I was using Google Earth the other day and noticed in addition to the usual Kilometers, Miles, Feet there was the unit “Smoots”. What is a Smoot? According to Wikipedia the Smoot is a nonstandard unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity prank. In 1958 Oliver R.
CAD and BIM General
I’ve been playing with Google Earth and think it could revolutionise how companies with geographic resources, projects or assets, access their data. In a recent article, on AECbytes, Tom Sweeney comments that the convergence of BIM data, global geo-referenced databases, instant search and high speed data links could revolutionise
Design and Art
This story from the local paper reveals a new use for Google Earth. Dane Hawker decided to take a look at where he goes fishing and found a huge sculpture on nearby farmland. Is there a catalogue of “Google Earth Art” in other locations? Internet sleuths crack art puzzle -
