Google mapping tools in the newsroom

Part 2Highway Africa 2010

Compiled and presented by Jackie Rajuai

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Data Types

GIS Data

Spreadsheets & Databases

TextPersonal stories

Blog postsNews stories

etc.

MediaPhotos & images

VideosScanned maps

Web pagesetc.

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Maps

Common use of Geo in journalism:

Research

Illustration

Display and visualization

“Normal” search

 Collaboration: peer to peer; UGC

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Google Maps is a browser based 2D map client. It is thus a map service that you view in your web browser.

Google Maps

maps.google.com

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Simple Maps uses

One can search locations, businesses, user created maps.

One can use directions. Supports multiple destinations, different metric system etc.

Activate additional layers to show more info about a location: Photos, Wikipedia, Webcams, Terrain.

Use of Street View.

Labs          : e.g

1. What’s around here?2. Distance measurement tool etc

One can create “My Map” to describe a story.

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Street View

Street View offers 360 degree panoramic views in Google Maps, Google Earth and Google Maps for Mobile. One is able to zoom, rotate and pan through street level photos of cities around the world.  

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How can one use Street View?

Explore the world

  On the go with your mobile device

  Show off where you live

  Promote your business

  Conduct virtual field trips

  Show the location of a news story

  Scout event locations

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Street View

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Street View

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Show location of a news story

e.g The New York Times embedded a Street View image to show the location of an earthquake in Italy.

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Creating My Maps

1. Sign in with your Gmail credentials2. Go to the "My Maps" tab3. Let's get started!

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We hope to achieve:

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Embedding the Map (Simple API)

1. Click on "Link".2. Select "Paste HTML to embed in website"3. You can choose to "Customize and preview

embedded map"4. Paste HTML on your site (we will use Blogger as

an example)5. Let's try it on Google Sites6. We have an API! (Simple right?)

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Google Earth

Google Earth is a downloadable 3D map application client.

It combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google’s search service to make the world’s geographic information easily accessible and useful. 

Google Earth is like a treasure hunt. There's so much information to be discovered, all you have to do is explore...

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Google Earth

With Google Earth, one can..

View an image of any place on Earth

Tour the world

Get driving directions from one place to another and fly (follow) the route

View recent historical imagery for your favorite locations

View 3D terrain of a place as well as 3D buildings

Explore the Earth layers 

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Google Earth

eg Ellis Park Stadium and surroundings in 3D

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Google Earth

3D Stadium ViewStadiums

eg Use of Google Earth for broadcast tools during world cup

Enable broadcasters to easily use Google Earth for coverage of the World Cup. 

Highly detailed 3D models for all stadiums.

Street View for stadiums and host cities. 

Earth

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 Get your data into Earth

You can also…1. Add data directly to Google Earth/Maps (points, lines, and polygons)2. Format pop-up balloons with HTML, including images and YouTube videos. Tutorials at http://earth.google.com/outreach3. Add images and models to the map (including image overlays, photo overlays, and models)

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Resources

Google Maps:

Google Maps User Guide

Add Google Maps to your website

Creating a User-Contributed Map

Spreadsheet Map Wizard

Google Earth:

Google Earth User Guide 

Google Earth Help Center 

Video: Virtual Fieldwork Using Google Earth 

Videos: Google Earth Tutorials 

Google Earth Outreach Tutorials 

Thanks!