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...]
Google Earth A to Z: Measurements, Mobile, Mars and Moon
August 1, 2012
Measurements The measurement tools in Google Earth can be quite handy. I've used them a few times to map out the length of a run, or grab a rough estimate of the width of my yard. To get started, … [Read more...]
My Tracks 2.0, now with mobile Google Earth support
July 16, 2012
"My Tracks" is an Android application that doesn't tend to get a lot of press. The initial version is more than three years old, and there are a bunch of other apps that do roughly the same thing. … [Read more...]
Google Earth A to Z: GPS and the Google Earth Gallery
July 9, 2012
GPS Because of the open nature of Google Earth and the KML format, it's easy to import GPS data in a variety of unique ways. You can use it to hunt for great places to go geocaching, or share runs … [Read more...]
Geocaching with Google Earth
January 31, 2012
We took our daughters (ages 5 and 8) on their first geocaching adventure this weekend and it was great! We used the very popular Geocaching.com website, which had quite a few Google Earth tools to … [Read more...]
Many improvements to Breadcrumbs
January 23, 2012
We first told you about Breadcrumbs in late 2010. They're a GPS track management site that offers a lot of great features through a nice interface. They've just gone through a major redesign and are … [Read more...]
View your Google Latitude history in Google Earth
December 8, 2011
If you use Google Latitude, you've likely tried to view your travels in Google Earth. However, when you go into Latitude to export it, you'll find that it only can do a single day at a time. … [Read more...]
Use Junctions to view your social content on a map
June 17, 2011
Over the years we've seen a few services that help to put your social activities into Google Earth, but none that have done a very effective job of it. That's where Junctions (jnctns.com) comes in, … [Read more...]
Share your ski trips with Google Earth
March 7, 2011
Growing up in Michigan, I skiied a lot in the winter, but I don't get out nearly as often now that I'm down in Georgia. For those of you more fortunate, Google put out a reminder that there are a lot … [Read more...]
Visualize your GPS tracks with Breadcrumbs
November 3, 2010
The "visualize your GPS track using Google Earth" field is becoming more crowded, but competition usually leads to better results, and Breadcrumbs seems to be a good example of that. We've discussed a … [Read more...]