Google Earth - interesting locations (with kmz files)

Mase · Post by **Mase** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:22 am

Hoover Dam

Attached files hooverdam.kmz (451 B)

Mase · Post by **Mase** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:15 am

Cool find with the triangle thing. I'm not too surprised about it though. On the base that I work, we have designs carved into the lake bed where the jets fly. Here's a pic of the lakebed I see every time I drive into work. If you look in the top-left corner, you can see a parked jet that you can use for size reference.

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joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:32 am

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants Â»Speaking of JFK, this looks like a little oops on the end of the runway, are those emergency vehicles around that plane?that plane looks like it's in better shape/location than this one

Attached files halfplane.kmz (475 B)

sloth · Post by **sloth** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:42 am

I'd say it qualifies as the plane in flight in the treasure hunt other thread, unless it's sinking in that river.

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:42 am

Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»that plane looks like it's in better shape/location than this oneHmm, that's weird!

illusion · Post by **illusion** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:59 am

GM Test Track facility

Attached files GM_Test_Grounds.kmz (563 B)

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:11 am

Mase, maybe I'm the only one having this problem but all your files come up as .zip files and the links don't work when I open them. Just wondering. Maybe I am doing something wrong. All the other .kmz files work fine.

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:15 am

Quote, originally posted by damronjr Â»Mase, maybe I'm the only one having this problem but all your files come up as .zip files and the links don't work when I open them. Just wondering. Maybe I am doing something wrong. All the other .kmz files work fine.You have to unzip them (Winzip is pretty easy to use) to get the KMZ file.

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:16 am

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Poopypants Â»You have to unzip them (Winzip is pretty easy to use) to get the KMZ file.When I open them it comes up as a .doc file. (removed) is going on here. Maybe it is just my work comp?EDIT: doc.kml is what I get when I save and open it.

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:21 am

Quote, originally posted by damronjr Â»When I open them it comes up as a .doc file. (removed) is going on here. Maybe it is just my work comp?EDIT: doc.kml is what I get when I save and open it.OK, I have no clue..

Mase · Post by **Mase** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:21 am

I noticed that when clicking on other people's links too. I have no idea why they get uploaded as a .zip. They're all .kmz files when I save them.

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:29 am

here's another cool one, weather radar overalys for CONUS. Doesn't seem to refresh automatically, or at least not that I have seen.

Attached files radar.kml (23.3 KB)

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:38 am

Nice find Joatmon.

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:53 am

SWEET! Now I can tell exactly when it's going to rain at my house! hehe

Mase · Post by **Mase** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:08 am

(removed)! What can google NOT do?!*bows down*

jeffgtx · Post by **jeffgtx** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:36 pm

thats pretty cool joat... where do you find these nifty things?!i can tell you what google can't do:find chime module for the vibe find the entire series of pacman cartoons on DVD.find teh release date for knight rider the movie....

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:29 pm

Nasa Space Shuttle Assembly Building

Attached files Spaceshuttleassembly.kmz (518 B)

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:40 pm

amazing the things you can find on the planet

Attached files download.php.kmz (297.6 KB)

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:42 pm

HA, good work!!! Good Stuff. Look out San Fran!!!!

silver_vibe · Post by **silver_vibe** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:52 pm

Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»amazing the things you can find on the planetFunny. Did you build it or find it on the internet?Someone has too much time on their hands

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:07 am

DirecTV uplink place

Attached files DirecTV.kmz (458 B)

Altus · Post by **Altus** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:15 am

Well - we had the GM Test Track in Arizona -- NOW here's the GM Cold Weather Testing Facility

Attached files GMColdWeather.kmz (460 B)

illusion · Post by **illusion** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:30 am

We've seen Some of GM's test facilities....how about:Chrysler, Ferrari, Fiat, Ford, Goodyear, Holden, Honda, Nissan, Prototipo, Porsche, Toyota and Volvo:

Attached files AutomotiveTestTracks.kmz (2.1 KB)

illusion · Post by **illusion** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 3:31 am

And Volkswagen.....

Attached files volkswagenprovinggrounds.kmz (443 B)

Altus · Post by **Altus** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:12 pm

Actually - several of those companies also use that Cold Weather testing facility in Kapuskasing - GM just happens to be the primary user Gotta love northern Ontario!

