UNIT 1-1 INTRODUCTION Welcome to Mapping with Google!

In this course, you will learn how to navigate, annotate, and create content using Google Maps, Google Maps Engine Lite, and Google Earth. In this lesson, you will get a brief overview of what you can expect in the course.

The main course components include: video and text lessons practice activities and hands-on projects The course consists of five units and each unit includes a set of activities for you to complete (except this first one). All of the course materials are available as of June 10, 2013 and the two final projects will be announced on June 13, 2013. The course will close on June 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. (PST). During the course, you will have the opportunity to connect with a global community of participants and the course staff. The course forum is a place where you can discuss the activities, get technical assistance, as well as get feedback on your work. The Mapping with Google Community page on Google+ is a place to network with your peers and socialize. We will also offer live Google Hangouts on Air where you will hear from experts about additional Google Earth and Google Maps features. To earn a certificate, you are required to complete the Google Maps project, Google Earth project, or both. You will grade your own project using the checklist we provide and you must receive a score higher than one point to pass. In order to earn a certificate for participation, both projects must be submitted and self-graded by June 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. (PST). Finally, just a few reminders. Please check your spam folder for email announcements to make sure you get all of the important course information. You can also check the Announcements page for up-to-date notifications. Because this is a self-paced course, its hard to estimate how much time you will spend. If you find yourself spending a significant amount of time on a particular activity or project, or if you get stuck, please use the resources on the site and the course forum to ask for help. We hope you enjoy the course and happy learning!

UNIT 2-1 LOCAL SEARCH

In this lesson, you will learn to:

discover local businesses and use info cards to view ratings, save a location, see photos, and peek inside personalize the map and view recommendations based on places you have saved or reviewed share locations with a friend

Discover Imagine having the power of Googles search engine to help you pick out the perfect restaurant for dinner this weekend, the best hotel for your next vacation, or the closest gas station on your way home from work. Google Maps can help you do all of this-- and more! Open Google Maps (http://www.google.com/maps/preview) and type a location into the search box at the top of the page. Click enter on your keyboard or click on the magnifying glass button to the right of the search box to start your search (or choose one of the auto-populated options from the drop-down list). This will take you to the specified location on the map. Lets say you want to search for a specific type of business local to that area, like a restaurant or cafe. Go back to the search box and type in cafes t o see specific search results to help you find exactly what youre looking for.

Fig. 1 Google Maps suggests related types of places.

Once you have searched for a local place, red dots will appear on the map indicating search results. Large red icons, or markers, represent the top search results, and smaller red dots indicate all others. Top results are based on ratings that people, including your friends, have reviewed. Hover your mouse over a marker to get quick information about a specific search result.

Fig. 2 Top results or highly-rated locations have large icons or markers. Other results have smaller icons or red dots.

Click on a marker and info cards will pop up providing details about the location.

Fig. 3 Info cards show information, links and imagery for businesses. These info cards above are for The Russian Tea Room.

The top info card displays general information about the location, such as: address hours of operation link to get directions website and phone number

To save the location to your map, click on the star icon (be sure you are logged in to your Google account.)

The second info card provides more specialized information, such as: ratings and reviews links to the menu price level and a view from the street/other photos

Some locations give you the option to peek inside by clicking on See inside. Discover more by clicking directly on any of the blue links in the info card, or see images by clicking on the thumbnails. Share locations with a friend

To send the place to a friend, copy the URL and paste it into an email. Your friend will see the location on the map exactly as you see it.
Personalize the map

The more you search and interact with the map, the more it becomes personally tailored for you. Places you have saved or reviewed appear as orange icons on the map. Based on your previous reviews and activity (and your friends reviews and recommendations), Google Maps will offer recommendations to you, as indicated by yellow icons on the map.

Fig. 4 Icons for places you have reviewed or saved appear in orange and icons that are recommended to you based on past reviews are in yellow.

