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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.11.06/Mon/google-earth.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.11.06/Mon/google-earth.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..584c71c --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2006/12.11.06/Mon/google-earth.txt @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +<img alt="Gearthlogo" title="Gearthlogo" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/gearthlogo.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />The Google Blog [announced a small update to Google Earth][1] over the weekend. Google Earth now has new layers that integrates Wikipedia articles as well as photos from [Panoramio.com][2].
There's no need to update Google Earth, the new layers are automatically visible under the Layers menu. That said, if you haven't already, [check out the beta 4 version][4] of Google Earth.
To access the new content when you're using Google Earth just look for the Wikipedia globe icon or Panoramio "star" icon and click them to see the associated content. For Wikipedia entries you'll get the summary and a link to open the full entry in your default web browser. The Panoramio entries show the photograph and offer links to add comments or upload your own photos via the Panoramio site.
Clicking on a Panoramio photo in Google Earth will take you to that page on Panoramio which features integrated Google Maps that can give you directions to that location.
In addition to the Wikipedia and Panorama data, Google Earth now includes information from the [Google Earth community][3]. Represented in Google Earth by a yellow "i" icon, the content comes from user posts and uploaded photographs.
I've always been a huge fan of Google Earth and with the new content it just keeps getting better.
If you like the idea of user generated content on your maps you should also have a look at [Wikimapia.org][5], which isn't affiliated with Google Earth or Google in any way, but it does have some nice content.
[5]: http://wikimapia.org/ "Wikimapia.org"
[4]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/11/google_earth_ve.html "Monkey Bites on Google Earth beta 4"
[3]: http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php/Cat/0 "Google Earth Community"
[1]: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/opening-my-eyes-to-whole-new-world.html "Google Blog on new Wikipedia content"
[2]: http://www.panoramio.com/ "Panoramio.com"
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