Google Earth in a Browser
These games, tools and demos run in Google Earth in a browser. If you haven’t previously run GE in a browser, you will be prompted to download a Plug-in from Google to before viewing these.
The Google Earth Plug-in currently supports these web browsers and operating systems:
- Windows (2000, XP, and Vista): IE 6.0+, Firefox 2.0+, Flock 1.0+, Chrome 1.0+
- Mac OS X 10.4 and higher (Intel and PowerPC): Safari, Firefox 3.0+
Mini Flight Sim
Fly anywhere in the world in this arcade style flight simulator game. Simply use Left and right cursor keys control the plane.
Google Earth and Google Maps side by side
Use Google Earth to control Google Maps, and Google Maps to control Google Earth
#uksnow Twitter Activity
Animated loop of snow related Tweets during a UK snowstorm in Februaury 2009.
Polyplot
Draw a regular polygon on the surface of the globe. Instantly calculates the area it covers. Export it as KML.
Cloud Layer in the Plugin
View the near real time global cloud coverage layer, in 3d, in your browser. Includes a custom opacity slider control.
Airline Route Maps
Three European Low cost Airline Route maps. Ryanair, easyjet, Wizzair. Multiple KML files in the browser plug-in.
Just want to Congratulate you James! It´s an awesome work you´ve done…especially the Polyplot one…very usefull indeed.
Meanwhile, I, like many other known people, are struggelling just to make a page with a pair of check boxes to toggle between them to show KML using the GE Plugin… =)
Gerardo
Thanks Gerardo,
Check this out:
http://www.barnabu.co.uk/geapi/test/checkboxes.html
Probably not the best approach, but it works for now.
I learned GE more from you. Thank a lot!
Now, I want to put my Kmz collections by GE Plugin.
Could you tell me how to set the GroundOverlay to transparent.
Sorry, I asked a fool question that is too unclear to answer.
I describe the question more clearly now.
I made a Taipei Zoning Map by superoverlay tool.
In GE, I am used to use the slider which is at the bottom of the places panel to control the map of transparency for matching the satellite images.
Could I use the same function using the GE Plugin?
Steven,
Interesting question. I don’t think that function is currently available through the api. But I suspect it might be possible to build a custom transparency control.
e.g. a Javascript slider connected to a setColor() on a Style shared by all the groundOVerlays.
btw, I like the Plugin examples on your blog, great work as always!
James,
Thanks for your suggestion.
But I don’t think Style can be shared by groundOverlay.
Because thers is no GroundOverlayStyle in Style tag.
btw, how do I use setTourSpeed and setTourPause to control the Touring? Could you give me a example for touring some placemarks?
Sorry, my mistake. I was thinking overlay color was set by IconStyle.
Re tours. They aren’t implemented in the api yet. It’s something you need to do programmatically. I’ll post an example when I get chance.
Can you send me the drawpoly.js ? Pls. I like that one very much and I don’t known how to do like that.
Tks very much.