UNIT 2-2 GETTING DIRECTIONS

In this lesson, you will learn to:

set your home and work locations find directions choose the best route view live traffic get transit directions and even search for flights

Set your home and work locations To get directions, click on Directions in the upper left corner of Google Maps. This will display a to-from search option, and the option of choosing from a home or work location. To set your home or work locations, click set location. (Be sure you are logged into your Google account.) Google Maps will remember specified addresses so that you dont have to type them in next time, making your search more efficient.

Fig.1 Set Home and Work locations.

Find directions To find directions, type in the desired start (A) and end (B) locations or choose from the pre-set home or work locations. You can also click directly onto the map to set the start and end points by hand. Drag endpoints to move them, if necessary. The map

automatically generates directions and displays the route. Click on the info card to see route options, or get step-by-step directions that you can view or print. If Google Maps does not recognize the location you have entered, (for example, if you have misspelled a word or typed in an unknown location) it will auto-correct the location.

Fig. 2 Step-by-step directions. Choose directions for driving, transit, walking and bicycling routes.

Choose the best route The info cards below the search box recommend several ways for you to get where you need to go. The most efficient route is usually the top option shown in blue on the map and the alternates are shown in gray. Click on the alternates to view them on the map. The info cards also help you to: see driving directions choose to drive, take public transit, walk or bike to a place look at the traffic along the way and drag the route to customize it-- in case you want a more scenic drive or to avoid a specific street

View live traffic Click on Show traffic, in blue, and lines will appear on the map displaying live traffic. Red, yellow and green lines indicate stopped, slow, or regular traffic, respectively. Click Hide traffic to remove these lines. You can also view traffic in Google Maps on your mobile device. Get transit directions To see which public transit options are available, such as buses, or trains, click on the respective icon on the info card. This will show you the estimated transit time, departure times, hours of operations and the frequency of a route. See the exact schedule by clicking More options and times.

Fig. 4 Public transit routes, hours and More options and times can help you plan your trips.

Google Maps also allows you to search for a departure or arrival time within a specific time frame by clicking More options. You can view transit schedules based on the time right now, a later time or date of departure, or when you want to arrive. For example, if you want to leave at 5:00 p.m., you can enter in that desired departure time and choose the method of transit that best suits your time frame.

Fig. 5 Plan your trip based on the transit schedule now, or later!

Search for flights Google Maps now automatically includes Google Flight search when finding directions for longer distances if commercial flights are available from your desired start (A) to end (B) locations. The airplane icon will be available to choose from and Google Flights will list estimated prices and flight times.

Fig. 6 Google Flight search shows you routes, times and prices for flights to your destination.

Not all of the types of transportation demonstrated are available everywhere today, so if you dont see one of these options for your next trip, keep checking back.

UNIT 2-3 EXPLORING WITH GOOGLE MAPS

In this lesson you will learn to:

view images and photo tours using the carousel and explore maps at different angles using Street View and Earth view

View images and photo tours using the carousel The carousel is a collection of photos, photo tours, street view images, and photo spheres. To open the carousel, click on the box at the bottom right side of the page.

Fig. 1 Carousel of images

When you click on an image in the carousel, a line points to the location on the map where the image was taken. When you zoom or move the map, the options in the carousel will change to images in the new area. Explore maps at different angles using Street View and Earth view To view a location in street view, click on the map and, if Street View is available in that area, an info card will pop up with a box labeled, Street View. Click on the Street View box and the screen will zoom to Street View. To navigate in Street View, drag the cursor or click the arrow on screen. An x will appear to show you the spot where you will land. To see locations from a birds eye view and in 3D*, click to Earth view at the bottom left side of the screen. To navigate, click and drag the cursor to pan around, use the rotate

to change the angle of your view, zoom in or out by scrolling, and, click and drag while holding the control key to simultaneously rotate and the
tool

tilt the earth. Try zooming out far enough to see clouds in real-time. Zoom out even farther to see the planet and objects in outer space like the sun and the moon.
*Slower computers may only have access to Maps view and Satellite view (instead of Street View and 3D imagery).

