Under Historical Maps Category in the GE Library Browser:

Google Earth BBS Discussion:

US Statehood Time Animation

Time animation showing the US States as they are added to the Union.

Special Instructions

Select the file, and click on the play button at the top.  It may take a few seconds to load.

Original Data and KML Content By:

Phil Verney

Screenshots:

Download directly from Earth Point

US Township and Range Boundaries

Township and Range boundaries for the United States. You must download this file directly from the Earth Point website. As you move the view around the boundaries will update after a couple of seconds.

Original Data and KML Content By:

Earth Point

Screenshots:

Under Other Category in the GE Library Browser:

Flash Earth Viewer

Flash Earth is a website that can easily switch between several different map sources, including Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, etc.  This KML file for Google Earth will display Flash Earth in the balloon within Google Earth based on your current location. This makes it very simple to see what the other data providers have for your current view in Google Earth.

Special Instructions

Choose Small/Medium/Large to determine the size of the Flash Earth baloon window. Then simply click on the white arrow that you will see on Google Earth. Flash Earth will pop up in the balloon.  You can then switch between the different data providers.

Original KML Content By:

Nearby.org.uk

Screenshots:

Under Placemark Collections Category in the GE Library Browser:

Geograph Superlayer

The Geograph British Isles Project is a large collection of georeferenced photographs covering Great Britain and Ireland. The goal of the Project is to collect photographs from every square km. This file will overlay locational information about the photographs and provide links to the photographs.

Special Instructions

You must zoom in before the placemarks for the individual photographs appear.

Original Data and KML Content By:

Nearby.org.uk

Screenshots:

Under Other Category in the GE Library Browser:

IARU Locator Echo

This network link will place a marker in the center of your Google Earth view that has the name of the IARU locator for that position. I’m not exactly sure what this is, something to do with amateur radio.  Looks like it works for the entire globe.

Original Data and KML Content By:

Nearby.org.uk

Under Other Category in the GE Library Browser:

Worldwide UTM Grid Lines

This is a network link that will overlay 100km, 10km and 1km UTM gridlines onto Google Earth. The higher resolution gridlines automatically become visible as you zoom in.

Original Data and KML Content From:

Nearby.org.uk

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Under Placemark Collections Category in the GE Library Browser:

UK Datasets from nearby.org.uk

Large collection of a wide variety of datasets maintained by nearby.org.uk Looks like it is updated regularly and includes the following datasets:

• Triangulations Pillars
• Wall Flush Brackets
• Passive Stations
• Fundamental Bench Marks
• Hills
• Photos
• Milestones
• Ports
• Lighthouses
• Castles
• Motorway Junctions
• Follys
• Historics
• Megaliths
• Walks
• Fords
• Caves
• Mines
• Radio Transmitters
•  

Original Data and KML Content By:

nearby.org.uk

Under Environment Category in the GE Library Browser:

SRTM KML Project

The SRTM KML Project was created by Jiro Shirota.  The file will overlay a shaded relief map of the Earth based on elevation data from the Space Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM).  As a bonus, it will also overlay the USGS Topographic Map data available from TerraServer.  Only covers the United States.

Original Data and KML Content By:

The SRTM KML Project

Screenshots:

Under Placemark Collections Category in the GE Library Browser:

Google Earth BBS Discussion:

US Amateur Radio Repeaters

Placemarks showing the location and frequency of amateur radio repeaters throughout the United States.

Original Data and KML Content By:

K5EHX Amateur Radio Repeater Mapping