Colin Hazelhurst, who has built impressive tours such as Captain James Cook's exploration of Australia, is back with an amazing collection of tours that show the voyage of Captain Joshua Slocum in his … [Read more...]
Meograph adds search features
April 26, 2013
We've been fans of Meograph since we first showed them you nearly a year ago. In that time they've made a wealth of improvements, and the latest update is another great feature -- … [Read more...]
Tracking the International Tour de Taiwan Ultra Marathon in Google Earth
April 1, 2013
A few days ago the 2013 Taiwan Ultra Marathon kicked off, a 14 day race that covers an astonishing 1100km. The runners are all carrying a Leadtek GPS device, and the organizers have put together this … [Read more...]
Detailed simulation of the interception of Flight 221
March 1, 2013
Over the years, we've seen Google Earth used to simulate a number of aircraft scenarios. While Google Maps is adequate for many simulations, the 3D nature of Google Earth makes it ideal for air … [Read more...]
Animating GPS tracks in Google Earth
February 26, 2013
When Google Earth version 4 was released back in 2006, it added a great feature that allowed KML files to have time-based data. This allows you to animate GPS content as Frank wrote about soon … [Read more...]
Ride along GP tracks from all over the world
February 7, 2013
The folks at GP Circuits have mapped out 183 racing circuits from 27 championships in 36 countries, and they've wrapped them all inside of an excellent interface. Along with providing stats, info and … [Read more...]
Cycling the Alps releases Android App
January 8, 2013
A little more than two years ago we introduced you to the excellent Cycling the Alps website. They feature hundreds of Google Earth tours of various cycing routes in the Alps, and they've added many … [Read more...]
GPS + Video + Google Earth = Pretty awesome
November 30, 2012
GPS4Sport has just released a new product that combines GPS track data with action cam movies, then overlays the movie on top of the Google Earth plug-in while it all runs. It sounds complicated, and … [Read more...]
Excellent Google Earth tour of 1825 Greek Independence battle
November 27, 2012
The tour features in Google Earth can be an excellent way to show historical events. A great example of that is with the various tours that Colin Hazelhurst created to show Captain James Cook's … [Read more...]
Creating amazing Google Earth tours with TourMaker
November 16, 2012
Last month we showed you Paul van Dinther's amazing "A-tour" -- a nine-screen set-up that is an incredible way to view Google Earth tours. To keep things running smooth and stable, the system actually … [Read more...]