UNIT 3-1 FUNDAMENTALS OF MAPS ENGINE LITE In this lesson, you will get familiar with Maps Engine Lite and learn to:

create a basic map add points to a map and add a description draw lines and shapes to tell your maps story and use the Search box to find more locations

What is Maps Engine Lite? Maps Engine Lite is a new Google application that allows you to draw on top of a Google Map. You can use Maps Engine Lite to tell a story, to organize places, or to visualize data. Google Maps Engine Lite is useful to: showcase favorite destinations and recommendations to share o For example, this map displays the locations of dog-friendly hikes in the Bay Area Peninsula. The map is styled to indicate which places the user has and has not gone to. illustrate statistics and/or where certain locations are located in comparison to one another o For example, this map was created by a concerned parent to highlight the impact of proposed school closures based on how full the schools were reported to be. The map was circulated to newspapers, parents, and local officials, to help people make a more fact-based decision. visually convey and quickly update location-specific information o For example, this map was created by a resident of La Plata, Argentina, after major floods occurred in the city. The map was open for anybody to edit, so that those with information about resources, like medical supplies or food, could be communicated to anyone looking at the map. Create a basic map Ensure you are logged into your Google account and go to https://mapsengine.google.com. Click New Map and add a title that reflects the theme of your map. Use your mouse to click and pan around to specific locations, or use the search bar at the top to find places you want to add to your map. NOTE: You can zoomin by double-clicking the mouse, using the on-screen controls located on the right lower side of the screen, or using the scroll wheel on a mouse. Add points to a map and add a description Add points to your map by clicking on the add marker icon at the top of the screen.

Fig.1 Add marker icon

Center the cursor on the location on the map where you want to place the point. Click on that location to add the point to the map. Your points and any edits you make will be saved automatically. Name the point and a description in the box.The description box is a great place to add more details to your map. For example, you can add a link to a specific webpage about the place or include recommendations like what to bring or where to park. The description box also gives you the option of searching for directions to or from this point. To delete this point, click the trash can icon in the bottom righthand corner of the description box. Draw lines and shapes to tell your maps story Draw lines and shapes on your map to enhance it. Lines and shapes are useful for displaying specific features of your maps story. For example, you could draw a line to highlight the path of a trail or draw a shape to illustrate the boundaries of a parking lot. To add a line or shape, zoom in to the specific location on the map and click on the polygon tool in the toolbox.

Click the area on the map where you want to draw your line or shape. To end a line, double click. To close a shape, click on the same point where you started the shape. You can adjust your line or shape by clicking and dragging on the circular points along each line or shape. To name your drawing or add additional information, click in the description box.
Use the Search box to find more locations The Search box at the top of the page also allows you to find local restaurants or businesses and easily add them to the map. Search for a local establishment, or a more generic term, like restaurant, and Google's Search tool will provide you with options. Click Add to the map to automatically place your selection on your map.

UNIT 3-2 CUSTOMIZING AND SHARING YOUR MAP

In this lesson, you will learn to:

customize your map by selecting icons, adding labels, and changing the base map share your map with collaborators and post to social media

Customize your map by selecting icons, adding layers, and changing the base map

This map shows areas in Argentina that were affected by recent floods. Note how locations are represented by different icons. For example, the icon shows the locations of hospitals, and the fork and knife icon shows people where they can get food. Effective icons make it easy for you to understand what the map is pointing out because they are (often) universal symbols.
To customize the points on your map with different icons, open a map that you previously saved or create a new map and add a few points to it. Click Style to open up the styling menu options. Choose Individual styles to manually change the icons one by one. Select a point that you would like to change and notice a paint bucket icon will appear to the right. Clicking on the paint bucket gives you the option of changing the color of the icon or its shape. Choose More icons to view additional options and select the icon that best represents the point on the map. Changing the icons on your map helps to visually communicate location information.

