The Google Earth Library showcases add-on content for Google Earth. Some of the content you will find here was created by myself, and some of it created by others. To view an item in Google Earth, simply click on the "Download With Google Earth" button, which will be at the end of each post.
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Updated 12/19
Flightwise has put together a great collection of near real-time flight tracking tools for Google Earth. These tools display a wealth of information about each flight, such as the location, altitude, heading, speed, Departure time, Estimated Arrival time and aircraft type. In addition, the aircraft are displayed in Google Earth with their correct altitude and heading and their positions update every few minutes.
The file below the screenshot will let you view inbound flights for 11 major airports in the US and there are several additional different tools available from the Flightwise website including:
It sounds like they have many other tools that utilize Google Earth available for paid subscribers, which I’m not. Unfortunately, the data only covers flights in the United States.
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The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) sensor collects cloud and other data from several satellites orbiting the Earth. The University of Wisconsin has created an archive of AVHRR false color imagery dating back to 2007. In addition, they have created a network link that updates automatically every day with the most recent satellite imagery. I believe these are false-color images, but they look spectacular nonetheless.
You can access the individual files from the University of Wisconsin website. Or you can just open the file beneath the screenshot and have access to all of them in Google Earth via an index that I have created. The index contains the current image and archives from December 2007 to December 2009. You will need to go to their website if you want to access archives after December 15, 2009.
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The National Elevation Dataset (NED) contains detailed elevation data for the United States and Territories. The NED comes in three different versions.
1 and 2 Arc-Second – This version has a resolution of approximately 30 meters (60 meters for Alaska) and covers all of the United States and Territories.
1/3 Arc-Second – This version has a resolution of approximately 10 meters and covers a large portion of the Continental US only. This is more detailed than the 1 and 2 Arc-Second version.
1/9 Arc-Second – This version has a resolution of approximately 3 meters and covers only a small area of the Continental US. This is the most detailed data and is obtained from laser radar (LIDAR). This elevation data is accurate enough to make out structures and road footprints.
More information regarding the three versions can be found here.
To access the NED data, simply open the file beneath the screenshots. Then select the version you want to view. You will need to manually navigate to the area of interest or you might get a red X on the screen. Also, some of the layers will not be visible if you are not zoomed in close enough to the Earth’s surface.
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