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July 11, 2008

Links: Japan Tourism, GE Tutorial, GoogleSightseeing

• New Japan Tourism Layer - Google has released a new Japan Tourism layer for Google Earth. The layer can be found under Gallery->Travel and Tourism->Japan Tourism. Placemarks will appear as you zoom over Japan with information on popular tourism sites.

• GE Tutorial - Richard Treves, who writes the Google Earth Design blog, has released a new Google Earth tutorial (he's done others in the past). Richard produces content and educational tools related to Google Earth as part of the University of Southhampton - School of Geography.

• GoogleSightseeing Adds Languages - The excellent GoogleSightseeing.com site, which shares unique locations visible in Google Earth/Maps and adds some creative interpretation or amusing perspectives. They have added new versions of their site in 3 additional languages bringing the total to 6 (English, Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian, and French).

Posted by FrankTaylor at July 11, 2008 09:21 AM

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