Fig.1 Paint bucket icon

Another way to communicate information at a glance is to turn on labels. This feature adds text next to each marker on the map that corresponds to the data. Labels are especially useful when points on the map are not too close together. To turn on labels, click on Labels and a drop-down menu will appear. Choose how you would like the points described on the map. The default choices are Name and Description, but there may be another category listed if you have imported the data. For more information regarding importing, styling, and customizing data, see lesson 3.3. You can also change the look and feel of lines and shapes. This will help certain parts of your map stand out, making your map more useful. To do so, click on the line or shape to highlight it in the box then click on the paint bucket and select the color you want to change it to. You can also control the width of the line or the width of the sides of a shape and the opacity of shapes. To make places and points on the map stand out, change the base map setting. To view different options for the base map, click on the arrow next to Base map in the box on the left side of the screen. There are nine different base maps. The default choice is the standard google map. If you want to illustrate features of the natural landscape, such as a reef or a forest, you could choose satellite. If you are creating a hiking map, you might want to choose terrain, which shows the landscape. If you really want the points on your map to stand out, you might choose one of the other choices to de-emphasize the roads and make your data pop. Share your map with collaborators and post to social media By default, all Google maps are private and only viewable by you. To allow other people to see your map, you must change the sharing settings. (If you send your map to someone else without sharing it first, the recipient will not be able to open it.) To change the sharing setting, click the Share button at the top right side of the map. This will open the sharing settings. Add the email addresses of your recipients in the box. Here you can also specify how you want to share you map--allowing recipients to either view the map or permit them to edit. You also have the option of adding a personalized message that will appear in the body of the email. Then, click Share and Save to send an email to the recipients informing them that you shared the map. If you change the map afterwards, the recipients will see the most up to date version, so you can keep improving the map as you go! The share feature also allows you to post your map to social media. To do so, select the icon representing the desired social media service and click on it. You may be prompted to sign in to your social media account in order to post the link.

UNIT 3-3 VISUALIZING YOUR DATA WITH MAPS ENGINE LITE

In this lesson, you will learn to:

visualize sets of geographic data by adding layers and columns style your data and view other peoples maps and apply styling tools

Visualize sets of geographic data by adding layers and columns This map of student capacity shows the impact a map can have on a set of data. The map started off as a spreadsheet about the population and capacity of different schools in this district. By putting the spreadsheet data on a map, it was easier to visualize which schools were closer together in cities and which ones were further apart in rural areas. This helped officials make a more informed decision about how to consolidate schools. The map has different layers, such as Elementary Schools and Secondary Schools, which help to structure and explain the data better. Within each layer, the schools are grouped into different categories and the data is styled to show different features. For example, the green markers represent schools that have more than 100 available spaces, and the red markers are schools that are over capacity. Layers can be turned on and off to highlight different pieces of information, and each one can use a different styling rule most appropriate to describe what is in that layer. You can add up to three layers in Maps Engine Lite. Hovering over or clicking the categories in the panel highlights the features in the map. To open an existing map or create a new map, click on the file icon at the top of the page and select the desired option. To add a layer, click on Add layer in the box at the top left side of the screen. Give the layer a title. You can add data to the layer manually or import data from a spreadsheet. To learn more about importing data from a spreadsheet, read or view lesson 3.4. Style your data To style your data, click on the Style icon are four options to choose from:
1.

underneath of the layers title. There

Uniform style: all locations in the same layer will have the same icon. This is a convenient way to show that all points in one layer are similar, for example, if all locations in the layer represent restaurants or museums. 2. Sequence of colors and letters: Maps Engine will generate a separate color and letter for each location in the layer. This option is useful if you want all of the

points to appear different but dont specifically care about the customized, individual icons. 3. Individual styles: each location on the map will be set individually. This is useful if you want to customize the map by hand. 4. Style by data column: allows you to customize the data from one column. This is useful, for example, for ranges of numbers. You can set the points to be styled differently by color based on a number range, or other characteristic. For example, this works well for displaying population data because you can set different colors and/or icons to different number ranges. View other peoples maps and apply styling tools You can also use the styling tools to investigate other peoples maps and data. When a maps sharing settings are set to view only, you are allowed to view the map and make changes to highlight things that are important to you. Any changes you make to the map will not be saved and no one else can see your changes. You can also use the search bar at the top of the page to find attributes in a shared map, as well as, searching over Googles database.

