Sanborn an google earth an other maps

[jasonbo]

Google earth has one great feature for old maps

Here is an example


Here is belton courthouse
http://jasonbo.smugmug.com/gallery/1572804#76533288-M-LB

this is the sanborn image

http://jasonbo.smugmug.com/gallery/1572804#76533321-M-LB

Then i put them together interactive in google earth to help locate points

http://jasonbo.smugmug.com/gallery/1572804#76533352-M-LB

sanborn works really well if you can find them but you can also scan topos an import them then you can fade them in an out as an overlay

 

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[wolfpaw518]

How did you do the overlap? thru google? I havent figured that part out yet.


neil

 

[hollowpointred]

i tried that once with my google earth but i couldnt size the overlay properly, and then once i realized i messed up, i couldnt undo what i did. granted, i am computer retarted but it was super frustrating. to fix it i had to uninstall google earth, and download a different version. it looks like it works great for you though. maybe someday i will give it another shot and see if i cant figure it out.

 

[jasonbo]

Ok There are some helpful tools out there

http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_imageoverlays.html

This is kind of the read through but its a buit difficult unless someone shows you so

http://www.tnpcnewsletter.com/dan/google-earth/

http://e-learning.geodata.soton.ac.uk/moodle/local/goo/1_alt/goo_1_mp4.htm
Flying with Google Earth -Examines the controls used to get around in Google Earth

http://e-learning.geodata.soton.ac.uk/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=350
Using Placemarks - Looks at what a placemark is and how they can be used

http://media.libsyn.com/media/kokae/tips.mp4
GE Tips - General tips on using Google Earth

http://e-learning.geodata.soton.ac.uk/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=291
Creating Placemarks- Shows the basics of creating placemarks


http://e-learning.geodata.soton.ac.uk/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=338
Images and the Web - Shows how to use graphics from the web in placemarks

http://e-learning.geodata.soton.ac.uk/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=359
Images II and Publishing - More advanced image handling

http://e-learning.geodata.soton.ac.uk/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=363
Network Links - What a network link is and how it can be used

http://e-learning.geodata.soton.ac.uk/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=369
Network Links II - A more advanced look at how network links function

http://e-learning.geodata.soton.ac.uk/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=372
The Art of Map Making - A definite MUST SEE if you plan on constructing complex placemark collections

For more how to's etc see http://gelessons.com/
Hope this helps

 

[hollowpointred]

hey! thanks a lot jason! i appreciate the help!!