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Create Maps with Google Earth & Maps Tutorials

New to Earth & Maps?

To get started, watch these shorts videos on these introductory topics. To start a tutorial, click "View full tutorial".

Add placemarks (or points), paths (or lines) and polygons to Google Earth. Then embed images and YouTube videos to your balloons.

Easily drape your images and maps over the terrain, and overlay your photographs in the places they were taken to create a photographic tour!

Add perspectives and views to your placemarks to control how someone sees your data when they double-click on it, or play a tour.

Record and narrate a guided tour so you can tell your unique story to your users - they simply start the tour in Earth, then sit back, relax and learn.

Easily embed your Google Earth project and tour into your website using the Embed KML and Embed Tour gadgets.

Use My Maps to mark points, lines and polygons on a personalised Google Map, and share it with multiple people!

Collaborate on your Google My Map by allowing others to edit your map. When someone adds locations to or edits the map, the map is updated for everyone!

Easily embed a your My Map, a map of driving directions or search results or a map created by other users into your website or blog.

Google Maps for Mobile brings Google Maps right to your G1 Android phone, iPhone, BlackBerry or other smart phone. You can now even edit your My Maps using the My Maps Editor available on the G1 Android phone!

Model your environment in 3 dimensions with SketchUp! View all training materials at sketchup.google.com/training, or start creating models specifically for Google Earth.

All Tutorials

Get started creating Google Earth & Maps projects with tutorials, tools, and resources.

Beginner Tutorials

If you are new to Google Earth & Maps, learn the basics with these introductory tutorials that use public benefit examples.

Intermediate Tutorials

If you are familiar with Google Earth & Maps, begin customising your projects with these intermediate and advanced tutorials.

Advanced Tutorials

More Tutorials

Tools & Resources

These selected tools are extremely useful for non-profit mapping.

  • Third-Party Tools

  • shp2kml
    Free tool for creating ESRI shapefiles to KML
  • Superoverlay
    Tool for creating regionated image tiles
  • Arc2Earth
    Advanced software for importing/exporting GIS data to/from Google Earth
  • CamStudio
    Free software for creating screen-capture movies
  • GPS Babel
    Free software for converting GPS data to/from Google Earth.
  • Google Earth Photo Tag
    Free software for easily using geo-tagged photos in Google Earth.

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