. The layers are represented with icons. Below(See figure 3.3.4), you will see that each layer has an icon to the left of its name. The icons will appear on the map when the layer is checked. Figure Explore the Ocean will give you access to videos or pictures of events happening in the ocean, like hurricane tracking, for example. ARKive: Endangered Species will show you endangered species in their habitats. Shipwrecks will show you shipwrecks in the areas that they occurred. The Consensus of Marine Life will show you newly discovered species in the ocean. Costeau Ocean World shows you educational videos about the ocean. 17 Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings

20 Marine Protected Areas shows you areas where fishing and removal of resources is prohibited. The Dead Zones layer shows you areas of the ocean that have been negatively affected by sewage or another form of pollution. Animal tracking shows you sites where they are currently tracking ocean species. You will see the specific species, along with the sex and age. You can choose to swim with the animal if you want. The National Geographic layer shows you different ocean stories from National Geographic Magazine, in the location that they took place. The Ocean Sports layer shows different sports that are widely played in different parts of the ocean like diving, surfing and kite sailing, for example. The Ocean Sports layer is the last of all the sub-layers within the ocean layer. The Weather layer shows you what the weather is like all around the world. If an area is cloudy, for example, you will see clouds over that area. You will also be able to see the temperature. The Gallery layer has many layers within it.(see figure 3.3.5) These layers include: 360 Cities, Discovery Networks, Earthquakes, Everytrail, European Space Agency, Gigapan Photos, Gigapxl Photos, Google Earth Community, NASA, National Geographic Magazine, New York Times, Rumsey Historical Maps, Tracks4Africa, Travel and Tourism, Trimble Outdoors Trips, Volcanoes, Webcams.travel, Wikiloc, and YouTube. Figure Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings 18

21 The 360 Cities layer shows 360 degree panoramic photographs of areas in different cities. The Discovery Networks layer shows a picture with a fact from the Discovery Network when you click on one of the Discovery Networks globe icons. The Earthquake layer displays icons next to areas that have had earthquakes in the past. The Everytrail layer displays icons next to different biking, hiking and boating trails around the world. The European Space Agency layer displays icons next to different geographical wonders around the world. When you click on an icon, you will see a picture of the area as seen from space, along with a short descriptive paragraph. The Gigapan and Gigapxl layers display photographs from different areas around the world. Just click on the icons to see the photographs. The Google Earth Community layer displays events that happened around the world, and locations of satellites orbiting earth. The NASA layer displays astronaut photography of earth, satellite imagery, and city lights from space. The National Geographic Magazine layer displays stories and images from National Geographic magazine. The New York Times layer displays stories from the New York Times newspaper. The Rumsey Historical Maps layer displays historical maps. When you click on one of the icons on the map, you are given the option to overlay an image of the old map over-top the area on Google Earth. The Tracks4Africa layer displays activites, attractions, entertainment, food and drinks, lodging, places, shopping and services, and road markers and conditions. It displays the locations of these places of interest through the aid of icons, just as the Places layer does. The only difference with this layer, is that it only displays places of interest in Africa. The Travel and Tourism layer displays different places that are enjoyed by tourists around the world. These different places and activities include: Ski resorts in the Alps, 2010 FIFA World Cup, safari, nature Routes, heritage and culture, and Walt Disney World. The Trimble Outdoors Trips layer shows you different places to see outdoors, like trails and other geographical beauties. The Volcanoes layer shows you where volcanoes are located throughout the world. The Webcams.travel layer shows you webcam photographs of different places to see around the world. The Wikiloc layer shows you different places to bike, hike, canoe, kayak, etc. The YouTube layer shows you YouTube videos of places all around the world. 19 Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings

22 The Global Awareness layer shows you different crises and cases of turmoil around the world, in attempts to spread the word and encourage people to help. The More layer includes many sub-layers.(see figure 3.3.6) It shows you local park names, parks/recreation areas, water body outlines, place categories, transportation, and traffic. The More layer also shows you Wikipedia articles on different areas around the world, aerial pictures, satellite images, city boundaries, postal code boundaries, U.S. Congressional Districts, U.S. Senators, and U.S. School districts. Throughout the rest of this chapter you will find out about each sub-layer. You will find out which sub-layers that the things mentioned above are in. Fifure The Local Place Names layer shows you the names of cities and capitals throughout the world. The Parks/Recreation layer shows you the locations of national parks and forests throughout the United States. The Water Body Outlines layer shows the outines of bodies of water throughout the world. The Place Categories layer shows places of interest throughout the world, much like the Places layer. The Transportation layer shows you where airports, railways, subways, trams, buses, waterways, and mountain rails are located throughout the world. The Traffic layer shows you areas where there is traffic throughout the world. The Wikipedia layer shows you Wikipedia articles from different areas of the world. The GeoEye Featured Imagery layer shows you aerial views that can be displayed in Google Earth in high resolution Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings 20

23 The Spot Image layer shows satellite imagery from all around the world. The DigitalGlobe Coverage layer shows the percentage of cloud coverage all over the world. The U.S. Government layer city boundaries, postal code boundaries, U.S. Congressional Districts, U.S. Senators, and U.S. School districts. NOTE: When a layer is checked, information related to the checked layer will be found by zooming into an area and clicking on the layer s symbol. You can check as many layers at a time as you want to, or none at all. 21 Chapter 3: Changing imagery settings

24 Chapter 4: Documenting places In Google Earth, you can save places to look at whenever you want, share them or even print them out. 4.1: Using placemarks In Google Earth, you can put a pin in the map for future reference. The pin is called a placemark. It s the same idea as book marking a website. You do it so that you can come back to it again in the future. In order to mark a place on the map, you must click the place-mark button.(see figure 4.1.1) The place mark button is in the top left of the Google Earth screen in an icon tool bar. The place-mark icon looks like a yellow thumb tack. Add placemark button Figure When you click on the place-mark button, a box will come up that says Google Earth-New Placemark. (See figure on next page) In this box you can name your placemark by entering text into the name box, or leave it untitled. You can also change the latitude or longitude, the altitude, style, color, description and view of your placemark. Chapter 4: Documenting places 22

25 Figure You can change the latitude and longitude by entering a new latitude and longitude in the latitude and longitude boxes. You can change everything else by clicking on the tabs below the latitude and longitude boxes. Once all of your placemark settings are adjusted the way you want them, click OK in the bottom right hand corner of the box. If you don t change the latitude or longitude, your placemark will end up directly in the middle of the sections of the map that you were viewing when you clicked add placemark. The more you zoom in before clicking add placemark, the more precise your placemark location will be. If you want to be really precise, you can fly to a specific city or address.(see Chapter 1.1: Flying to and from different places, pg. 2, for flying directions) Once you fly to the address it will show up in the map and under the fly to box that you typed the address into. You will see the address in blue, underlined font. (See figure on next page) 23 Chapter 4: Documenting places

26 Figure Right click the blue underlined font with your address in it and you will get a drop-down list of options. Click on Add. You will get another drop-down list of options, and then click on Placemark. 4.2: Adding locations to My Places Another way to save a location to look at again in the future, is to add the location to My Places. To add a location to My Places, you must first figure out the location that you want to save into My places. Once you know, you must fly there.(see Chapter 1.1, pg. 2, for flying directions) Once you are done flying to the address that you have selected, the address will appear underneath the box that you typed it into. The address will be in blue font, and underlined.(see figure 4.1.3, above) You must then click on this blue, underlined address, and drag it into the places tab, under My Places. (See figure 4.2.1) Once you let go, this location will be saved into My Places. As soon as you let go you will see it in my places. In the picture below, you will see that Venice, Italy has just been added. Figure Chapter 4: Documenting places 24

27 4.3: ing, printing, and viewing in Google maps This section will tell you how to or print a specific view of a location on Google Earth. It will also tell you how to view your selected location in Google Maps. If you want to your current view of Google Earth, first make sure you are in the place you want to be, and as zoomed in as you want to be. Exactly what you see on your screen is what will be ed. Once you have the view that you want, you must find the button.(see figure 4.3.1) The button is in the top left-hand corner of the map, with all of the other icons. The button looks like an envelope. button Figure Once you have clicked the button, a box will come up giving you three options.(see figure 4.3.2) You will then select one of the options and click . Figure Chaper 4: Documenting places