UNIT 3-4 IMPORTING YOUR DATA INTO MAPS ENGINE LITE

In this lesson, you will learn to: import a spreadsheet of data into Maps Engine Lite and correct common importing errors Importing data Maps Engine Lite lets you visualize data on a map and import up to 100 rows per layer. There is a lot of data out in the world that starts from a list or a spreadsheet. In many cases, there are locations associated with that data. To import data, open an existing map or create a new map. If you are using an existing map, add a new layer to keep your data organized. The import option automatically appears when a new layer is added. Click import and a box pops up with options to choose from including:

Upload: allows you to choose a CSV or excel file from your computer My Maps: allows you to use a data set in one of your existing maps Google Drive: allows you to choose a Google Spreadsheet from Google Drive (Note: If this is your first time using Maps Engine Lite with Google Drive, you may receive a message from Maps Engine Lite asking you to grant permission for it to access Google Drive.)

Choose the source of your data and click Select. A screen will pop up requesting you to select the column(s) from the data file that contain location information, such as addresses or latitude-longitude pairs. You can select more than one column of geographic data. After clicking Continue, a second screen will pop up asking you to pick a column from your spreadsheet to use as the title for the placemarks. If you cant remember exactly what data is in what column, view a sample of the data by clicking on the question mark. After choosing the appropriate columns, click Finish and Maps Engine Lite will generate a map based on the data set and the selections you specified. (Note: All data from the spreadsheet will be transferred into Maps Engine Lite.) Correct common importing errors Often, you will receive an error message after importing your spreadsheet. Sometimes addresses are wrong, incomplete, or poorly formatted, and need to be corrected. This is easily fixed by clicking into the Data box . The rows with the errors are highlighted in red. From the data box, you can edit the data, as needed, or delete rows. You can also add columns by clicking on the drop-down arrow in each columns top row and selecting Insert Column. You also have the option of changing information directly on the map. You can drag points to a more specific place, for example, if you want to show where the entrance of a building is or indicate a parking lot. Additionally, you can

turn off columns that you dont want to display on the map, by clicking on the settings gear for each point. Importing data onto a map opens up a world of possibilities for exploration. You can find many interesting public datasets to play with through a Google Search or in Google Fusion Tables. Now, you have all the tools you need to create your own amazing mapsso dont be afraid to use your imagination! We look forward to seeing what you come up with!

UNIT 4-1 FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOGLE EARTH

In this lesson you will learn to:

use Google Earth to search for locations navigate using on-screen controls and keyboard shortcuts explore from multiple perspectives select appropriate layers view the Google Earth Gallery

Be sure you have downloaded and installed the latest version of Google Earth at www.earth.google.com. Search for locations Google Earth is a fantastic tool for navigating and virtually traveling anywhere in the world that your imagination will take you. You can fly through rich 3D terrain, navigate around 3D buildings, look at photos, and explore interesting layers of content.

Fig. 1 Introduction to Google Earth

Searching is a great way to fly to a location that youre interested in exploring. For example, you can search for world wonders, like Stonehenge, by typing the location into

the search bar and pressing search. Google Earth will fly to that location to show you what it looks like.

Fig. 2 Search box

Navigate using on-screen controls and keyboard shortcuts There are several ways to navigate or change the view in Google Earth:

on-screen; the look around joystick changes your viewpoint on-screen; the zoom slider brings your view closer or further from the ground, and the view will tilt as you get closer to the earth on-screen; you can click and drag a particular point to move it closer or further away from you keyboard shortcut; R (for reorient) returns to a default view of Earth, when you are extremely zoomed in, so you can view the location from overhead scroll shortcut; scroll function (mouse wheel/trackpad/etc.) zooms in and out keyboard shortcut; Shift and arrow keys, tilts the view of Earth up and down keyboard shortcut; Command or Ctrl and arrow keys, to look around (left and right or up and down) and to rotate the view keyboard shortcut; Command or Ctlr and Shift, to zoom in or out

Fig. 3 Navigation bar

Explore from multiple perspectives Street View is another way to view the terrain or features of Earth as they would be seen if you were standing in that location. (Note that Street View is not available everywhere.)

