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16 June 2013

Google Earth Project

The task is to create a Google Earth tour (KMZ file) of five locations to tell a story. 
Criteria
Your tour should meet the criteria below as well as include one or more advanced features: 
  • 5 cohesive placemarks are in a folder (Lesson 4.2) [5 points]
  • Each placemark includes a description of what is interesting about it (Lesson 4.2) [5 points]
  • Adjust the snapshot view of each placemark so that the placemarks make visual sense (Lesson 4.2) [5 points]
  • At least 2 placemarks include an image or a video (Lesson 4.2) [2 points]
  • Share the tour by uploading the kmz file to Google Drive (Lesson 4.4)
  • Include one or more advanced feature from the list below: [5 points]
    • The tour is narrated (with text or audio) (Lesson 4.3)
    • At least one placemark includes a look around (360-degree panorama) (Lesson 4.3)
    • A path is included (Lesson 5.1)
    • The tour has a nice flow: not choppy, fly through the terrain instead of jumping from place to place (Lesson 4.3)
    • A polygon is added (Lesson 5.1)
    • The kmz file is embedded in a website
    • The default touring settings have been changed
    • The tour goes underwater (Lesson 5.3)
    • Other media (music, images, audio clips) have been integrated
    • Overlays and 3D models have been included
    • The tour shows changes over time using historical imagery (Lesson 5.2)
    • The tour includes an imported KMZ/KML file
    • The tour uses Street View (Lesson 4.1)

and it doesn't work properly on the web page :-( advanced features are not supported

13 November 2011

InMaps Your professional world. Visualized.

Just found out that LinkedIn has a tool to vizualize network connections.
My map. Deficiency: manual adjustments are not supported. I'd like to explode contacts.

The bigger amount of people connected + the more jobs you had, the more good looking map became. E.g.,

Give it a try.



12 November 2011

Visual Résumés

Not a long time ago Flowing data posted on its site about CV visualiztion. To get your visual CV you only need to sing up to http://re.vu/ or to http://vizualize.me/

Re.vu CV




Vizualize.me CV


Well, there are not so many templates, but settings are quite flexible. Enjoy!

26 April 2011

Chernobyl anniversary

25 year ago the bigest technogenic accident in the world had happened in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Radioactive fallout of Cesium137 after Chernobyl  covered mostly Belorus, Ukraine and Russia.
 

The exclusion zone now is a place for a shor-term tours.

Chernobyl and its influence on today's Ukraine seems to be deeply discovered. Atlas devoted to Chernobyl  illustrating natural and antropogenic  characteristics,radiation pollution of environment   is on sale.

More info about Chernobyl on http://chernobil.info/
www.chernobyl-tour.com
Nice dynamic presentation (russian).