Geography Tool - Google Earth
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:26 pm
I learned about Google Earth (a free download from Google) at a conference I attended recently. See: http://earth.google.com The satellite imagery is amazing, and I was able to "fly" (the software takes me from place to place around the globe) from my own back yard in NY (I coudn't believe that I could actually see my yard!) to Asturias in about 3 seconds. While the satellite imagery isn't always so plentiful for smaller cities, and for places outside the U.S., it provides a great tool for learning more about geography. I was amazed by the way the software enabled me to learn about Asturian geography as I "flew" from town to town. I had a new understanding about one town's geographic relationship to another that I simply hadn't gained from a map.
There's even a way to devise your own tour. Perhaps we can put together a map of where the membership of Asturianus.org is located if someone gets really proficient!
There's even a way to devise your own tour. Perhaps we can put together a map of where the membership of Asturianus.org is located if someone gets really proficient!