Try out street view by viewing Stonehenge. Search for Stonehenge in the search box at the top of the page and fly to the location. Use the scroll wheel to zoom in or out and use other keyboard shortcuts to rotate the view. Click the Pegman icon at the top right side of the page and drag it down to the area of the map you would like to view from the ground. Note that when you drag the pegman to the map, blue lines will appear anywhere that street view data is available. If you do not see the blue lines, Street View is not available at that location. From ground view, you can click on the screen to move the view around. You can also use the mouse or keyboard shortcuts to change your view and explore. The yellow lines indicate other places where Street View imagery is available. To exit Street View, click on the box in the top right corner of the screen that says, Exit Street View. Select appropriate layers The layers box is located in the sidebar of Google Earth. You can turn the sidebar on or off by selecting Sidebar in the Viewmenu at the top of the page. Layers allows you to choose what other features you would like Google Earth to display on the map. For example, the weather layer shows weather patterns as they occur around the globe. The photos layer displays icons where users have submitted photos of the area. The borders and labels layer draws geographic boundaries and lists their names on the map. Click the layers boxes on or off to view their functions. View the Google Earth Gallery Google Earth Gallery is a feature that allows you to see maps that others have created. In some cases, you can add these maps to the layers box and view the map in conjunction with your default map. For example, search for NASAs Earth at night map in the search box at the top of the Earth Gallery page. Click View and that map will be added to your layers panels on the left side of the screen. You can click the layer on or off, as desired.

UNIT 4-2 ANNOTATING GOOGLE EARTH

In this lesson you will learn to: add placemarks to Google Earth change the default viewing angle by using Snapshot view personalize Google Earth placemarks by adding images and videos and organize and save placemarks to a folder Add placemarks to Google Earth

Placemarks are like pins on a map. You can place them on a map to denote a specific location.

Fig. 1 Placemark

Fig. 2 Add Placemark

To add a placemark to a map, click on the yellow pin icon in the toolbar at the top of the page. This gives you the ability to drag the placemark around the Earth and place it in a specific location. Name the placemark before clicking ok (otherwise it will automatically be labeled Untitled). Placemarks appear in the Places panel on the left side of the page. If the Places panel is not visible, turn it on by navigating to the View menu at the top of the page and selecting Sidebar. Double-clicking on the placemark in the Places panel, allows you to automatically fly to the location specified by the placemark.

Fig. 3 Places panel and placemarks on a map

Change the default viewing angle by using Snapshot view

One way to personalize a placemark is to create a Snapshot view. Snapshot view allows you to save a particular part of the scene, specifically to the placemark. For example, if you wanted to convey the beauty of a mountainous landscape, it might be more powerful to show a view of the mountains from the ground level, rather than from above. Snapshot view allows you to capture and save a specific view so that when you click on that placemark you will always fly to that specified angle. To assign a snapshot view, click on a placemark, zoom in to ground level and pan around to find the view you would like to capture. Then, right click and select Snapshot View.

Fig. 4 Snapshot View

The next time you click on the placemark, it will automatically fly to this view.
Personalize Google Earth placemarks by adding images and videos

There are several other ways to personalize Google Earth using placemarks. For example, you can change the color and size of placemarks, add descriptions, photos, and videos. When you create a placemark, a description field automatically opens. This provides you with a space to add text. It also gives you options to add a link, add an image, style the placemark, change the altitude, etc. These details help you tell a better story with your map.
You can add a description, image, or any other the options in this box at any time after you have created the placemark. To return to the Edit Placemark box at any time, right click on the placemark and select Get Info. Any additional features you add to the placemark, like an image or video, will appear whenever you click on the placemark. In order to embed a video into your placemark, you must have the videos url. If youre using a video from YouTube, click on Share, followed by Embed, and copy the embed code. Then paste the code generated by Youtube and into the description box in the edit placemark tool and click save. An embedded video will appear anytime you click on the placemark.

Fig. 5 How to embed a video from YouTube

Fig. 6 Embedded video appears when you click on Placemark

Organize and save placemarks to a folder

To organize placemarks, put them in a folder. Create a new folder by right clicking on My Places. Select Add and choose Folder. Assign a name for the new folder and click OK. Then drag and drop all of the placemarks into the folder. The folder can be collapsed or expanded as needed.

