National Geographic's "Africa" on Google Earth

Iria · Sep 19, 2005, 09:49 PM

On Monday, Google Earth users will get to see Africa in a whole new way. The National Geographic Society has geo-coded all the articles that it's ever published about Africa and is exposing them in Google Earth through a new layer that will be automatically delivered to existing Google Earth users. When you select the layer, yellow rectangles—the society's hallmark shape—will appear over various parts of the map of Africa. Clicking on the rectangle brings up a short description of the article, as well as a photo and links to more details and, in some cases, videos.

In addition to the article links, Google is supplementing its satellite imagery with images from J. Michael Fay's "African Megaflyover" featured in the September issue of National Geographic. Small red airplane icons will appear on-screen to represent Megaflyover photo locations. Zooming in will provide details down to one meter, significantly closer than the 15-meter details typically available for the continent.

In other Google Earth news, users of the pay Plus and Pro versions can now access images taken of the hurricane-ravaged South by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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Sep 19, 2005, 09:49 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	National Geographic's "Africa" on Google Earth On Monday, Google Earth users will get to see Africa in a whole new way. The National Geographic Society has geo-coded all the articles that it's ever published about Africa and is exposing them in Google Earth through a new layer that will be automatically delivered to existing Google Earth users. When you select the layer, yellow rectangles—the society's hallmark shape—will appear over various parts of the map of Africa. Clicking on the rectangle brings up a short description of the article, as well as a photo and links to more details and, in some cases, videos. In addition to the article links, Google is supplementing its satellite imagery with images from J. Michael Fay's "African Megaflyover" featured in the September issue of National Geographic. Small red airplane icons will appear on-screen to represent Megaflyover photo locations. Zooming in will provide details down to one meter, significantly closer than the 15-meter details typically available for the continent. In other Google Earth news, users of the pay Plus and Pro versions can now access images taken of the hurricane-ravaged South by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). View our slideshow: National Geographic's "Africa" on Google Earth __________ Source: PC Magazine