Google Earth Library » History http://www.gelib.com Interesting Things to do With Google Earth Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:13:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hawaii Aerial Photographs http://www.gelib.com/hawaii-aerial-photos.htm http://www.gelib.com/hawaii-aerial-photos.htm#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:04:26 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/?p=1733 Digital Orthophoto Quads

In 1976/1977, the USGS completed an aerial photograph survey of the six main islands (Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kauai) of Hawaii. The aerial photographs were orthorectified and grouped into 127 orthophoto quadrangles. Someone (I’m not sure who) scanned the original paper maps at 400 dpi, and . . . → Read More: Hawaii Aerial Photographs]]> http://www.gelib.com/hawaii-aerial-photos.htm/feed 3 Castles of Italy http://www.gelib.com/castles-of-italy.htm http://www.gelib.com/castles-of-italy.htm#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00:05 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/?p=1711 Edujoser has a website dedicated to European castles, and has created a collection of placemarks showing the locations of 100s of castles in Italy. According to Edujoser, the collection includes all medieval military constructions (castles, towers, ruins…) built before XVI Century (inclusive) or more recent ones with defensive features (forts, citadels…). Newer . . . → Read More: Castles of Italy]]> http://www.gelib.com/castles-of-italy.htm/feed 0 Ancient Greek Places http://www.gelib.com/ancient-greek-places.htm http://www.gelib.com/ancient-greek-places.htm#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:00:40 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/?p=1672 Apollonius at the Google Earth BBS has compiled a list of over 300 places related to ancient Greece. This list spans the Minoan and Mycenaean periods up to the end of the Hellenistic age.

Most of the places have ruins or other features that are visible in Google Earth.

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The collection is organized by categories, such as ancient caves, temples, and burial chambers. More information about these locations can be found a their website.

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Endangered Languages – Shows the locations of numerous endangered languages is Africa and the Americas. . . . → Read More: Rosetta Project]]> http://www.gelib.com/rosetta-project.htm/feed 0 Bible Locations http://www.gelib.com/bible-locations.htm http://www.gelib.com/bible-locations.htm#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:51:29 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/?p=1401 This is a collection of locations and other geographical data related to the Bible. Includes the following:

Bible locations organized by Book (from www.openbible.info) Bible locations organized by Chapter (from www.openbible.info) Map Overlays – About 15 historic map overlays of Jerusalem (from www.openbible.info) Bodies of Water – The locations of bodies of water mentioned in . . . → Read More: Bible Locations]]> http://www.gelib.com/bible-locations.htm/feed 1 National Register of Historic Places http://www.gelib.com/historic-places-inventory.htm http://www.gelib.com/historic-places-inventory.htm#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:00:00 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/historic-places-inventory.htm The National Register of Historic Places has identified and documented approximately 80,000 districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. The Register is maintained by the US National Park Service (NPS).

The NPS has created a Google Earth version of the database, which . . . → Read More: National Register of Historic Places]]> http://www.gelib.com/historic-places-inventory.htm/feed 2 Historic Aerial Photographs http://www.gelib.com/historic-aerials.htm http://www.gelib.com/historic-aerials.htm#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/historic-aerials.htm Various high resolution historic aerial photograph overlays for various cities.  I will continue to add additional locations as I have time.

The collection currently includes the following:

Los Angeles 1948 (Aerials from USGS)

New York City 1954 (Aerials from USGS)

Oakland, California 1948 (Aerials from USGS)

Chicago, 1938 (Aerials from Illinois Natural . . . → Read More: Historic Aerial Photographs]]> http://www.gelib.com/historic-aerials.htm/feed 8 How to Research Historical Aerial Photographs http://www.gelib.com/research-historical-aerials.htm http://www.gelib.com/research-historical-aerials.htm#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:31:24 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/?p=885 Although this isn’t directly related to Google Earth, I thought there might be some people interested in researching old aerial photographs that aren’t available in Google Earth.  I’ve put together some instructions on how to do this research yourself.

We will be using the EarthExplorer website created by the USGS, . . . → Read More: How to Research Historical Aerial Photographs]]> http://www.gelib.com/research-historical-aerials.htm/feed 1 Vietnam Bombing Data http://www.gelib.com/vietnam-bombs.htm http://www.gelib.com/vietnam-bombs.htm#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:29:21 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/vietnam-bombs.htm Bomb data showing the locations and other specific information such as aircraft type and target type for 1,000s of bombs dropped by the US Air Force in Indochina during the Vietnam War 1965-1975. These are very large datasets so only load one at a time, and be patient while they load.

KML Content . . . → Read More: Vietnam Bombing Data]]> http://www.gelib.com/vietnam-bombs.htm/feed 3 Flash Earth Viewer http://www.gelib.com/flash-earth.htm http://www.gelib.com/flash-earth.htm#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:07:03 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/flash-earth.htm 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 . . . → Read More: Flash Earth Viewer]]> http://www.gelib.com/flash-earth.htm/feed 3 World Trade Center Aerial – 9/23/2001 http://www.gelib.com/wtc-2001.htm http://www.gelib.com/wtc-2001.htm#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:07:47 +0000 topomatt http://www.gelib.com/wtc-2001.htm Collection of several aerial photographs of the Pentagon and WTC sites taken before and after 9/11.  Includes a very high resolution (9,372 x 9,372) aerial photograph overlay of the World Trade Center site taken on September 23, 2001. A site plan showing the locations of the former buildings and an aerial overlay from . . . → Read More: World Trade Center Aerial – 9/23/2001]]> http://www.gelib.com/wtc-2001.htm/feed 5