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Using Google Earth for a Resume Literally Answers the Question, 'Where Are You From?'

aljee — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:34:21 EST

i may have to copy this.
sorry to nit-pick, but a couple of clarifications....

"It should be clarified from the post that this is Google Earth rather than Google Maps."
-that's right, this is very different form google maps, and the viewer would need to be installed to open the kml file. anyone employing a GIS would most certainly have GE installed.

"But Google Earth is a full-blown GIS system."
-GE is far from a full-blown GIS. It is in fact rather limited when compared to what you can do it a "full-blown" GIS.

"Maps couldn't do what Alaz does with Earth."
-technically you could this with google maps, but it would take a little bit of programming and you would need an api key (free). it would be arguably better to do it in maps, cause they wouldn't need GE first, and you could just set up a spiffy all-in-one site for you resume and map. different color points and fancy labels are entirely possible in maps, but a MUCH bigger pain the arse to do (i am teaching myself right now).

aljee

Using Google Earth for a Resume Literally Answers the Question, 'Where Are You From?'

Paradise — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:11:28 EST

pardon me ... "definitely"

Paradise

Using Google Earth for a Resume Literally Answers the Question, 'Where Are You From?'

Paradise — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:10:51 EST

that's definetly clever.

Paradise

Using Google Earth for a Resume Literally Answers the Question, 'Where Are You From?'

blore40 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:42:10 EST

With unemployment rates like this: http://www.indexmundi.com/turkey/unemployment_rate.html , good luck with the luddites in HR.

blore40

Using Google Earth for a Resume Literally Answers the Question, 'Where Are You From?'

greysky — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:28:12 EST

although novel, i don't think that employer is going to download google earth for your resume.

greysky

Using Google Earth for a Resume Literally Answers the Question, 'Where Are You From?'

Ted's Famous Kickin Chicken — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:25:41 EST

It should be clarified from the post that this is Google Earth rather than Google Maps. Google Maps can be extended in lots of cool ways (colleagues at Tufts, for example, just created a mash-up of Google Maps, their older campus map, and the university events calendar). But Google Earth is a full-blown GIS system. Maps couldn't do what Alaz does with Earth.

Ted's Famous Kickin Chicken