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:48 am

Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»I'm just finding them. ok, here is one I did myself. I am miserly with my bandwidth, so I put the kmz file in http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=17623 in the asylum, so only genvibe members can follow the linklurkers, it is so cool ! Too bad you wont sign up, you just don't know what you are missing

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:23 am

Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»amazing the things you can find on the planetthats a good one.lol

scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:20 am

panama canal

Attached files panamacanal.kmz (441 B)

cohocarl · Post by **cohocarl** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:19 am

Ok, you guys got me hooked on this Google Earth deal....How about checking out all the fighter jets, B-52's, A-10's, etc. at Nellis AFB near Las Vegas. There's jets all over the grounds at this AFB, not just where I put the thumbtack. Just across the highway from here is also the Las Vegas motor speedway.P.S. I guess I'm not doing it right also. I'm saving the .kmz file, but it's coming up as a zipped doc file when I upload it here.(?)

Attached files NellisAFB.kmz (439 B)

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:49 pm

Good find Carl! I love the A-10, probably my favority military plane.

Vibe_dude · Post by **Vibe_dude** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:16 pm

how do u get it to do a .kmz file link..........i like how u guys post a link and zooooooom iam off to see it.....can some one tell me how to post it.

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:31 am

you create a placemark, if you want you can set the view and edit the placemark, go ito advanced and snapshot current view. Then after you exit edit mode, right click on the placemark and pick save as.Here is an interesting shaped building in California

Attached files bldg.kml (976 B)

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:20 pm

Perhaps a case of Google going too far?http://moon.google.com/

DaddyVibeMI · Post by **DaddyVibeMI** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:49 pm

Quote, originally posted by Herb Â»Perhaps a case of Google going too far?http://moon.google.com/LOL! This good one!! When you up really close and show you cheeses!!

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:08 am

But how did the Swiss get up there to make the cheese???

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:33 am

Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»ok, here is one I did myself. I am miserly with my bandwidth, so I put the kmz file in http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=17623 in the asylum, so only genvibe members can follow the linklurkers, it is so cool ! Too bad you wont sign up, you just don't know what you are missing i changed the kmz file in that thread, it now shows something completely different and much cooler. Put a lot of work into it, so check it out if you have GE. And are not a lurker

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:24 am

Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»i changed the kmz file in that thread, it now shows something completely different and much cooler. Put a lot of work into it, so check it out if you have GE. And are not a lurker i think its pretty kewl!!

silver_vibe · Post by **silver_vibe** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:21 pm

Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»i changed the kmz file in that thread, it now shows something completely different and much cooler. Put a lot of work into it, so check it out if you have GE. And are not a lurker Great job!

jeffgtx · Post by **jeffgtx** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:10 pm

that, my genvibe dog friend, is amazing. nice work.

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Sat Aug 27, 2005 10:06 am

This one is an image overlay that shows where it is daylight, where it is nght. Kinda hides some of the detail of the regular map, but still interesting.I think the kmz is set to update every ten minutes, but you can manually refresh it faster

Attached files 76403-earthdaynightret.kmz (563 B)

scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:12 am

found this place today,a 24 mile bridge longest in the U.S.A. it would be a loooooong drive with nothing to look at but water. http://www.metairie.com/Landmarks/causeway.htm

Attached files LakePontchartraincosway.kmz (448 B)

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:38 am

anyone else notice they have been using google earth on the news??

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:35 am

I saw that on CNN, and thought cool, I have that program! THey were using that suborbital hop view to switch from on elocation to another.There are some Katrina image overlays available in various threads of the google earth Current Events forum http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/pos...vents

damronjr · Post by **damronjr** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:48 am

Quote, originally posted by joatmon Â»you create a placemark, if you want you can set the view and edit the placemark, go ito advanced and snapshot current view. Then after you exit edit mode, right click on the placemark and pick save as.Here is an interesting shaped building in California And it's on a Navy base here in SD! I work not far from it! It's on the Navy Amphib Base. Crazy!

Jaycie685 · Post by **Jaycie685** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 9:25 am

I can't get these kmz files to open. What do I use to open them up??

joatmon · Post by **joatmon** » Sat Sep 03, 2005 9:34 am

KML/KMZ files are data files for Google Earth. Google Earth is a mapping application that you have to download and install on your PC, it's free, about a 10.5 MB download, and is only for windows PCs You can get it from http://earth.google.com/

Mase · Post by **Mase** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 7:10 am

I've noticed a lot of image updates lately. They're getting closer and clearer...My previous post about Area 51 is nice and clear now!http://forums.genvibe.com/zerofile/7534/area51.kmz

Mr. Poopypants · Post by **Mr. Poopypants** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:25 am

Just saw this over on the SomethingAwful forums. (mature, or immature) I got a huge kick out of it.

Attached files doc.kml (540 B)

zionzr2 · Post by **zionzr2** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:22 pm

could someone post or sennd me the members Google earth File?I lost mine!

Atomb · Post by **Atomb** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:37 am

http://www.gearthblog.com/check out this site for more!(the airport tracking kmz files are cool...3d flight tracking at JFK via google earth is just amazing!)