Google Earth Skills Tutorial for Bering Glacier Lesson
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GOOGLE EARTH NAVIGATION TOOLS ? ZOOMING AND TILTING
FIRST SKILL: ZOOM IN USING A PLACE NAME OR ADDRESS
1. Open Google Earth 2. In the search box (see diagram below), type "Grand Canyon", and hit Enter.
Fly to Search
3. Google Earth zooms to the Grand Canyon. (If no match is found, Google Earth will prompt you with Did you mean suggestions to click.)
4. Save this search to "My Places" panel for future use. (Do this by dragging the search result and dropping it into My Places. Or, right-click the search result, and select Save to My Places. This will create a placemark for the search result.)
5. Leave the Grand Canyon site using the mouse. Click and drag to another part of the Earth.
6. Locate the place mark (Grand Canyon) you saved under My Places and left double-click it. Google Earth flies back to the Grand Canyon.
Created by J. Hemel, A. Ortiz-McNeese, K. Howell, J. Swafford, J. Rumage; 8.16.2013
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SECOND SKILL: ZOOM IN AND OUT USING THE MOUSE
Once you have zoomed in using a place mark, you are ready to zoom in and out using your computer's mouse. To do this:
1. Zoom in to the Grand Canyon: o Double left-click the area to which you wish to zoom.
2. Zoom out from the Grand Canyon: o Double right-click the area to which you wish to zoom.
[If you end up in ground-view, click the "Exit GroundLevel View" button.]
Zoom In and Out Using the Navigation Controls
1. Zoom in by clicking the zoom in button Zoom in button. 2. You can also use the zoom slider to zoom in or out. 3. Zoom out by clicking the zoom out button.
Tilting to see 3D Terrain
Note: If you zoom in far enough, Google Earth will tilt your view to ground-level. You can reset the view so it is not tilting by pressing the "u" key on your keyboard. To get out of ground-level view, click the "Exit Ground-level View" button, as above.
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GOOGLE EARTH TOOLS ? DRAWING LINES, PATHS, AND POLYGONS
TOOL BAR: (Top of the Earth screen)
Hide Sidebar -- This button hides/displays the side bar.
THIRD SKILL:CREATE A PATH/LINE
Add Path (Line) Tool -- This button allows you to draw a path on the map. 1. Click the line button (above). a. A Properties box appears. Do not close it, or you won't get to create your line. 2. Draw your line one of two ways: a. Click and release to mark points on the path that will be automatically connected b. Click and drag on the path you wish to mark. A line with points on it will appear. 3. Label and format your line in the Properties box: a. Name the path b. "Style, Color" to change the color or width of the path. c. Click "Snapshot Current View" to record the Lat/Long and Tilt for the current view. d. "Measurement" will give you the length of the path in miles, meters, etc. 4. Click "OK" at the bottom of the Properties box to save the path. a. If you want to change any of the properties, right click on the "Places" listing to open the Properties box again, then edit any of the properties you want to change.
b. You can also view an elevation profile by right clicking the patha and clicking "Show Elevation Profile." FOURTH SKILL:CREATE AN AREA (POLYGON)
Polygon Tool -- This button helps you draw a polygon (a shape around an area you want to mark). 1. Click the polygon button. a. The "Properties" box opens. Do not close it, or you will not be able to draw the polygon. 2. Draw your shape using one of two methods: a. Click and release to mark points on the line that will be automatically connected b. Click and drag on the path you wish to mark. A line with points on it will appear.
3. Label and format your shape in the Properties box:
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Page 4 of 4 a. Add a name for the shape b. "Style, color" allows you to choose the color and width of the line around the shape, and the color of the shape's inside (fill). "Opacity" means the amount of color in the line or shape and whether you can see through it or not. [Opacity is the opposite of transparency.] c. As with the line, you can save the "View" at which you are looking, so that visitors to your Google world will see the same thing. 4. Click "OK" in the Properties box to save the shape in your "Places" list in the left sidebar.
FIFTH SKILL:CREATE A PLACE MARK (Push pin)
Place mark Tool -- This button lets you place a push pin marker at a location you want to save. 1. Search or Fly To the location you want to mark 2. Click the push pin button.
a. Properties box appears. Do not close it, or you won't be able to create your marker (push pin). c. Label the marker.
i. Change the color of the text or of the marker, if you like. ii. Drag the marker to the specific location you wish to mark. 4. Click "OK" in the Properties box to save. a. If you want to change any of the properties, right click , then edit any of the properties you want to change.
SIXTH SKILL:MEASURE DISTANCE
Ruler Tool ? a temporary line that will give you the distance between two points.
1. Click the Ruler button 2. In the "Ruler" pop-up box, select the units in which your answer should be provided. 3. Click and release where the measurement starts. Click and release where the measurement ends (you should see the line form, as you click.) 4. The length of your line is displayed in the pop-up box. 5. Click "Save" to save the ruler measurement in the "Places" list. OR Click "clear" to discard the ruler measurement. 6. to see an Elevation Profile, right click the measurement in "Places," then select "Show Elevation Profile."
SEVENTH SKILL: HISTORICAL IMAGES
Historical Image Tool -- To see historical images, click this button. You can use the slider bar to move from image to image, or you can click the arrows on the ends of the slider to progress through the images.
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