The links below are to HTML pages describing the particular GE resource. The “KMZ File†links go directly to the file that will open in Google Earth (where applicable).
Engineering and Geology Resources
- USGS Topo Index – KMZ File – Find out which USGS quad(s) covers your project area.
- Hayward Fault Virtual Tour – KMZ File
- Civil 3D® 2007 Extension for Google Earth™ by AutoDesk (Commercial App)
- Bentley’s Version of Google Earth Tools
- Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 Virtual Tour
- USGS Earthquakes in Last 7 Days – KMZ File (Colored by Depth)
- Hawaii Lava Flow Hazard Zones – KMZ File – Just using Google Earth as a glorified GIS viewer
- EDNA Derived Watersheds for Major Named Rivers – KMZ File for Colorado River Watershed (18+ MB)
- USGS Stream Gauges – KMZ File (Updates ever hour)
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Fun Google Earth Stuff
- 3D Pyramid of Giza – KMZ File – Complete with inner chambers and passageways (note: Turn terrain layer off)
- 3D King Tut’s Toom – KMZ File (note: Turn terrain layer off)
- FBOWeb.com – Track Air Traffic for a particular Airport (LA, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, JFK, Miami, Seattle/Tacoma, San Francisco) or for a particular flight
Other Google Earth Links
- Google Earth homepage
- GeoChalkboard – Blog with how-to information for GIS users wanting to utilize Google Earth
- The Unofficial Google Earth Blog (gearthblog.com)
Submit your own favorite Google Earth resources
Do you have your own favorite Google Earth resources? Leave them here in a comment. If I get enough of them, I might update the article with them or create a new post.