How To Tour An Island Shoreline Within Google Earth
Raivavae Atoll - Digital Globe Image in Google Earth
Raivavae is a gorgeous atoll located in the South Pacific. It is also imaged by Digital Globe's satellite. I love the tour function within Google Earth (GE) - plot a path, control the speed, altitude and direction. With that in mind I decided to take a shoreline tour of Raivavae Atoll. The tour's focus is the shoreline of the central island, the high island. So let's go exploring!
First you need to download the tour. It is in KML format and is called RaivavaeAtoll.kml. You must have GE installed, open the Raivavae file and it will load into an area called Temporary Place, located in sidebar. Prior to running the tour setup Tools to tour at a nice speed.
Google Earth Options - 3D View Tab
Google Earth Options - Touring Tab
Set up your 3D View tab and Touring Tab as the above to images show.
Raivavae Atoll - Places Sidebar
Open the Raivavae Atoll file, select the Central Island Shoreline Tour folder. Uncheck the file and the irritating placemarks will not appear. Now put some romantic music on, set back, select the tour button and enjoy the Raivavae shoreline.
view Raivavae Atoll on Google Maps
Enjoy!
Labels: Digital Globe, Google Earth, Raivavare Atoll, tour
A beautiful island and I wish I was there! Reminds me of three years spent living in Fiji as a teenager.
Not sure if it's just my system, but I have a massive bulge in the sea in the bay off Raivavae. Either its a tsunami rolling in or its misplaced terrain data.
Posted by
Rob |
4/29/2007 03:12:00 PM
Rob,
I'm envious of your time in Fiji. Was the tour interesting? It took about 2-hours to construct. I believe the mysterious tsunami has something to do with your 3D View settings in GE.
Mr Minton
San Diego CA
Posted by
Mr Minton |
4/30/2007 06:29:00 AM