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Telling Stories with Google Maps and Earth

Moss Pike (@mosspike)

MXGAFE | Sat. 11/30/2013 11:30-12:30pm | Room 203

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What’s in a map?

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Google Maps Engine Lite

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Sample Maps

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What We Will Learn

Let’s build our own maps with Maps Engine!

  • Creating and Styling Pins
  • Drawing Shapes
  • Using Layers
  • Changing the Base Map
  • Manipulating Data
  • Sharing Maps and Collecting with a Form

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MXGAFE Map Project

Maps Engine Lite can be used to create interactive maps from a Spreadsheet:

  • Use a Google Form to collect data
  • Edit the Spreadsheet data, if necessary
  • Import a Map layer using the Spreadsheet
  • Share Map, as desired
  • Export Map to Google Earth kml file

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Google Earth

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Creating and Working with Earth

  • Annotating Pins
  • Embedding Images and Video
  • Creating a Tour
  • Sharing a kmz tour (cf. Padlet wall)

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Resources