Changes to Google Earth

[Teegate]

Have you noticed the changes to Google Earth? Anyone can now map a location on Google Earth and post pictures of that location and comment on it. This can be used in devious ways, especially when anyone who uses Google Earth can see this.

For example, here are two locations where the people are displaying the location of their own house. And one shows photo’s from 72 at Coyle Field. I have zipped them in one file which will download from my website as soon as you click on the link. It will be kmz files for Google Earth, so if you don’t use that program don’t download the file.


http://mywebpages.comcast.net/teegate/kmz_Files.zip

In any event, I see problems with this in the pines. Locations that should not be displayed will be, with photo’s included. There are already locations of endangered items on other websites that are of a concern, and now this.

Guy

 

[RednekF350]

I guess ultimately we have Al Gore to thank for this since he invented the internet.

It's far too late now to worry about the tidal wave of informational tools that are availble to John Q. Public.
Furthermore, since I believe this is still the US of A for now, I don't think we should limit informational tools.
Gecocahing.com has incorporated GoogleMaps into its hide/seek a cache function and you can now bring in a satellite aerial hybrid map with road and place names and all caches in a given area push-pinned on the maps throughout your area of interest.
My wife loves caching and that Google feature has been a great help in scoping out a days hike.
The plethora of publically available, free geographic information systems and the advent of GPS, have been a tremendous aid to everyone in my opinion.
Scott

 

[Teegate]

I guess ultimately we have Al Gore to thank for this since he invented the internet.

It's far too late now to worry about the tidal wave of informational tools that are availble to John Q. Public.
Furthermore, since I believe this is still the US of A for now, I don't think we should limit informational tools.
Gecocahing.com has incorporated GoogleMaps into its hide/seek a cache function and you can now bring in a satellite aerial hybrid map with road and place names and all caches in a given area push-pinned on the maps throughout your area of interest.
My wife loves caching and that Google feature has been a great help in scoping out a days hike.
The plethora of publically available, free geographic information systems and the advent of GPS, have been a tremendous aid to everyone in my opinion.
Scott

I for one have been a major user of some of the aids you are talking about. But as I mentioned there is already apparently posting of endangered items that some members of the general public just can't seem to leave alone. Why someone would do that is beyond me. Having that information readily available will without a doubt cause problems.

Guy

 

[Stu]

Someone posted pics and info from my site on there. They cited me so I guess I don't mind. But yeah, I'm not sure I like people being able to do this. I saw a few months back Wikimapia...you can do the same thing on there as well.

 

[Teegate]

Someone posted pics and info from my site on there. They cited me so I guess I don't mind. But yeah, I'm not sure I like people being able to do this. I saw a few months back Wikimapia...you can do the same thing on there as well.

So they linked pictures from your site onto Google?


Guy

 

[james ungehajer]

Limiting informational tools is definitely a no-no,but posting a picture to a site with an location to an endangered species,flora and fauna,cannot be stopped,but it all comes down to maturity and responsibility.

 

[Stu]

So they linked pictures from your site onto Google?


Guy

Yes, but they have a "source" section under it, thankfully. The pics are watermarked but the text is lifted right from the site.
In Google Earth, look up "Waldwick NJ" and The Hermitage Tunnel is almost on top of it.

 

[Boyd]

I just noticed another small change to Google Maps which is actually very helpful. If you look at the top left corner of the map image next to the sidebar you will see a tiny little black triangle. Clicking that triangle will make the sidebar go away so that the map fills the entire window. Click it again to bring the sidebar back.