I-9
Index
GOES program, 367
golfing, GPS use in, 88
Goodchild, Michael, 440
Google Earth (GE), 11–12, 11f, 15–28
aerial photography for, 270
blog, 457
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection in,
54–55, 54f
digital terrain analysis with, 392–403
Directions tab, 19–20, 242–243, 255–256
distance measurements in, 47–49
DMS, 47–48
examining coordinates with, 25–26, 46–50
examining landscapes with, 20–22, 393–394
examining terrain with, 393–394
finding your way around with, 19–20
Flight Simulator, 27
Fly To tab, 16, 393
geocoding and, 245–250, 258–263
Grid, 47
importing GPS data into, 26
in K-12 education, 443
Layers box, 16
Line tab, 24
Look control, 17
making placemarks and measurements in, 23–25
making position measurements with, 46–50
Mars view, 27
measuring elevation in, 395–396
Move control, 17
obtaining imagery for GSU from, 422–425
obtaining software for, 15
other features of, 26–27
Parks/Recreation Areas option, 21–22, 396
Path option, 24
Photos box, 16
placing 3D models in, 436
Play Tour button, 20
plug-in, 12
Record a Tour, 394–395
recording animations in, 394–395
Roads layer, 19
Ruler, 24, 48
saving imagery in, 22
shortest path analysis with, 241–243, 255–256
Sky view, 27
starting up, 16–19
Street View, 17–18, 238–239, 238f
terrain and imagery examples in, 389, 390f
360 Cities, 26
3D Buildings, 19, 417–418, 417f
3D Hawaii in, 416
3D modeling and visualization used with, 411–418,
412f, 413f, 414f, 415f, 417f
users of, 2–4, 3f
using TIGER/Line files and geocoded results in
AEJEE, 250–251
using TIGER/Line files and geocoded results in
ArcGIS, 263–266
vehicle navigation systems, 89–90, 223–224,
223f, 237
geostationary orbit, 325
GeoTIFF, 378
GeoWall, 455–457, 456f
GIS. See Geographic Information System
GIS 2 GPS, 444
GIS Day, 439
GIS mapmaking. See Geographic Information
System mapmaking
GIS Model, 160–163, 162f
LTM, 162, 162f
MCE, 161–162
potential societal and policy impacts of, 163
GIS spatial analysis. See Geographic Information
System spatial analysis
GISci. See Geographic Information Science
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the
Environment (GLOBE), 444–445, 445f
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), 74.
See also Global Positioning System
versions of, 86–87
Global Positioning System (GPS)
applications of, 87–89, 91–98
components of, 74–77, 75f, 76f
control segment, 76, 76f
defined, 2, 73
importing data into GE, 26
improving accuracy of, 83–86, 84f, 85f
inaccuracy in, 81–83, 82f, 83f
origins of, 74
position determination by, 77–81, 78f, 79f, 80f
reliance on, 88
space segment, 74–76, 75f
Trimble Planning Software for, 91–96
user segment, 77
Web resources for usage of, 96
Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis), 335, 335f
GLOBE. See Global Learning and Observations to
Benefit the Environment
globe, virtual, 11, 450
GLONASS, 86
GloVis. See Global Visualization Viewer
GMT. See Greenwich Mean Time
GNSS. See Global Navigation Satellite System
Index
GOES program, 367
golfing, GPS use in, 88
Goodchild, Michael, 440
Google Earth (GE), 11–12, 11f, 15–28
aerial photography for, 270
blog, 457
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection in,
54–55, 54f
digital terrain analysis with, 392–403
Directions tab, 19–20, 242–243, 255–256
distance measurements in, 47–49
DMS, 47–48
examining coordinates with, 25–26, 46–50
examining landscapes with, 20–22, 393–394
examining terrain with, 393–394
finding your way around with, 19–20
Flight Simulator, 27
Fly To tab, 16, 393
geocoding and, 245–250, 258–263
Grid, 47
importing GPS data into, 26
in K-12 education, 443
Layers box, 16
Line tab, 24
Look control, 17
making placemarks and measurements in, 23–25
making position measurements with, 46–50
Mars view, 27
measuring elevation in, 395–396
Move control, 17
obtaining imagery for GSU from, 422–425
obtaining software for, 15
other features of, 26–27
Parks/Recreation Areas option, 21–22, 396
Path option, 24
Photos box, 16
placing 3D models in, 436
Play Tour button, 20
plug-in, 12
Record a Tour, 394–395
recording animations in, 394–395
Roads layer, 19
Ruler, 24, 48
saving imagery in, 22
shortest path analysis with, 241–243, 255–256
Sky view, 27
starting up, 16–19
Street View, 17–18, 238–239, 238f
terrain and imagery examples in, 389, 390f
360 Cities, 26
3D Buildings, 19, 417–418, 417f
3D Hawaii in, 416
3D modeling and visualization used with, 411–418,
412f, 413f, 414f, 415f, 417f
users of, 2–4, 3f
using TIGER/Line files and geocoded results in
AEJEE, 250–251
using TIGER/Line files and geocoded results in
ArcGIS, 263–266
vehicle navigation systems, 89–90, 223–224,
223f, 237
geostationary orbit, 325
GeoTIFF, 378
GeoWall, 455–457, 456f
GIS. See Geographic Information System
GIS 2 GPS, 444
GIS Day, 439
GIS mapmaking. See Geographic Information
System mapmaking
GIS Model, 160–163, 162f
LTM, 162, 162f
MCE, 161–162
potential societal and policy impacts of, 163
GIS spatial analysis. See Geographic Information
System spatial analysis
GISci. See Geographic Information Science
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the
Environment (GLOBE), 444–445, 445f
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), 74.
See also Global Positioning System
versions of, 86–87
Global Positioning System (GPS)
applications of, 87–89, 91–98
components of, 74–77, 75f, 76f
control segment, 76, 76f
defined, 2, 73
importing data into GE, 26
improving accuracy of, 83–86, 84f, 85f
inaccuracy in, 81–83, 82f, 83f
origins of, 74
position determination by, 77–81, 78f, 79f, 80f
reliance on, 88
space segment, 74–76, 75f
Trimble Planning Software for, 91–96
user segment, 77
Web resources for usage of, 96
Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis), 335, 335f
GLOBE. See Global Learning and Observations to
Benefit the Environment
globe, virtual, 11, 450
GLONASS, 86
GloVis. See Global Visualization Viewer
GMT. See Greenwich Mean Time
GNSS. See Global Navigation Satellite System