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November 30, 2007
News and Links - Out of Beta, Crysis, Our Dumb World, Visual ILS
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Out of Beta - Google Earth 4.2 as of this week is out of beta. There is a new version you can download (version 4.2.0205.5730), but the only documented changes to the program are the version number and that it isn't called beta. Even the release notes are the same. However, if you do download, you will see they have added a new download program for checking for updates and doing the installation - which is based on Google Updater.
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Crysis - OgleEarth highlights the efforts of a 3D map maker for the new first person shooter game Crysis, who has used Google Earth imagery and terrain as a basis for an island he built for the game. Stefan also has some fun playing with a large overhead projector with touch-screen activated Google Earth.
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Out Dumb World - The Onion, a parody news web site, has published a satirical "atlas" of the world called Our Dumb World. You can view a series of placemarks in a Google Maps mashup which give some interesting perspectives on the world. They are currently highlighting France this week, and will presumably highlight other countries as they go along. They have also released Our Dumb World for Google Earth
showing the same content.
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Visual ILS - For flight simulator fans, someone named 'skywatcher' at the Google Earth Community has posted an ILS guide for GE. ILS stands for instrument landing system and pilots have an instrument which lets them fly a specific path to the runway when the weather is bad. In Google Earth, the weather is always good, so this has limited utility. But, it is a kind of fun thing to try. His method is a 3D model aligned along the path which you visually use to keep on the path. See a YouTube video of the technique here:
Posted by FrankTaylor at November 30, 2007 09:15 AM
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Posted by: garnela at November 30, 2007 02:20 PM
The Instrument landing system (ILS) is a ground-based instrument approach system which provides precise guidance to an aircraft approaching a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), such as low ceilings or reduced visibility due to fog, rain, or blowing snow.
Posted by: Jack at January 2, 2008 04:10 AM
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