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January 28, 2008

Google Earth Library Browser

Download the Google Earth KML File:

 


Google Earth Library Browser

The Google Earth Library Browser is a single network link that contains all of the files available here at the Google Earth Library.  In other words you can browse all of the files directly from within Google Earth, instead of having to download each KML file individually.  Once you install the Google Earth Library Browser, you’ll see a new entry under your Places folder on the left side of Google Earth.

The files in Google Earth are sorted into Category folders, which match the Categories assigned to each post on the blog.  Whenever you start Google Earth or refresh the network link, you will automatically have access to any new maps or data that I’ve added so there is no need to download the main network link again.

Some of the data sets are quite large and may take a minute or two to load, depending on the speed of your computer and internet connection.


Detailed Instructions (if needed)

  1. Download the KML file above, then look in your Places folder in Google Earth for an entry called "GE Library Browser". 
  2. Open the Category folder you are interested in, and click the circle next to the map/data you would like to view. 
  3. Click on the "About" link next to each item in Google Earth will open up a browser window to the applicable Google Earth Library Blog Entry, or the source of the original data.
  4. If you are browsing the blog and find a post you would like to view in Google Earth, simply determine which category the post is in (shown right beneath the post title), then go to that Category folder in Google Earth to find the corresponding map/data.
  5. Click on the border between the Places folder and the main Google Earth view, and drag it to the right if you can’t see the entire line.