Tracking Flights Live with Google Earth
I love maps and I’m not afraid to admit it. I once made fun of a guy in my MTC District for saying that he loved maps, and now I feel really bad about it. (That was obviously before I discovered my own love of maps. It does sound geeky, you have to admit.)
Ever since Google released Google Earth, I’ve been a huge fan of finding new ways to have fun with it, from creating my own map overlays for mountain bike trails that I ride (download my Goosebury Mesa overlay [kmz file for Google Earth], Southern Utah), to using it to scope out and map the networks in my neighborhood (commonly known as wardriving), now I can track my parents flight from Houston to Salt Lake in 3D with the help of Google Earth and a new feature on Aroseek’s website [aeroseek.com]. This new tool allows you to download a kmz that opens in Google Earth and then updates the flight path of the flight that you are tracking once per minute.
I may have to add a “Map” category if I keep blogging about maps and stuff!
Possibly Related Posts:
- Converting GPS Data to Google Earth March 13, 2006
- Map your ZIP Code (More Google Maps Fun) April 13, 2006
- Google Street View Makes it to SLC! February 12, 2008
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If Google Earth is not an “approved” software program at your place of work and you still want to go on an adventure, Flash Earth is your ticket.
I also found another cool airplane tracking related piece hosted by FBOWeb.
Comment by Tyler — April 9, 2006 @ 9:33 pm