Discovery Showing Video on Google Earth

April 8th, 2006 Summit

Being a business student I am required to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal. One of the April 7th stories in the journal reads “Discovery’s Streaming Video Comes to Google Earth - Users of Google Inc.’s popular satellite-mapping software can now view streaming video clips pegged to popular landmarks and destinations, courtesy of Discovery Communications Inc….The feature, which marks the first time that Google has promoted video content on Google Earth, was launched yesterday with clips tied to 10 U.S. national parks like Yellowstone and Dinosaur National Monument.”

Once I learned about this I loged onto the version of Google Earth that I downloaded (if you don’t have Google Earth, download it here.) I expected that there would be some sort of automatic update and that I would be able to find it as one of the layer option. However, that’s not going to happen until the software is updated. for now you have to go to Discovery’s site to get the map tags that have the video options. I found the right page just one click from the home page (click here.) All you have to do is then click on the box that has the words “If you have Google Earth already, start your tour.” once you do this, your Google Earth will start up and small Discovery globe tags will appear. These are tags to whatever area the video is about. Once you click on them the window that shows the map will split and the bottom pane will show the video streaming from Discovery’s site.

I watched the one for Arches National Park and in the video it showed footage of when a 75′ slab of rock broke off of Delicate Arch. It was amazing to watch and I couldn’t help to think of the several rappels that I have done off of arches. I think I will think twice in the future about sitting under and arch again.

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