LabGoogleEarthNavigationAndLayersFall2023
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GNED 1524 Lab 1: Navigation and Layers in Google Earth
This lab provides an exploration of navigation and layer tools in Google Earth Web and Google Earth Pro.
Due Date
: Week 4
Value:
7.5%
Submission Format: Electronic, DC Connect Assignments dropbox
*DC Connect Assignments uses turnitin.com to check for plagiarism. It is expected that you will submit your own, unique lab. Throughout this course you will be capitalizing on the ability of Google Earth Web and Google
Earth Pro to navigate and display different types of data and information on the surface of
the digital globe, to increase your understanding of the world’s physical and
human geography, through the use of mapping tools.
Answer the following questions in a file to submit in DC Connect / Assignments. Clearly label your answers.
Comparing Google Earth Web and Google Earth Pro
1.
Navigate to Carcross Desert, Yukon Territory in both Google Earth Web and Google Earth Pro. Include a screenshot from each tool. (*Instructions on creating a screenshot are at the end of the lab.) Be sure to clearly label which screenshot is Google Earth Web and Google Earth Pro. (2 marks)
2.
(2 marks)
a.
What is this icon called? b.
Is this icon from Google Earth Web or Google Earth Pro?
c.
What does this icon allow you to access?
d.
What do the blue lines mean when you are using this icon / tool?
3.
(2 marks)
a.
What is this icon called? b.
Is this icon from Google Earth Web or Google Earth Pro?
c.
If this icon / tool does not work, what do you need to do to turn it on?
4.
(1 mark)
a.
Is this screenshot from Google Earth Web or Google Earth Pro?
b.
What layer is turned on to display the circles on the map? 5.
You can only
create files in Google Earth Pro since Google Earth Web is only a viewing tool. (1 mark)
True
False
6.
The navigation tools are in the same screen location in both Google Earth Web and Google Earth Pro. (1 mark)
True
False
7.
Google Earth Pro has a “Voyager” tool. (1 mark)
True
False
8.
Google Earth Web has a “I’m Feeling Lucky” tool. (1 mark)
True
False
Google Earth Web
9.
What does double-clicking on the image in the display viewer do? (1 mark)
10.
(2 marks)
a.
What does double-clicking on the navigation globe do?
b.
What does the red spot on the navigation globe represent?
Google
Earth Pro
Now it is time to use your navigation skills to explore. (This is the critical thinking part. At this point you are not an expert user but you have enough search and navigation skills to explore this area and answer the questions below. This will take some time, creativity, curiosity, and thinking.)
* Turn off all layers in the Primary Database except the 3D Buildings layer.
* Go to St. Louis, Missouri. 11. a. Which building is the tallest in height? (1 mark)
One Metropolitan Square
Gateway Tower
Queeny Tower
b. Describe how you figured out your answer? (2 marks)
12. Describe the roof shape of the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse in St. Louis? (1 mark)
13. a. What can be found at 38°39'4.21"N 90° 8'7.35"W
? (1 mark)
b. What Google Earth Pro feature(s) did you use to figure out what was at these latitude and longitude coordinates? Explain the process. (2 marks) 14. Provide a screenshot of St. Louis with only the Parks/Recreation Areas layer turned on. (1 mark)
* Screenshots can be created with the “PrtSc” button on your laptop (display the screen you want
to capture, press PrtSc, paste the image in Word or other program) or the Snip & Sketch tool (display the screen you want to capture, open Snip & Sketch tool, select New, position the cross-
haired cursor at the top left-hand side of the screen you are capturing, hold the left mouse key and slide diagonally down to the bottom right to capture the complete image, on Snip & Sketch tool choose the Copy icon in the top right of the tool, paste the image in Word or other program).
You can also take a picture of your screen with your phone and include the photo with your lab.
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