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The Free Geography Tools blog has a post about the new GeoPDF features. Some of the high point are the ability to import KMZ/KML files, reprojecting shapefiles on the fly, content creation for Google Maps/Earth, and support for a lot more coordinate systems. For more information and to check out the video tutorials, please visit the Free Geography Tools blog for the links.
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This GeoPDF toolbar works only with Windows at the moment. Related, the USGS offers 55,000 Quadsheets online with 37 layers in GeoPDF format.
Technology: EarthBrowser 3 Preview
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The Digital Geography blog and the Bull’s Rambles blog both have news about this new release. From the Digital Geography summary : "Earth Browser 3 is Flash /Adobe Air based, and in a number of respects will be a genuine alternative to Google Earth, indeed possibly a better classroom tool for studying certain topics, especially weather and tectonics. Here’s a quick preview of how the application is looking at the moment."
This globe looks very promising. For more information, and a couple of good screenshots, head on over to the Digital Geography blog.
This globe looks very promising. For more information, and a couple of good screenshots, head on over to the Digital Geography blog.
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