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.
If you're looking for something specific, you can try the Search box below, or the Site Index
The European Digital Archive on Soil Maps of the World (EuDASM) is a massive repository of scanned soil and geologic maps covering large areas of Africa, Asia, Canada, Caribbean Islands, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. The maps were archived over the years by ISRIC – World Soil Information and were recently been scanned and made available online. It looks like there are 1,000’s of maps in the EuDASM digital library.
An engineer working in Kenya for Engineers Without Borders contacted me recently about converting some of the maps into overlays for Google Earth, which I was happy to do. These maps can be accessed from the link at the bottom of this post.
I’m not sure how much of a demand there is out there for Google Earth versions of these maps. It would be great if they were all converted into Google Earth overlays, but that would be a huge undertaking. In the meantime, I’d be more than happy to help out any other individuals or groups out there that could benefit from having some of these maps available in Google Earth. I don’t have the resources or time to do all of the maps in the archive, but I can certainly help out with regional efforts. If you have a specific group of maps that you’d like to see added to the Google Earth overlays, contact me.
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Credits European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM). 2005. Maps are holdings of ISRIC. Maps are made available by the European Commission – Joint Research Centre through http://eusoils.jrc.it/esdb_archive/EuDASM/EUDASM.htm |
I recently finished updating the Google Earth Resources page. This page contains a list of Google Earth related blogs, developer/user tools, etc. that will be of use to the casual Google Earth user and the advanced KML developer. The resources have been organized into various categories, and a short description is provided for each.
I’ll continue to add to the list of resources as I find them. I’m sure I have just scratched the surface of what is out there, so i you know of any good ones that I’ve missed, let me know and I will add it to the list.
This collection contains 28 1×2 degree geologic maps covering the entire state of California.
The 1:250,000 scale maps were produced in the 1960s and 1970s by the USGS and State of California Division of Mines and Geology.
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