[Odonata-l] Google Earth now available on OdonataCentral

[John C. Abbott]

We now have Google Earth up and running on OdonataCentral (http://www.odonatacentral.com/.  To access this feature, choose "Google Maps" under the "Maps" heading at the top of the page.  After viewing a species distribution you can click on the hyperlink that says "View Data in Google Earth."  Note you can also download the data as a text file.  You will receive a popup box that says you can save or open the file.  Choose open and if you have Google Earth installed you will be able to view the species distribution.  You can view multiple species in Google Earth by querying additional species in Google Maps and then clicking on the Google Earth hyperlink again.  Google Earth will automatically zoom out so you can view the most recent species.  All records in the OdonataCentral database will be visible and when you select one it will give you the relevant information along with a photo of the species if one exists on the site.  You do need Google Earth installed on your computer to use this feature.  You can download it at http://earth.google.com/.  Large data sets will take some time to download.  Lastly, Google Earth is now available for Mac's and can be downloaded from the same address above.

John
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John C. Abbott, Ph.D.
Section of Integrative Biology
Curator, Brackenridge Field Laboratory Insect Collection
Texas Memorial Museum Research Associate
1 University Station #L7000
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas 78712  USA
 
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