Using Google Earth

September 16, 2006

I realized the potential of Google Earth when I saw the way Chris at Bowen Island Journal posted an annotated map of his island, complete with place markers for everything of interest on the island. He posted this as a .kmz file, which can be accessed on the website.

Google Earth allows me to set down with precision the places Emily and I will visit.. As we assemble a personal map of Wisconsin and our experience of the state, we will be able to chart exactly where we have been. The following is a preliminary attempt to use Google Earth in this blog. It is a tour of our afternoon trip to Sheboygan and Lake Michigan. The trip took us off the main highway and let us see a little of the Wisconsin countryside.. small towns and corn fields. I was negligent and both my video camera and regular camera ran out of batteries early on.. and so I did not get much of a visual record of the trip. Nevertheless I can recreate the trip for you!

Press here for the .kmz file of our afternoon trip.

Press here for the Google Earth site so that you can download the free software to view this tour.