Google Earth Hacks

googleGoogle Earth Hacks abounds with add-ons and tutorials for Google Earth, the amazing free application that Google released last week. The downloads forum has sections devoted to: individual 3D models like Stonehenge and the Golden Gate Bridge, for example; sightseeing locations; weather and traffic overlays; a newly-created section on current events; and more. Very cool…

I also found another fun hack at Lifehacker that allows you to display the 50 closest Flickr photos near a place you’re viewing using Google Earth:

  1. In Google Earth, right-click on the “My Places” icon in Places.
  2. Select “New” and “Network Link”
  3. Enter a title (i.e. Flickr) and for the Location enter http://www.geobloggers.com/makeXML.cfm
  4. IMPORTANT: Change the View-Based Refresh to “After Camera Stops”

I love this stuff…

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