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PhotoOverlays in the new Google Earth 4.2

posted by Satri on Tuesday August 28, @09:30AM        Permalink  Trackback URI  Slashdotthis  Diggthis  Del.icio.us
from the you'll-see-these-around-even-if-you-don't-use-Google-Earth-yourself dept.

Even if you don't use Google Earth, you'll probably come across the photos, videos, flash and YouTube overlays in the new Google Earth. Ogle Earth offers explanations and screenshots. The Google Earth Blog also offers a roundup of new features regarding the newest release. From this blog: "The big news of course was the new Sky database which uses Google Earth to let you explore telescope views of the night sky. But, GE 4.2 also contains some pretty cool new features in support of the new KML 2.2 beta specification. In particular, the new photo features and the ability to embed flash applications in placemark descriptions (sadly, only on Windows though)."

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• FlashEarth mashup within Google Earth

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  by Satri (3) on Wednesday August 29, @08:04AM (#1676)
  ( http://alexandreleroux.blogspot.com/ | Last Journal: Friday March 17, @04:07PM )

  Remember FlashEarth [slashgeo.org]? You can now integrate it directly in GE 4.2 [gearthblog.com].