Google 世界傻瓜书 Google Earth For Dummies

1.This interesting guide covers all aspects of Google Earth, the freely downloadable application from Google that allows users to view satellite images from all points of the globe
2.Aimed at a diverse audience, including casual users who enjoy air shots of locales as well as geographers, real estate professionals, and GPS developers
3.Includes valuable tips on various customizations that users can add, advice on setting up scavenger hunts, and guidance on using Google Earth to benefit a business
4.Explains modifying general options, managing the layer and placemark systems, and tackling some of the more technical aspects, such as interfacing with GPS
5.There are more than 400,000 registered users of Google Earth and the number is still growing

David A. Crowder has authored or coauthored more than 25 books, including the bestsellers Building a Web Site For Dummies and Cliffs Notes Getting on the Internet. His two most recent books were both listed as essential for all library collections by the magazine Library Journal.
　　Professor Crowder is equally at home with high technology or with working his way through the backcountry on horseback or in a dugout canoe. When he is not writing, he spends his time with his wife Angela, wandering through villages in the Andes or frolicking in the Caribbean surf.

Introduction
Part I: Getting to Know Google Earth
　Chapter 1: The Earth According to Google
　Chapter 2: Finding Businesses, Places, and Things
　Chapter 3: Adjusting Your View on the World
Part II: Personalizing Google Earth
　Chapter 4: Fine-Tuning the Program
　Chapter 5: Adding Layers and Points of Interest (POIs)
　Chapter 6: Pinning Down Placemarks
Part III: Becoming a Cybertourist
　Chapter 7: Going on Tour
　Chapter 8: Mingling with the Community
　Chapter 9: Importing Data and Images
　Chapter 10: KML: It’s Sorta Like HTML
Part IV: Advanced Features
　Chapter 11: Designing with Google SketchUp
　Chapter 12: Designing with Google SketchUp, Part 2
　Chapter 13: Creating Polygons and Other Complex Structures
　Chapter 14: Digging Deeper with Google SketchUp
Part V: The Part of Tens
　Chapter 15: Ten Great Places to Get Coordinates
　Chapter 16: Ten Reliable Sources for Data Files
　Chapter 17: Ten Cool Tools
Part VI: Appendixes
　Appendix A: Glossary
　Appendix B: Default Content of the All Layers Pane
　Appendix C: Latitudes and Longitudes of Major Landmarks
Index