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Earth Sciences Department Resources
Google Earth Resources - Layers, *.kml, Utilities, etc.

If you have seen Google Earth accessories that other Earth Scientists might find useful, please submit them to fhernly@iupui.edu.

Public Land Survey System

EarthPoint - Based in Idaho, this company utilizes Google Earth for the Real Estate Market in SW Idaho.
Township & Range - Utilities for viewing PLSS (Township and Range) locations on Google Earth.  Type in a specific township and range to fly to that location, or turn on township and range grid.  Zoom in closer to view individual sections.  Includes acreage and lat/long of center point.
Excel To KML - Export a spreadsheet of lat/long coordinates to Google Earth. Pop-up balloons, icons, and paths are easily created from the spreadsheet data.
Earth Point Blog - includes information on using the above two utilities, as well as others information regarding Earth Point and Google Earth in general.

 

 

IUPUI Department of Earth Sciences
723 West Michigan Street, SL118
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
317.274.7484
(fax) 317.274.7966