Thursday, May 28, 2009
手机、互联网版本谷歌地图同步全新改版
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我们希望谷歌地图不仅是用来查询地址的在线地图，而且能成为人们的生活助手，让大家可以随时随地地享受电子地图带来的方便。今天，我们很高兴地宣布新版谷歌地图(ditu.google.cn)和手机地图(m.google.cn/maps)上线了！新版的谷歌地图在保持了页面简洁风格的同时，在与之前同等大小的地图页中浓缩了极为丰富的信息；公交查询功能扩充至全国184个城市；另外，大家还可以在新版地图上用中文搜索全球各个国家的地理信息和风景人文，实现跨越国界搜索世界。
可以点击的聪明的互联网地图
升级后的谷歌地图是一张可以点击搜索获取信息的电子地图，大家不用输入具体的地址或商户信息，在地图上看到感兴趣的景点、饭店、餐厅、学校、医院等地点，点击地址旁边的图标即可查看详细地址及电话。
用中文地图搜遍世界
我们在新版谷歌地图增加了一个很酷的跨语言搜索功能——大家不必掌握英文、法文、俄文、德文，在谷歌地图中用中文就能搜遍全世界。让我们用"美国 时代广场"来试一试，看，地图自动跳转到美国纽约市，显示出时代广场的确切位置。
公交查询覆盖184个城市
在新版的谷歌地图中，公交查询功能增加至全国184个城市，覆盖了城市地铁、城市公交、跨省自驾、火车路线和步行等多种交通路线。让我们来看看从北京的清华大学到黄山怎么走。
（谷歌地图的搜索结果）
（谷歌手机地图上的搜索结果）
手机地图新版界面同期上线
备受大家喜欢的谷歌手机地图(m.google.cn/maps)也推出了最新改版的用户界面。改版后，谷歌手机地图在同样大小的地图界面上承载更丰富和密集的实用信息，大家从下而这张图里就能看到非常直观的变化。
这次改版，谷歌手机地图、互联网地图同步推出，大家可以在手机、PC上享受同样的地图体验。
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Congratulations Eric Yang, winner of the 2008-2009 National Geographic Bee
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2. Name this eastern European capital city, where a flight from the southeast would approach the city by flying over the Rhodope Mountains.
3. Name this city in Oceania, the largest on South Island, where a flight from the west would approach the city by flying over the Southern Alps.
If you're stumped, you're not alone! For 55 fourth- to eighth-graders, though, these sorts of questions represented the culmination of months of hard work studying maps and absorbing geographic knowledge.
Here at Google, we're always excited to see how innovative teachers are using tools like Google Earth and Maps to engage students by putting the world's geographic information at their fingertips. I'm particularly happy to have been part of the Bee today because geography and mapping were such a big part of what led me to help create Google Earth. I'm not the only Googler who fell in love with maps at an early age, though. Check out this video to see how some of my fellow mapmakers started down the path that eventually brought them to their current profession:
We'll be watching to see what lies ahead for today's passionate young geo whizzes. Congrats again to all the Bee competitors, and happy exploring!
Answers: 1. ɐıuɐɯoɹ 2. ɐıɟos 3. ɥɔɹnɥɔʇsıɹɥɔ
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Google Earth 5.0.11733.9347 Beta
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Game Based on Google Earth 3D Plugin
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Ships is a simulation game letting you steer a ship through different locations – and it's all based on the Google Earth 3D plugin. This app by Paul van Dinther comes complete with sound effects, keyboard controls, and a proper good looking interface. However, note you can drive your ship everywhere as there's no collision detection. [Thanks Juha-Matti, who saw it at the Google Earth Blog!]
[By Philipp Lenssen | Origin: Game Based on Google Earth 3D Plugin | Comments]
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
GPS Could Fail Next Year, Warns GAO - InformationWeek
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The US Air Force may not be able to acquire new satellites in time to prevent disruption in GPS service for military and civilian users.
GAO-Predicted GPS Failure Could Have Drastic Consequences TechNewsWorld
GPS Service Could Fall in Reliability Twice
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Earth Outreach Gets a Makeover
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You want to change the world. We want to help.
With our newly re-designed website, Google Earth Outreach can help more than ever. Our new showcase, tutorials, and community give non-profit and public benefit organizations the ability to explore, create, and connect at Google Earth Outreach.
Explore non-profit and public benefit maps with our new Showcase, where you can interact with Google Earth and Maps projects right from within the webpage. We've added Maps API and Earth API applications, as well as My Maps. You can also visit in-depth case studies for several projects from the Showcase. Some case studies, like Appalachian Voices and Clean Up the World, contain new videos about how the organization used maps to change the world.
