Utilizing Google Earth's mapping capabilities was the focus of this lab exercise. Users of Google Earth can take advantage of the vast amount of information available online or from other users to combine with their own layers. Maps created in Google Earth can be saved and shared with others easily. For this module a Florida counties shape file and a dot density map of south Florida county populations were converted to KMZ files, and then the files were opened in Google Earth. Adjustments were made to the transparency and altitude of the layers to ensure visibility of necessary information after which a Google Earth map was saved in KMZ format. From that point a tour of south Florida was created using placemarks for major cities. The ease of zooming and panning in GE to view areas in 3D was fascinating, even though it did indicate that a new mouse is in order for some of the finer movements. The ability to record a tour was new to me and resulted in a lot of experimenting. A lesson learned by repetition during this module was that only the layer currently selected in Google Earth is saved to My Places. Included below is one view of downtown Miami. If you look closely, you might see Don Johnson in the speedboat.
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| Screenshot of Downtown Miami in Google Earth |
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