[Aztlan] Google Earth Placemarks

[David Hixson]

The great thing about WorldWind is that it is
completely copyright-free.  Any image in its database
was paid for by U.S. tax dollars, so it is freely
available for use in any venue.  GoogleEarth, on the
other hand, uses some private imagery that they had to
pay for themselves (such as IKONOS).  It has higher
spatial resolution so more can be "seen" but you're
not technically allowed to publish images from GE
without permission.  Of course, WorldWind also has the
advantage of cycling through various bands of the
electromagnetic spectrum (not available on GE).  Plus,
you can use WorldWind to fly over Mars as well!!

Here's a reminder of some of the Google Earth images
folks from Aztlan have uploaded in the past:

http://www.famsi.org/aztlan/uploads/dzibilchaltun-central-plaza.jpg
http://www.famsi.org/aztlan/uploads/dzibilchaltun-7-dolls.jpg
http://www.famsi.org/aztlan/uploads/chunchucmil1.jpg
http://www.famsi.org/aztlan/uploads/acanceh1.jpg
http://www.famsi.org/aztlan/uploads/acanceh2.jpg
http://www.famsi.org/aztlan/uploads/canbalam.jpg

-Dave

--- Greg Sandor <gregory_sandor at hotmail.com> wrote:

> A couple of years ago I put together a similar set
> for NASA's WorldWind; I 
> see if I can locate it for you.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Greg
> 
> (614) 517-7204
> greg at gregsandor.com
> http://www.gregsandor.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hoopes, John W" <hoopes at ku.edu>
> To: <Aztlan at lists.famsi.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 11:17 AM
> Subject: [Aztlan] Google Earth Placemarks
> 
> 
> > I'm assembling a collection of Google Earth
> placemarks for Mesoamerica, 
> > with locations and views of geographical features
> and well-known sites.  I 
> > have most of the Maya sites, but am seeking
> additional locations in 
> > central Mexico, west Mexico, the Oaxaca Valley,
> and elsewhere in non-Maya 
> > Mesoamerica.
> >
> > Is there a good online source for geographical
> coordinates of Mesoamerican 
> > sites?  If you have some of these (with confirmed
> locations, hopefully 
> > from first-hand observations), I'd like very much
> to exchange and refine 
> > data.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > John Hoopes
> >
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