28 Once you have clicked , a box will come up asking you if you want to use Gmail to it, or if you want to use your current default program.(see figure 4.3.3) You must select one of the two, or hit cancel if you have decided that you don t want to send the . Figure If you want to print your current view of Google Earth, first make sure you are in the place you want to be, and as zoomed in as you want to be. Exactly what you see on your screen is what will be printed. Once you have the view that you want, find the print button.(see figure 4.3.4) The print button is in the top left-hand corner of the map, directly to the right of the button. The print button looks like a piece of paper coming out of a printer. Print button Figure Chapter 4:Documenting places 26

29 Once you have clicked print a box will come up with the option Screenshot of current 3D view. (See figure 4.3.5) You will then click print, or cancel of you no longer wish you print. Figure If you want to look at your current view in Google Maps, you should first make sure that you are in the place you want to be in Google Earth. Your current Google Earth view is what will be shown in Google Maps. Once you are in the right place, find the view in Google Maps button.(see figure 4.3.6) This button is in the top left-hand corner with all of the other icons. It is directly to the right of the print buton. It may be hard to tell, because the icon is so small, but it looks like a map. You can not view an area in Google Maps if you don t have internet access. View in Google Maps Figure Once you click on the View in Google Maps button, you will be brought to the Google Maps website and shown the area that you were viewing in Google Earth.(See figure on next page) The advantage of Google Maps is the detail. If you zoom into the street far enough, you will get a very detailed Street view. It is much more detailed. This is why you may want to view some things in Google Maps, and this button gives you that option. 27 Chapter 4: Documenting places

30 Figure Street view in Venice, Italy Figure is a Street View in Venice, Italy in Google Maps. Figure 4.3.8, below, is the same Street View, just in Google Earth. As you can see the Google Maps view is much more detailed. So, although there are so many more things to do in Google Earth than in Google Maps, you may want to use Google Maps for a far more detailed Street View. Figure Chapter 4: Documenting places 28

31 Glossary 2D: Two Dimensional. A two dimensional figure has length and width only. 3D: Three Dimensional. A three dimensional figure has length, width, and depth Aerial: Existing, happening, or operating in the air. Global Awareness: knowing of the global issues and dificulties. Gmail: an program by the Google corporation. Google Maps: a service of the Google corporation that displays maps and gives directions Humanitarian: Concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare Image Overlay: To put an image overtop another one. In Google Earth you lay an image overtop the map. Latitude: The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth s equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. Longitude: The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial...: at a longitude of 2 W ; lines of longitude Opaque: Not able to be seen through; not transparent. Placemark: A virtual pin that marks a place for you to save and look at again later on. Sub-layer: A layer within a layer. Transparency: See through, clear Virtual Tour: A virtual tour is a simulation of an existing location, usually composed of a sequence of video images. Zoom in/out: Get closer or farther away 29 Glossary

32 Index A Layers(continued), Aerial, 1, 6, Glossary Roads, 17 Traffic, 20 C Transportation, 20 Changing Views, 12 U.S. Government, 20 Weather, 18 D Wikipedia, 20 Daylight, 13 Longitude/latitude, 23 Directions, 3 M E Move around, 13 Earth Gallery, 8 My places, 24 , 25 O F Opaque, 11 Fly to, 2 P G Placemark, 22 Gmail, 26, Glossary Print, 26 Google Maps, view in, 27, Glossary R H Record tour, 7 Humanitarian, 8, Glossary S I Street view, Imagery settings, 10 T L Transparency, 11 Layers, 14, 3D buildings, 17 V Borders/labels, 15 Virtual tour, 6 Discovery Network, 18 Earthquakes, 18 Z Gallery, 18 Zoom in/out, 2-3, 17 Global Awareness, 20 Historical maps, 18 National Geographic, 18 NY Times, 18 Ocean, 17 Parks/Recreation, 20 Places, 15 Photos, 15 Index 30

33 For any further assistance in Google Earth, find help in the top left-hand corner and click it.(see Figure A, below) A drop down menu will appear. Click on help resources. This can only be utilized if you have internet access. Figure A There are many Google Earth users, so there are a lot of resources available to you. You can go online and search for forums, message boards and video tutorials on Youtube. Have fun exploring the world! 31