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Google Earth |
| Feel like visiting some of the places
talked about in this course? See an aerial view of Elvis' Graceland
or visit, from above, the corner in Vegas where Pac was murdered.
Take a trip to the secret air force base known as Area 51 or visit the
plains in Peru where conspiracy theorists believe there exists artistic
proof of ancient astronauts...
If you haven't already done so, download
Google Earth
free... |
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Picture: The secret air force base
known as Area 51, as seen in Google Earth (GPS coordinates 37
15'23.68" N, 115 47'00.21"W) |
Google Earth
combines the power of Google
Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the
world's geographic information at your fingertips.
- Fly to your house. Just type in an address, press
Search, and you’ll zoom right in.
- Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and
hotels. Get driving directions.
- Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and
buildings.
- Save and share your searches and favorites.
http://earth.google.com/ |
| Once you've installed your copy of Google
Earth, start your Google Earth collection with
these mind-blowing placemarks...
Assorted
Military
Conspiracy
Theories
Extremes
Hollywood
Kennedy
Assassination
Nazca Geoglyphs, Peru
More
Nazca Geoglyphs, Peru
Natural Wonders
Nevada
(includes
Nellis AFB & Area 51)
Palaces |
| For thousands more amazing, free
placemarks, visit the brilliant geeks at the Google
Earth Community...
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0
In addition, in your Layers menu, enable the Google
Earth Community layer to see, immediately, thousands of placemarks... |
| Read about the Global Positioning System...
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.html
http://www.go.ednet.ns.ca/~larry/gps/gps_talk.html
http://www.geod.nrcan.gc.ca/geodesy/gps/index_e.php
http://www.garmin.com/aboutGPS/
http://edu-observatory.org/gps/
http://www.gpsy.com/gpsinfo/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System |
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See the world with
Google
Earth |
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