I’m back from a climbing trip and happily greeted the news from from various sources that the latest version of KML now supports the embedding of video. I made the first placemark that came to mind:
And here is the placemark to download:
As I’ve mentioned previously, I find it easier to create placemarks such as these within Google My Maps and exporting the resulting KML. Now to consider how overcome the obstacles to using placemarks such as these within institutions that filter web based video sites.
I’m very excited by the possibility of creating geotagged video resources for Google Earth/Maps. The idea of Geography teachers and students around the world collaborating to create short videos on Google Earth to describe and explain aspects of their local environments is particularly exciting.
I like the idea of a collection of video placemarks, perhaps videos made by teachers or students..
Noel,
I agree video (and by extension audio) support is a big step for Google Earth and opens up new possibilities.
I’ve put together my own example at http://planeplaces.com/?p=27 which includes over 2000 airport videos geotagged by Airport ID Code at YouTube.
Hopefully, video services will start to catch up with Flickr and Picasa in terms of collecting geo information and exposing it via API to make map building easier.
- Virgil