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National Geodetic Survey Control Stations
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/ngscs/ngscs.html
National Geodetic Survey Control Stations (NGSCS). This page briefly describes a free application that runs in the Google Earth desktop client. Please install Google Earth. And return to this page to learn more. Additional documentation is provided by the NGSCS white paper. NGSCS creates Google Earth network links that plot the approximate location of NGS control stations within a specified distance of the view center ( Radial Search. Within the viewer bounding box ( Rectangular Search. Folder when the OK.
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USGS Quadrangles
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/quads/quads.html
This page briefly describes a free application that runs in the Google Earth desktop client. Please install Google Earth. And return to this page to learn more. Additional documentation is provided by the QUADS white paper. The principal component of QUADS is a Google Earth network link that plots approximate USGS quadrangle boundaries (Fig. 1) and provides direct access to 122,992 GeoPDF maps. Link to search for older historical maps or newer current maps in the USGS Topographic Map Collection. Quadrang...
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Magnetic Declination Calculator
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/magdec/magdec.html
Magnetic Declination Calculator (MagDec). This page describes a free application that runs in the Google Earth desktop client. Please install Google Earth. And return to this page to learn more. MagDec is a graphical front end for the NGDC online Magnetic Field Calculators. It eliminates the need to input geodetic coordinates and displays the calculated magnetic declination and secular variation in a placemark balloon. Check the box beside the Declination Calculator. In the context menu ( explain. 1900-2...
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XYZ for Google Earth
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/xyzge/xyzge.html
XYZ for Google Earth (XYZGE). This page describes a free application that runs in the Google Earth desktop client. Please install Google Earth. And return to this page to learn more. XYZGE is a graphical front end for the NGS online tool, XYZ. It eliminates the need to input geodetic coordinates and displays the converted coordinates in a placemark balloon. To convert geodetic to Cartesian coordinates:. And minimize elevation exaggeration ( Tools, Options, 3D View, Elevation Exaggeration, 0.01. Converted...
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DEFLEC12B for Google Earth
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/deflecge/deflecge.html
DEFLEC12B for Google Earth (DeflecGE). This page describes a free application that runs in the Google Earth desktop client. Please install Google Earth. And return to this page to learn more. DeflecGE is a graphical front end for the NGS online tool, DEFLEC12B. For best results, disable automatic tilting ( Tools, Options, Navigation, Do not automatically tilt while zooming. And minimize elevation exaggeration ( Tools, Options, 3D View, Elevation Exaggeration, 0.01. Network link. A form will be presen...
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NADCON for Google Earth
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/nadge/nadge.html
NADCON for Google Earth (NADGE). This page describes a free application that runs in the Google Earth desktop client. Please install Google Earth. And return to this page to learn more. NADGE is a graphical front end for the NGS online tool, NADCON. It facilitates the entry of geodetic coordinates and displays the converted coordinates and datum shift in a placemark balloon. Both NAD83-to-NAD27 and NAD27-to-NAD83 coordinate conversions are supported. Check the box beside the Coordinate Conversion. Covera...
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Hillsborough County Benchmarks
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/hcbm/hcbm.html
Hillsborough County Benchmarks (HCBM). This page briefly describes a free application that runs in the Google Earth desktop client. Please install Google Earth. And return to this page to learn more. Additional documentation is provided by the HCBM white paper. The principal component of HCBM is a Google Earth KML document that plots the approximate location of Hillsborough County benchmarks (Fig. 1) from the LABINS database. Poor (red) = Destroyed, Could Not Find, or no elevation. Seams are located on t...
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Earth Survey Mobile
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/mobile/mobile.html
Earth Survey Mobile (ESMobile). This page briefly describes free applications that run in the Google Earth mobile client. Please install Google Earth on your Android. And return to this page to learn more. Additional documentation is provided by the ESMobile white paper. ESMobile tools do not work in Google Earth 8.0. This currently affects only Android devices with OS 3.0 . See this forum post. To restore version 7. City of Tampa Benchmarks (COTBM-m). Web page to learn more about this layer. Is a KML ne...
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SPCS83 for Google Earth
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/spcge/spcge.html
SPCS83 for Google Earth (SPCGE). This page describes a free application that runs in the Google Earth desktop client. Please install Google Earth. And return to this page to learn more. SPCGE is a graphical front end for the NGS online tool, SPCS83. It eliminates the need to input geodetic coordinates and displays the converted coordinates, convergence angle, and scale factor in a placemark balloon. To convert geodetic to plane coordinates:. Check the radio button beside the Geodetic to Plane. In the con...
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Range Rings for Google Earth
http://www.metzgerwillard.us/rings/rings.html
Range Rings for Google Earth (RINGS). This page describes a free application that runs in the Google Earth desktop client. Please install Google Earth. And return to this page to learn more. Position the point of interest (POI) in the center of the view. One way to do this is to double-click an unmarked location. To precisely position the POI in the center of the view, add a placemark at the desired location; then edit the properties of that placemark and reset the view ( explain. Google - Image USGS.
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