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
Colored polygons of of each country in the world with links to the applicable CIA World Factbook page. Click on a country see a pop up a balloon with a picture of that country’s flag and a link to the country’s CIA World Factbook page. You can also enable the locations of all the country capitals.
I created this by “borrowing” elements from previous work done by Valery35 (Country Names), mcshea98 (Country Polygons), and Filipumme (World Capitals) at the Google Earth Community, so most of the credit goes to them.
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USGS ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes throughout the world. The maps show the epicenter of the earthquake and are color coded to show relative ground motion.
Individual maps are created for each earthquake event. Unfortunately, the maps must be accessed via their website. But I have created a sampling of several high profile earthquakes in recent years, which can be accessed from below.
To find the Google Earth KML version of an individual ShakeMap from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program website, click on the name of the Earthquake, then click on Downloads and look under GIS Data on the right hand column for the KML link. Note, that not all of the earthquakes have a KML version.
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This collection of earthquake data displays large magnitude (6.5 and above) earthquakes dating back to 1900. Each earthquake is represented by a colored circle located at the approximate location of the epicenter. The color of the circle represents the number of fatalities and the size of the circle represents the the magnitude of the earthquake. In addition, the depth of the earthquake is represented by the height of the circle above the earth. In other words, the deeper the earthquake, the higher the circle is above the ground.
The information balloons also contain detailed information about the earthquake and links to webpages with more information. You can also filter the data by different magnitude ranges and use the time slider feature of Google Earth to view the data over time.
Note, when the file first loads you will need to expand the time slider to see some data.
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