Google Earth Tour  

Data sources for GIS data in New England, US, and international locations.

A free online Data to KML generator using data from the 2000 US Census. (Limited files are available for interactive KML file creation)

Use this tool if you cannot locate the Lat/Long of a geographic place elsewhere.

Dartmouth College students created the 3D college campus buildings you see in Google Earth. They were one of 7 winners if a competition in 2007.

You can use Google Sketchup to create, modify and share 3D models.

Many public-minded groups and individuals are using Google Earth to bring a valuable geographic context to their stories. These examples will show you what others have done with Earth, and hopefully get some ideas flowing for what you might be able to do

From the National Weather Service

Use Google Earth to view or create road trip stories in literature.

Search for places to visit in Google Earth.

Sample views from green buildings to the supernova explosion resulting in the formation of the Crab Nebula. From Google.

Google Earth 5 gives you the ability to create a guided tour using KML Touring. KML Touring allows you to tell your story by creating a movie-like tour in Google Earth. You can add enhanced navigation, balloon pops, image overlays, voiceovers, music and s

Getting Your Feet Wet With Google Ocean.

Spectacular Sights in Google Sky
Google Sky Placemarks

Ogle Earth brings you news about virtual globes, with a special focus on Google Earth.

Excellent blog devoted to Google Earth.

News and notes from the Google Earth and Maps team.

From Google.

From the "7 Things You Should Know About..." Educause series.

This online community is sponsored by Google. You can search through thousands of posts for information, help, and sites to view.

Links for ideas for educators. From Google.

Fun stuff for Google Earth.

Materials originally produced inby a professor at Duke.

YouTube - Channel.

From Google. Contains video links adn other resources.

From Howstuffworks.com

Use key commands to control Google Earth.

Visual guide to making your own placemarks.

If you are new to Google Earth (GE), here are some useful stories written in the Google Earth Blog which might give a beginner, or even an experienced user, some insights about this program.