Module 7: Google Earth

Module 7: Google Earth

For this week's lab, we created a Google Earth tour showing major cities in South Florida. In this lab, we learned 3 primary things. First, we learned how to import data from ArcGIS into Google Earth Pro. This was a simple task using a geoprocessing tool. The only complication when using this was that the colors did not transfer very well between the two software programs, so the colors did not match the legend very well. The second thing we learned was how to import and set up data in Google Earth. This went mostly without issue; however, the instructions provided worked better (to a point) for the layer set up in the web version of the program. The 3rd and last thing we learned in this lab was how to create a recorded tour of our map. This was an enjoyable task, as I would set up a point on the map by picking a good camera angle and then adding a pin to record the location and angle. I then created a video by recording as I cycled through the points. The only small difficulties I had here were that sometimes using the d-pad was a bit visually janky for the camera movement. Overall, the map turned out well, with this attached screenshot showing the first step of the tour. 

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