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Run Chicago Marathon in Browser Version

Steven — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:51:03 +0000

I have an another blog which introduces how to run marathon in GE.
I was used to use GE. Since the new Google Earth browser plugin was released , I try to run it on the new interface.

Chicago Marathon is the first test. I made many placemarks by each Kilometer or turning point. In this application you can move forward manually or automatically.

Turn on the 3D Buildings layer, It’s great to run marathon between the vitural buildings in Chicago. However, streaming failed to keep pace with the speed of running a marathon. If you use automatical mode, please turn off the 3D layer.

By the way, here are some infomation about Chicago Marathon:

Chicago Marathon Website
Held:2008/10/12
Start:1977
Capacity:45000
Records: 2:17:18 – Paula Radcliffe, 2002
2:05:42 – Khalid Khannouchi, 1999

Diaoyutai Islands Flyover

Steven — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:40:52 +0000

The Senkaku Islands, also known as the Diaoyutai Islands in Chinese, are a group of disputed, uninhabited islands currently controlled by Japan, but also claimed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the People’s Republic of China. The islands are located roughly northeast of Taiwan, due west of Okinawa, and due north of the end of the Ryukyu Islands in the East China Sea.

On july 10, A 270-ton sports fishing boat, with 16 crew and deep-sea anglers aboard, sank off the Tiaoyutai islands in a collision with a Japanese frigate .

This incident has once again set off the territorial dispute. I would also like to learn from Google Earth on its location and terrain conditions. On the Internet I found some information, including the aerial photos whick was taken by Japan in 1978, the topographic map which was made by Taiwan Government and aerial shots of the newspaper.

I use Google Earth Plugin with embed method to produce this collection . You can press the directions to go to the bird’s eye view respectively. Press the “parade” will be non-stop around the Diaoyutai Island.

aeroFoto Formosa in Google Earth in a browser

Steven — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:46:41 +0000

Since the new Google Earth browser plugin was released last week, I immediately tried to use this interface to display Taiwan aerophotos whick was taken by Chi Polin. Well, now you can click on the image above or click here, and enter the Browser to watch those hundreds of aerophotos in Google Earth.

I arranged different regions according to the counties. By clicking on the image, the screen will take you to the region. Of course, you can move on yourself. Just hover on a photo placemark will automatically pump up a description.

Click any placemark, there are four links in the balloon , as follows:
1) link to Chi’s blog article.
2) aerophoto thumbnail, but after the click ,will fly back to Google Earth, because there is no PhotoOverlay function in Google Earth Plugin
3) link to Chi’s blog.
4) link to aerofoto.gemvg.com.

Sichuan Earthquake in Google Earth

Steven — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:39:59 +0000

Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province in mainland China on May 12, 2008 at 2:28 in the 7.8 Richter scale earthquake shook a half in Asia, and even far away in about 1,900 km of Taiwan have the feeling the amazing power. The officials said this morning the number of deaths nearly 10,000 people.

You can download the KMZ Collection into Google Earth to watch the epicenter, and its power!

Ten Longest Oversea Bridges In World

Steven — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:11:10 +0000

According to length, the world’s longest cross-sea bridge 10 are as follows:
1.Hangchow Bay Bridge
2.Donghai Bridge
3. King Fahd Causeway
4.Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
5. Vasco da Gama Bridge
6. Penang Bridge
7. Rio-Niteroi Bridge
8. Confederation Bridge
9. San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
10. Seven Mile Bridge

You can download this KMZ collection to enjoy this parade in Google Earth!

NASA Top 10 Photos in Google Earth

Steven — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:51:53 +0000

In response to “Global Earth Day,” NASA released the 10 most popular photos on April 21. These photos were all taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. All of them are fantastic.

On April 22, Frank Taylor of Google Earth Blog wrote an article concerning the NASA Earth Day Photos in Google Earth. He also attempted to paste 5 photos using Google Earth. There were two photos pasted using Photo Overlay due to their larger angles, and the other three use Image Overlay. The remaining 5 photos were not pasted, including 1 of a Los Angeles Night scene and 4 that were taken above the Earth’s atmosphere. After viewing Frank’s work, I made some adjustments since some of the photos were not taken from an optimal location. I finally completed all 10 photos. Out of the 4 photos taken above the Earth’s atmosphere, only one mentions its location, the Baltic Sea, and scale. It is unknown where the other 3 photos were taken.

Following Frank’s method, I put 10 NASA pictures that have been shrunk, together with their associated description onto the 10 landmarks. Then, I used the same method as in the “Taiwan from the Air” whereby you can click the photo and GE will take you to the Photo Viewer model. You can then enlarge the photo to its original size to view as you wish.

Out of these 10 photos, 5 were taken during the day, so I put them in the Day folder. I put the other 5 photos into the Night folder since they were taken during the night. When viewing the night photos, remember to turn on the sunlight light option, found on GE4.3 edition. Following the location of the photo, adjust the time zone accordingly.

It cannot possibly be satisfying just watching it through YouTube. Please download KMZ Collection and enjoy GE for yourself.

Visit the small hills on Taiwan’s plain area

Steven — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:19:39 +0000

A small hill on a plain usually becomes a leisure place for surrounding residents. But the terrain on Google Earth does not seem to be significant engough, so I set the elevation exaggeration to 3. And then I use the SpaceNavigator to fly around the island of Taiwan. As a result, I was able to find a total of 16 small hills. By providing one description for each hill, I have connected those placemarks in the flyover video for those hills.If you want to visit those hills in Taiwan, you can download this KML Collection .

ZOOM between Trans-ethnicity

Steven — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:03:29 +0000

I saw a video clip yesterday, which expresses a connection of various ethnic groups. It weaves the story by means of zooming technology: closing up and zooming out. This is a student term task of NTU “An introduction on the relationship of People and environment” in 2006.

I try to use Google Earth’s zoom function to re-edit these pictures. In This kml file, I use radio option to separate two picture groups. You need to click it yourself to make a cyclic display. However, if you like to play it in an inverted sequence, you need to click each picture one by one.

You are welcome to download this KML Collection and find the ZOOM limit of Google Earth.

Utheatre walk around Taiwan in 50 days

Steven — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:08:29 +0000

Utheatre has established for 20 years. They are going to celebrate their anniversary by taking around Taiwan on foot in 50 days. They took off on 23, March, and plan to complete the trip on 11, May. It goes through 100 towns and about 1200 km. Utheatre takes walk in daytime and play drum in the evening. 30 shows will be presented until 11th, May, the last show in National CKS cultural center. Except the path and show spots in the KML, I also made a dynamic cloud-foot by means of landmarking and time lag.

I also provide 6 pictures, which show up by time lag.

Last but not the least, I saved 50-days schedule in database. You can double click the current position networklink and Google Earth will take you fly to the path according to the date, and you can also see the day’s itinerary.

You are welcome to download this KML Collection and follow the footsteps of Utheatre.

Manhattan, Taipei

Steven — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:59:23 +0000

“Taipei Xin-Yee District ” is called “Taipei’ Manhattan”, in which Taipei 101 is located. In Google Earth’s virtual globe, there are more and more 3D warehouse buildings. Here I also cover with 12cm high resolution aero-photos. Take a breath and have a flight over Taipei Manhattan!

You are welcome to download this KML Collection and enjoy the flyover on Manhattan, Taipei.