UNIT 4-3 TELLING YOUR STORY WITH GOOGLE EARTH TOURS

In this lesson you will learn to: create a Google Earth tour with audio, images, videos, and panoramic views and save, play it back,and pause the tour Google Earth tours give you the ability to tell your story in a compelling way, taking users on a virtual trip through the world. As the tour guide, you can fly virtually from location to location around the globe, telling your story along the way by showing photos, videos, and providing voice-over. Since the tour is within Google Earth, users can pause at any time, explore on their own, and pick up the tour again later. Before recording your tour, create a folder that will contain all placemarks for your tour. Set placemarks on your map for all locations you want to include in your tour. You can embed photos, videos, snapshot views, and descriptions within each placemark.

Fig. 1 Put all placemarks for your tour in a folder.

To give your audience context, prior to starting your tour, zoom out from your tours first placemark. You can zoom out by pressing the - icon in the scroll bar on the right hand side of your screen or pressing ctrl - on PC or FN - on a Mac.

Fig. 2 Zoom in and out using the scroll bar located on the right side of the screen.

To start recording your tour, press the camera icon in the tool bar found at the top of your screen; this will display the recording user interface.

Fig. 3 Press the camera icon in the top navigation bar to start recording your tour.

The recording user interface will display in the bottom left hand corner of the screen.

Fig. 4 After your click on the camera icon, the tour recording user interface is displayed.

Note: if the tour guide feature is open, the recording interface will be hidden behind the tour guide. To make the interface visible, minimize the tour guide by pressing the down arrows.

Fig. 5 If the tour guide gallery is active, the tour recording user interface may be hidden.

At this point you have the option to record a tour with or without audio voice over. If you want to record with audio, press the microphone icon press the red circle button microphone the left side. , if you do not want audio, , or . To start recording, click either the red circle

and double click your tours first placemark from the places panel on

Fig. 6 Fly to the first stop on your tour by double clicking its placemark in the left hand Places panel.

Once you double-click on your first location, Google Earth will fly and zoom in to that placemark. Once you are at your location, open the placemark by clicking on the pin icon ; this will display any videos, pictures, or descriptions you have previously set to that location. Proceed to the next stop on your tour by clicking on a placemark in the places panel, or click to a placemark directly on your map. Consider zooming in and out within the map or doing a fly around to give your tour a different viewing perspective. To stop recording your, press the red circle button begin playing. Save, play it back, and pause the tour At this point, you have the option to save the tour by clicking the disk icon in the tour user interface. again; the tour you just made will

Fig. 7 Save your tour by selecting the disk icon in the tour recording user interface.

Give your tour a name and then it will load in your places panel.

Fig. 8 Once you save your tour, it will load in your Place panel.

While watching the tour, you have the ability to stop and start the tour by pressing the pause button. When a tour is paused, you can divert from the tour and explore various areas of the map. To resume the tour, press the play button.

Fig. 9 Stop and start a recorded tour by selecting the pause or play button on the bottom of the screen.

UNIT 4-4 SHARING YOUR TOUR

In this lesson you will learn to: save and upload your Google Earth tour to Google Drive and share your tour with others Save and upload your Google Earth tour to Google Drive To save your tour, make sure all placemarks and the tour itself are in one folder in the places panel.

Fig. 1 Ensure that all placemarks and the whole tour are included in one folder.

Right-click on the folder that contains your placemarks and tour, and select Save Place As, which will bring up a screen that enables you to name your tour, and pick a location to save it on your computer.

Fig. 2 Right click on the tour folder you want to share and select Save Place As

Fig. 3 Give your tour a filename and save the tour to your computer as a .kmz file.

Note: The tour saves as a .kmz file. If you would like to know more about this file extension click here. There are a variety of ways to share your tour. You can share a tour via email, in a blog post, or anywhere you are able to link a web address. Start by uploading the .kmz file of your tour to Google Drive. To do this, find the .kmz file of the tour you saved on your computer. Open a web browser and access your Google Drive. Then, upload the tour folder to Google Drive by dragging the files from your computer directly into the My Files portion of your Google Drive.

