Google Earth

Fig. 2. Photo maps showing location of monitoring wells (VW), surface water bodies (flow directions of creeks indicated by arrows) and tailings/waste rock dumps for sites 1 (A) and 2 (B). Base images from Google Earth.

This paper outlines one approach that is being developed at the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), where data are extracted from the database and re-cast as KML files that can be displayed in Google Earth or any other KML-aware application. Examples are presented for a recently-completed compilation of till geochemical data from New Brunswick (Adcock et al. 2009). 

Figme 323. Google Earth image of Duluth-Superior Harbor, showing locations of Minnesota Slip (MN Slip) and the Erie Pier Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) (a), and an aerial photo of Minnesota Slip and Duluth Harbor, Duluth, Minnesota (b). Source Jerry Paulson, Duluth, Minnesota, http //www.duluth-nm-usa.com/. 

Use Google Earth to see how climate change could affect the planet. Ask students to create a presentation to show some examples of the impact of global warming around the world. 

Start Google Earth then look at the list of layers in the Layers panel which is in the bottom-left corner. Layers show information placed on top of the Google Earth satellite images of the Earth. For example, they can show the borders of covmtries and the names of cities, or buttons which link to photos of places. 

Experiment with the different parts of the Layers panel. You can switch different layers on and off by clicking on the relevant boxes to tick or untick them. See what happens to the Google Earth view. 

Use the panel to find out more about climate change click the plus icon next to Global Awareness in the Layers list this will expand to show more layers. Find the UNEP icon - this stands for United Nations Environment Programme. Qick the tick box next to it to switch on this layer. The UNEP Adas of Our Changing Environment shows photos of places around the world where the environment is changing. These places can be located by looking for the square blue and Mack UNEP icons as you explore Google Earth. 

Historical co-seismic landslide inventory with Google Earth A case study of 1920 Haiyuan Earthquake, China... 

The rear wall of landslide is the most direct interpretation key. As it has been over 90 years since the occurrence of Haiyuan Earthquake, the rear walls of landslides induced by it suffered longterm water and soil erosion as well as artificial modification, but due to their steepness they still showed notable armchair-shaped features, which presented themselves in arc shape and dark tone in the images that were easily identified in Google Earth 3D view (Fig. 3(a)). 

Figure 1. Overview of the BMG quarry site (from Google Earth, 2011).

Originally, for the principal sketch, students were asked to draw a plan view map of the quarry site, based on their observations in traversing the perimeter of the void. However, with the emergence of Google Earth, students quickly found they could download a... 

The features visible in 3-D through Google Earth—topography, cities, street views, trees, and other detaUs-dramatically demonstrate the uses of computer graphics when wedded to satellite technologies. 

Figure 14 Map of the urban area of Oviedo (Source Google Earth).

Fig. 22.1. Detached LCDs protecting the beach of Skagen (DK, 57°44 07 N 10°37 50 E coordinates are given to let the reader obtaining a plan view from Google-Earth).

The first example for the stability of a natural embayment is displayed in Fig. 29.6. This Google Earth imagery shows the Bicheno headland and the beaches in its lee in the NE of Tasmania, Australia. A salient planform is visible in the lee of the Bicheno headland. The center of the main beach bounded between the tips of the headland marked as B and C is located at 148°17 11"E and 41°51 48"S. Upon applying MEPBAY to these wave diffraction points, respectively, it can be shown both the upper and lower parts of this main beach are in static equilibrium. 

Fig. 29.7. Example of fitting static bay shape to man-made tombolo beaches constructed in the 1980s at Mamzar Beach, Dubai, UAE. Courtesy of Google Earth imagery.

Fig. 29.8. Effect of repositioning the tip of an inlet jetty on the stability of Doran Beach in Bodega Bay, California. Courtesy of Google Earth imagery.

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