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Informationen zum Autor David A. Crowder has authored or coauthored more than 25 books, including the bestsellers Building a Web Site For Dummies and Cliffs Notes Getting on the Internet. His two most recent books were both listed as essential for all library collections by the magazine Library Journal. Professor Crowder is equally at home with high technology or with working his way through the backcountry on horseback or in a dugout canoe. When he is not writing, he spends his time with his wife Angela, wandering through villages in the Andes or frolicking in the Caribbean surf. Klappentext Explore foreign cities or find every ATM in your hometown!Map historic sites, look for a new home, or analyze traffic patternsWant to see the world? Forget packing, customs, and airport security --with Google Earth, simply click and you're there. And it works just as well to find school districts and shortcuts in your hometown. This guide helps you install and customize the software, create specialized maps, tour almost any city on earth, and more!Discover how to* Locate specific businesses in any city* Create a tour of homes for sale* Visit historic sites in another country* Insert your own 3D models* Find alternate routes to work Zusammenfassung Exploring foreign cities or finding ATMs in your hometown, this work also lets you map historic sites, look for a new home, or analyze traffic patterns around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 How to Use This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 2 Conventions Used in This Book 2 How This Book Is Organized 3 Part I: Getting to Know Google Earth 4 Part II: Personalizing Google Earth 4 Part III: Becoming a Cybertourist 4 Part IV: Advanced Features 4 Part V: The Part of Tens 4 Part VI: Appendixes 5 Icons Used in This Book 5 Where to Go from Here 5 Part I: Getting to Know Google Earth 7 Chapter 1: The Earth According to Google 9 The View from Google Earth 9 Exploring the Earth Online 11 Google Earth Gives You Options 13 Starting with what's free 14 Looking at Plus and Pro versions 15 So What Can I Really Do with Google Earth? 16 Plenty of personal uses 16 And businesses might want to 17 Joining the Google Earth Community 18 Getting Geekier with GPS, KML, and Overlays 19 Downloading the Program 20 A Note for Mac and Linux Users 22 Chapter 2: Finding Businesses, Places, and Things 23 Flying Down to Rio (Or Anywhere Else) 24 Right on the dot: Understanding latitude and longitude 25 Deciphering geocoding 28 Searching for a Tailor in Tulsa: The Find Businesses Tab 30 Getting Directions 31 Going Global: The Overview Map 32 Surfing with the Integrated Web Browser 35 Chapter 3: Adjusting Your View on the World 39 Rock the World: Dragging and Zooming the Map 39 Gaining a New Perspective: The Direction and Tilt Controls 41 Three-dimensional viewing 43 The compass and status bar 44 The Bigger They Are: Figuring Sizes with the Scale and Ruler 45 Using the Scale Legend 45 Using the Ruler 45 Part II: Personalizing Google Earth 49 Chapter 4: Fine-Tuning the Program 51 Relieve the Pane: Manipulating Screen Areas 51 Setting the Options 56 The 3D View tab 56 The Cache tab 60 The Touring tab 61 The Navigation tab 62 The General tab 63 Chapter 5: Adding Layers and Points of Interest (POIs) 65 Peeling the Onion: A Guide to Layers 65 Built-in points of interest 66 Displaying Layers 68 From School Districts to Earthquakes: Types of Layers 70 The Google Earth Community layer 70
List of contents
Introduction.
Part I: Getting to Know Google Earth.
Chapter 1: The Earth According to Google.
Chapter 2: Finding Businesses, Places, and Things.
Chapter 3: Adjusting Your View on the World.
Part II: Personalizing Google Earth.
Chapter 4: Fine-Tuning the Program.
Chapter 5: Adding Layers and Points of Interest (POIs).
Chapter 6: Pinning Down Placemarks.
Part III: Becoming a Cybertourist.
Chapter 7: Going on Tour.
Chapter 8: Mingling with the Community.
Chapter 9: Importing Data and Images.
Chapter 10: KML: It's Sorta Like HTML.
Part IV: Advanced Features.
Chapter 11: Designing with Google SketchUp.
Chapter 12: Designing with Google SketchUp, Part 2.
Chapter 13: Creating Polygons and Other Complex Structures.
Chapter 14: Digging Deeper with Google SketchUp.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 15: Ten Great Places to Get Coordinates.
Chapter 16: Ten Reliable Sources for Data Files.
Chapter 17: Ten Cool Tools.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Glossary.
Appendix B: Default Content of the All Layers Pane.
Appendix C: Latitudes and Longitudes of Major Landmarks.
Index.