Fig. 4 Find the tour on your computer, and drag or upload the file to your Google Drive.

The tour is now saved in your Google Drive. From here, you can share or email the file. Share your tour with others After your tour upload is complete, click on the Share button.

Fig. 5 Once the tour is in Google Drive, ensure it can be seen by others by modifying the share settings.

Ensure that the privacy settings for your tour are set to anyone with a link can view. Change this option by selecting the Change button within the share settings. Now that the correct viewing settings are assigned to your file, you can share your file with others. Copy the link provided in the link to share box, and email or embed the file in a website, blog, or social media outlet. If you add an email in the Add people box, the tour will be shared with that person in their Google Drive.

Fig. 6 To share your tour from Google Drive, you can copy the link found in the Link to Share box, or you can add peoples email addresses and share to their Google Drive directly with the Add people option.

Fig. 7 Modify the share settings so that people can view your tour by selecting

Friends you have shared your tour with can access it by opening their Google Drive, navigating to the shared items folder, and clicking on the file of your tour.

Fig. 8 If you shared your tour by adding someones email to the add people section of the share settings, the tour will be visible in their Shared Items folder in Google Drive.

When they click on the Google Earth file from their Shared with me folder in Google Drive, a screen of the tour will load with a down arrow in the upper left corner. Click on the arrow to download the tour to Google Earth.

Fig. 9 Click on the down arrow found in the upper left side of the screen to download the tour to Google Earth.

Note: Pressing that arrow will automatically launch Google Earth and load the shared tour to the my places panel. The newly uploaded shared tour can be played in Google Earth by double clicking on the file.

Fig. 10 Once the tour is in Google Earth, it can be played by double clicking on the shared file in the My Places panel.

UNIT 5-1 CREATING PATH AND POLYGONS

In this lesson you wil learn how to create path and polygons. Click here to view this topic in the Advanced User Guide for Google Earth.

UNIT 5-2 HISTORICAL IMAGERY

In this lesson, you will learn to use historical imagery in Google Earth. Historical imagery in Google Earth allows you to view your neighborhood, school and other places to see how they have changed over the years. Not all areas of the world have historical satellite or aerial images available, but most major cities do. To view historical imagery on Google Earth, click on the clock icon in the toolbar at the top and a timeline slider will appear. Try searching for a location, such as Las Vegas, NV. The years listed beneath the timeline refer to the dates for which imagery is available. In the Las Vegas example, you will notice there is imagery as far back as 1950. Each gray hashmark on the timeline represents historical maps incorporated into the imagery of this region. Click the forward or back buttons beside the slider, to jump forward or backward in time. You can set placemarks to specific points in time by changing the year on the timeline slider and then adding a placemark to the map. You can even add the historical map layer in Google Earth to overlay maps from hundreds of years ago. This layer can be accessed by clicking Layers in the left side panel and selecting Rumsey Historical Maps.

UNIT 5-3 OCEAN IN GOOGLE EARTH

The Oceans layer in Google Earth showcases contributions from partners across the world. Click Ocean in the layers panel on the left side of the screen to turn on the Oceans layer. Zoom in to dive underwater and explore. Explore the Ocean Showcase for more information.

UNIT 5-4 TOUR GUIDE

In this lesson, you will learn how to use the tour guide feature in Google Earth to take virtual tours. The tour guide feature in Google Earth makes it easy to learn more about the places you want to visit or discover landmarks you didnt know about. Open the tour guide feature by clicking on the tab at the bottom of the screen. If you dont see the tour gui de tab you can set it to appear by going to the View menu and toggling on the tour guide option. Then, choose a location you would like to tour. Information about the site you are touring, such as brief descriptions and interesting historical facts, will display across the top of the screen. The tour guide feature can also be a good resource for discovering unique locations you may never have heard about. When a tour ends, close the tour player by clicking pressing the X on the upper right corner of the tour player and the tour guide tab will automatically open again to show you other notable landmarks and interesting sights in the surrounding area. Google Earth offers over 11,000 tours of popular sights.

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