Create maps with our enhanced Tutorials section, which includes seven new Google Earth tutorials, such as how to create a tour and embed it on your website. All of the new tutorials have videos to watch before you get started. You can also plan your project before you dive into your mapping work. Also new is a list of Tools and Resources that will help you create your maps.
Connect with other non-profits at our new Community & Grants section, which contains many different opportunities for non-profits. If you're an eligible non-profit, you can apply for Google Maps & Earth software grants, including Google Earth Pro, SketchUp Pro, and now Maps API Premier. In our new Developer Marketplace , you can find a list of programmers and developers with experience in public benefit mapping to help with your project. Finally, you can sign up for our quarterly newsletter where you can learn about new updates, upcoming trainings, and more!
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
五个基于Google Earth的小游戏
好了，以上就是我介绍的一些有趣的Google Earth小游戏，如果大家还知道什么其他的Google Earth游戏，请告诉williamlong (williamlong)。
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Google Earth是互联网巨头Google公司于2005年推出的一款虚拟地球仪软件，它把卫星照片、航空照相和地理信息系统布置在一个地球的三维模型上，使用者可以通过这个软件浏览全球各地的高清晰度卫星图片。自这项服务问世以来，深受广大网友的喜爱，给人们的生活带来了很多方便。Google Earth不仅仅是一个有用的卫星地图软件，由于其开放了Google Maps API，于是产生了很多基于Google Earth的第三方应用，其中有一些是一些有趣的游戏，可以大为加强Google Earth的趣味性，让大家在玩乐之中轻松掌握了Google Earth的使用方法，这里我就介绍一些有趣的基于Google Earth和Google Maps的小游戏，供大家参考。
Google Earth上有很多未解之谜，也有很多引人入胜的图片，这个游戏的任务是在Google Earth卫星地图上找到某个指定的地点，系统会随机显示一个世界上某个独特景观的卫星图片，并给出一些提示信息，根据这些提示信息，用户可以在卫星地图上去搜索这个地点，挑战自己的地理常识，当用户把经度和纬度移动到该景观附近，并且显示放大比率相同，则算赢得了这次游戏的胜利。
这个游戏的难度非常大，可以说同时挑战了用户的地理常识和卫星地图查看能力，通常只有卫星图片专家才有可能轻松的玩过这个游戏的每一关。
Google Earth解谜游戏的地址是：http://www.williamlong.info/google/earth/
这是Google Earth内置的一个小游戏，打开Google Earth，然后按Ctrl+Alt+A，就会看到一个让你选择两架飞机的对话框，选择一个飞机和机场位置后，就可以进入这个模拟飞行游戏了。游戏完全是在真实的卫星地图上飞行，视角是飞机驾驶舱的视角，和通常的模拟飞行游戏挺像，不过操作起来还是挺困难的，对于网速的要求较高，低速的网络玩起来比较卡。
这个游戏将带我们进入神秘的海底世界，我们可以模拟潜水艇（或者是模拟鲨鱼），在世界各个地区海底进行模拟旅行。目前已经发布了6个地方：加利福尼亚、直布罗陀海峡、希腊、马利亚纳群岛海沟、美国沃尔基海域的深海探险和罗曼西海沟探秘。操作的方法是，点击页面左下角的Run/Pause，就可以开始或者暂停，Speed按钮用来调节浏览速度，使用左右键可以转向，使用上下键控制深度。另外，这个网站也提供了另外一个版本的模拟飞行的游戏。
Google Earth模拟海底潜水艇游戏的地址：http://www.sea-seek.com/
请不要误会，这不是另一个Google Earth的模拟飞行游戏，而是一个有趣的Google Earth查看应用，点击下载这个直升飞机地标，就可以从直升飞机里面观察卫星地图。飞机的窗户都是透明的，所以这时候的Google Earth看上去就像是从直升飞机里面望向窗外一样，这是一个非常酷的显示效果。
Google Earth模拟直升飞机下载地址：http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=987400
这又是一个基于Google地图的小游戏，可以在Google地图上模拟驾车，在全球各个角落上飙车，我们可以在自己熟悉的城市和熟悉的街道上四处开车。玩家可以指定的城市名称，然后开始模拟驾驶，用户可以选择不同的车型，操作非常简单，四个方向箭头来控制，拐弯有些困难，不是很好操作，车辆也太小，看不太清楚。
Google Earth的模拟赛车游戏的地址：http://geoquake.jp/en/webgame/DrivingSimulatorGM/
好了，以上就是我介绍的一些有趣的Google Earth小游戏，如果大家还知道什么其他的Google Earth游戏，请留言告诉我。
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