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Archive for August, 2007

New Google Sky

August 24th, 2007

Since Google released Google Sky a couple of days ago, the number of visitors to this blog has absolutely rocketed. So for anyone wondering where to get the proper ‘Google Earth Sky’ (and not my add-on), it’s included in the latest version of the free Google Earth which can be downloaded from: earth.google.com.   Just follow [...]

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… and San Francisco

August 5th, 2007

A quick update to the Google Earth flight routes file I posted yesterday. Adding San Francisco (SFO) to the four original airports.
International flight routes SFO, ORD, LAX, JFK & MIA
(480kB)
Note it’s a different URL from the previous file, but I’ll leave the other online for the time being.

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Google Earth Flight Path Animations II

August 4th, 2007

Continuing the idea of time animated flight paths in Google Earth, this KML file includes 300+ non-stop international routes from the four busiest international airports in the USA: New York Kennedy, Chicago O’Hare, Miami International and Los Angeles (LAX).
I’ve put together a video which shows the individual animations for each hub, then all combined.

Download the file [...]

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Animated Flight Paths in Google Earth

August 2nd, 2007

This Google Earth file animates international flight routes and durations from Chicago O’Hare Airport.  
To view the animation, open the link below and simply click the play button to the right of the time slider (at the top of the screen).  You may need to slow the animation speed down a little in the time control options.
Chicago International Flight Routes (80kB)
On playback 50 flight [...]

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