{"id":549,"date":"2007-03-07T09:11:37","date_gmt":"2007-03-07T16:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stefangeens.com\/?p=549"},"modified":"2007-03-07T09:11:37","modified_gmt":"2007-03-07T16:11:37","slug":"stefans-cairo-in-google-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stefangeens.com\/2001-2013\/2007\/03\/stefans-cairo-in-google-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefan's Cairo in Google Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

When telling about the explorations of a new city, Google Earth presents itself as an obvious tool. The dataset for Cairo (and much of Egypt) is excellent, so I’ve started georeferencing places and photos.<\/p>\n

Download the file at the other end of this link<\/a>. it should open in Google Earth automatically. If not, open it from within Google Earth. Make sure you have Google Earth 4 installed. Download it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the future, I whenever I write about a spot in Cairo, I will try to update the KML file. All you have to do is download it once and keep it in Google Earth’s “My Places”. It acts like a subscription to a newsfeed, except you’re subscribing to a “placefeed”. Everytime you start up Google Earth, it will update, if there is something new. As I add more places, I will start organizing them properly.<\/p>\n

And for the Google Earth-impaired, here are two shots of where I will be moving to early April:<\/p>\n

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\"apt2.jpg\"<\/p>\n

I almost forgot, you can also see the placemarks in Google Maps using just a web browser, by following this link<\/a>. Just not that while you can also get road data in Google Maps (and not in Google Earth), it doesn’t match up with the satellite imagery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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