jeffryv
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Reged: 07/16/05
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Loc: Vancouver, BC Canada
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Jeff's Notable Google Earth Placemarks and Topics
11/06/05 12:17 AM
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Notable
no·ta·ble:adj.
1. Worthy of note or notice; remarkable:.
2. Characterized by excellence or distinction
Synonyms . REMARKABLE : DISTINGUISHED, PROMINENT
And some I just think are cool 
France - The 20 most visited sites
All is in the title.
Active Volcanoes - Current Eruptions
Here are four versions of the network links available:
* Current eruptions: This is the same as the attached file.
* Historic eruptions
* Both current and historic eruptions, with only the current eruptions checked.
* A network link containing network links to both current and historic eruptions
Thailand Placemarks version 7.0 Final auto update
Experiment of Network link to this version. So from now on the placemarks will
auto update via internet.
Dsolar Ltd addons folder for Google Earth !
USGS ortho 1 meter for the United States
- USGS topo
- Landast 7 in IR band 3 is nice to see earth land temperature.
- Mosaic of daily TERRA & AQUA images released by the MODIS Rapid Response System Updates every day, at about 1200Z, with images taken during the previous day. Data resolution is 7 arcseconds per pixel.
- Modis rapid System
- Global IR cloud map 10km
- Current weather (beta)
- Forecast weather (beta)
Some interesting places in and around PARIS-France
Mon souhait : faire découvrir la France à tous les fans de GE !
More city tours and guides can be found HERE
WWII Submarine tour - Still On Patrol
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Chief Sparky
EMC(SS) USN, ret.
Every Amtrak Station In USA - 923 Locations!
Here are 923 placemarks which represent all of the Amtrak railroad and thruway bus stations listed in the Amtrak timetables as of July 9, 2000.
The highest point in each US state - a tour
Poor Connecticut has to use part of MA's mountain, but at least it's something you can climb.
Avian flu maps
There you will find a time series of outbreaks in poultry since 2004; click on the months to visualize outbreaks spreading from Asia, across Eurasia and into Europe. It also includes an update on human cases, enriched with links to reliable further information.
Best Declan Butler
Senior reporter
Nature
d.butler@nature.com
Multiple Orbital Satellites
Earth kinda looks like a large ball of string.
Earth from above-Terre vue du ciel
125 places (42 overlays) following the famous photographer Arthus-Bertrand "Earth from above".
H21's best folders list
The topics are divided up as follows : History & Archaeology (252 placemarks), literature (207 placemarks), Mysteries (102 placemarks), geography (374 placemarks).
You can download all that folders together (3Mo)
80.000 Hotels all over the Globe! Neat
Well done...........it's been useing it now for about 3 months(14 times)
85 placemarks showing almost all the places quoted in Shakespeare's plays.
This is a truly inspired effort. Thank you for your work researching these places. We are inspired by the insight that this context will bring to many through the years to come.
The definitve collection of every national & club Football (Soccer) club (and associated stadium) from around the world.
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Greater London National Rail Stations
Now people have no excuse to get lost in London
Shedding light on North Korea
I gave my very best to identify the important spots but I did not succed on everything. I took my reference data (maps, commented photographs) from a lot of sites on the internet and cross-verified many of them. If you think you provided some of this information yourself, let me thank you.
Singapore, the Lion City
I would like to state clearly that although the collection I have compiled is not 100% perfect, due effort has been put in to ensure each placemarks are correct. For an accurate Singapore placemark collection, one should download and view the KMZ attachment found in the main post of this thread.
More city tours and guides can be found HERE
World Tour, 100 Major Cities
I have added tidbits of info about most cities, to make it a learning experience.
So take a few minutes to stop the tour at each city and explore.
More city tours and guides can be found HERE
Welcome to Vancouver, Canada - My Home Town
To do a tour, turn off the skytrain stations and the regional map overlays, and enjoy the ride. Cheers!
More city tours and guides can be found HERE
CIA World Factbook (with flags, info and links)
Download, turn borders on , then zoom out and you get a nice overview with flags and clickable info on each country
UNESCO World Heritage (another version)
Please make sure to turn off the Community layer, as this will overlay the placemarks with an older version of the list!
All Blackbirds Visible by Satellite
As far as I am aware the other remaining Blackbird aircraft are either destroyed/cannibalised or under cover in museums.
Scott & Amundsen Expeditions 1910 - 1913
There have been many explorers that have been down to Antarctica and traveled to the South Pole.. The Above placemark is about to the 2 most well known explorers.
Edited by jeffryv (02/13/07 04:04 PM)
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