Google Earth for business and pleasure Peter van

Google Earth for business and pleasure Peter van Muyden EPCOR

Agenda • • Google Background Google Earth Background Basic Google Earth operations Google Earth simple objects Interesting links Display GPS data with GPS Babel Linking Photographs to locations

Google History • Google was founded in September 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin • The Company's name is derived from the word "Googol” 10100 • Google is based in Palo Alto, California. • Google's mission is to organize the world's information, making it universally accessible and useful. • Intel based search engines • Business model

Google Earth Background • Mark Aubin at Silicon Graphics (SGI) • Left SGI and teamed up with a few others to create Keyhole • In 2004 Google acquired Keyhole • Windows, Linux and MAC support. October 2008 IPhone support. • Fat client with Internet based data • A 3 D interface to the planet • 400 Million downloads since June 2005 • 30, 000 Geo developers registered with Google by 2006

Basic Google Earth operations • Basic Mouse operations – Drag – Middle button hold down – Left button hold down • • Sky view Day & night display Flight simulator View in Google Maps