Google Helps Educate Spatially

November 18, 2008 by Timothy
Filed under Education, Websites

Google has provided some great resources for exploring the Geo World. There is an overview page that describes four main products that they provide. These products are Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Sky, and Google SketchUp. Although this site focuses on education and teaching GIS in the classroom, these areas can be a great benefit to the individual as well.

http://www.google.com/educators/geo.html

Google Earth

With this product, the world is at your fingertips. You have the ability to travel to France, Australia, and Brazil. With the added search functionality, this combines a search engine with the world.

Google Maps

This mapping software provides more than just directions. There is the ability to study various regions. The subjects that can studied are Art History, Climatology, Earth Science, Environmental Science, History, and Physics.

Google Sky

This product is fairly new. It provide a fascinating view of outer space. With Google Sky, telescopes are a thing of the past. You have the ability to study the stars, planets, galaxies, and even mythology.

Google SketchUp

This is a 3D modeling software. You can model furniture, cars, and buildings. There is even the capability to place these object spatially in Google Earth.

http://www.google.com/educators/geo.html