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Creating Placemarks and Polygons in Google Earth

Google Earth 5 has a range of useful tools that are easy and

effective to use. They can be found on the tool bar at the top of the

window.

By clicking the desired tool you will

initiate the process of creating personalised additions to your

Google Earth Places!.

Placemarks

". #avigate to the area on the globe you wish to create your placemark$s%.

&. Click on the placemark tool icon to bring up an active! placemarker and dialogue bo'.

(. )ith the dialogue bo' open drag the placemark to the desired location. *n the dialogue

bo' name the placemark  and select a placemark style by clicking the icon to the right

of the name $this will remain the style for subse+uent placemarks created in the same

session until a different style is selected%.

,. The description bo' can be used to add simple te't that will appear when the placemark is

clicked- The te't can be formatted using some simple code $see bo' below%.

5. photo can be added by using some further code. *n the

description bo' type in

<img src= "copy the file location of picture here.jpg"

pixel width = 300>

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1pening the picture with *nternet E'plorer gives the full file location in the address bar

that can be directly copied and pasted. 2pecifying the pi'el width makes the photo a

suitable si3e for viewing in a placemark.

4. )hen ready click 1 to shut the properties bo' and complete the

placemark. To edit the placemark at any time right click and choose

properties!.

Polygons

". 6ollow steps " and & as for

placemarks- 7ust this time selecting

the polygons icon.

&. )ith the properties bo' open left

click where you would like to start to

create your polygon- continue to

left click at points around the edge of

the area to complete the desired

shape.

(. The line and fill properties can be chosen on the 2tyle 8 Color! tab.

,. 6or polygons that appear flat to the ground leave ltitude! as default. The polygon can

be made threedimensional  by changing the ltitude setting to 9elative to ground!

inserting a height in metres and ticking E'tend sides to ground!. This can be used to

create simple simulations of buildings for e'ample- or to plot small amounts of data $also

see :sing GEGraph to create Choropleth maps!%

5. *f you wish to alter the shape of a polygon the corner! points can be dragged by left

clicking- holding and moving the curser. Corner! points can be deleted by right clicking on

them.

4. s for placemarks to edit a completed polygon right click on the files in the Places! bar-

or on the shape in Google Earth- and select properties!.

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:seful tips

• Polygons can be created for areas such as 1utput reas by creating a ;ayer with the 1!s

shown- then creating polygons around their shape. By then turning the layer off the

1utput reas are left and can be used in con7unction with GEGraph to create graphical

data displays $see :sing GEGraph to create choropleth maps%.

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