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Google Earth Directions for the Clean Watershed Project
Logging into Google Earth
1.
 
Double click on the icon with your cursor tolaunch the software. There should be an icon onyour desktop. If you do not have an icon, pleaseinform the instructor.
Moving Around In Google Earth
2.
 
The software offers a navigation tool in the upperright-hand corner of the screen. This tool will helpyou to zoom in or out, change your direction, ortilt your perspective.3.
 
The top compass lets you change your perspectivefrom overhead to a position along side of it.4.
 
The bottom compass spins the Earth North, South,East and West.5.
 
The slide bar beneath the compass lets you zoomin and out. Spend some time zooming in and out.6.
 
Use your mouse to move around. Try to centeryour location on the Southeastern United States.When you get there, zoom in on Marietta. Canyou see the outline of the city?
 
Finding Places in Google Earth
7.
 
In the upper left-hand corner, type in youraddress, and then click on the magnifying glass.The program will zoom in on the location of theaddress you entered. Any place with a physicalstreet address can be found this way.8.
 
Google Earth stores data either by street addressor by latitude and longitude coordinates. Thisinformation can be found at the bottom of yourscreen. The elevation of a place can also be foundin this area.9.
 
You can also find places of interest such asNational Parks or monuments by typing in its
name. Type in “Statue of Liberty” and click on the
magnifying glass to zoom in on that location.10.
 
Besides address and places of interest, you canfind the exact location your field research area. Todo this type in the latitude and longitude of those
coordinates. If you don’t know them see your
instructor.11.
 
After you visit a place, it is stored in the temporaryfolder under the Places Panel. To return to aplace, double click on it.
 
Using Layers in Google Earth
 
1. Google Earth Pro’s data base comes with a number of 
data layers that can be turned on and off. These layers arefound in the left-hand panel at the bottom.2. Sometimes this layer is collapsed to give you moreviewing pace for the other panels. You can open or close apanel by clicking on the arrow in the title bar for that panel.3. Once the panel is open, use your cursor and slide thepanel up so you can see the available layers. To do this,move your cursor over the darker line just above the arrowto expand the panel. Notice your cursor changes to a barwith arrows. Click and drag up to increase the size of thepanel, or drag down to decrease the size.4. There are layers for roads, buildings, traffic and weatherto name just a few. To activate a layer, check the box on theleft-hand side of the layer. This will activate it.5. Some of these layers are actually comprised of manyindividual layers. To see each layer in a category (or folder),left click on the plus sign to expand that layer. Click on theminus sign to collapse that layer.
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