Google Earth's contribution in the sporting world.

Further Reading and Information

Ball Sports

Football:

Hughes, A & Giencke, P. College Football anyone? Retrieved from http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&hl=en&gl=en&preview=on&url=http://maps.google.com/maps/gx?oe%3Dutf-8%26output%3Dghapi%26q%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fmw1.google.com%252Fmw-earth-vectordb%252Fblog%252Fncaa%252Fgadget%252Froot.kmz.

Basketball:

earth.google.com (2010). College Basketball Tournament 2010. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&hl=en&gl=en&preview=on&url=http://maps.google.com/maps/gx?oe%3Dutf-8%26output%3Dghapi%26q%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fearth.google.com%252Fgallery%252Fkmz%252Fcollege_basketball_2010.kmz.

Soccer:

VikFra. (2010). FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&hl=en&gl=en&preview=on&url=http://maps.google.com/maps/gx?oe%3Dutf-8%26output%3Dghapi%26q%3Dhttp://sites.google.com/site/vikfradesigns/home/google-earth-projects/FootballSoccer-WorldCups%252528DesignbyVikFra%2525E2%252584%2525A2%252529.kmz?attredirects%253D0%2526d%253D1.

Rugby:

www.sports-clubs.net. Rugby clubs and teams UK: Join a local club and play. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&hl=en&gl=en&preview=on&url=http://maps.google.com/maps/gx?oe%3Dutf-8%26output%3Dghapi%26q%3Dhttp://www.sports-clubs.net/kml/Rugby.kml%26thumbnail%3D%26screenshot%3D. 

Golf:

www.gearthhacks.com (2010). Golf Courses. Retrieved from http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&hl=en&gl=en&preview=on&url=http://www.google.com/mapfiles/mapplets/earthgallery/golf.xml.

Ocean Sports:

Sailing:

EarthNC. (2009). Worldwide Boating Videos [KML Application for Google Earth].  Available from http://earthnc.com/worldwide-boating-videos.

SV Billabong. (2005). Billabong’s Sailing Adventures (5.5+ Years 27,500 nM)[KML Application for Google Earth]. Available from http://www.creative-cruising.com/Billabong-Tracking/Billabongs-Sailing-Route.html.

Taylor, F.  (2007, August 6).  Sailing with Google Earth for Navigation.  Google Earth Blog. Retrieved from http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/08/sailing_with_google_ earth_for_navigation. html.

Volvo Ocean Race. (2008). Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 [KML Application for Google Earth]. Available from http://www.volvooceanrace.com/Multimedia/google/.

Fishing:

EarthNC. (2009). Worldwide Boating Videos [KML Application for Google Earth].  Available from http://earthnc.com/worldwide-boating-videos.

Wiggins, B(Creator).  Addictive Fishing Television (Poster). (2009, July 1).  Using Google Earth to find fishing spots with Humminbird electronics [Video].  Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com /watch?v=jLgd8xFRe1A.

Paddle Boarding:

Waterman, Z. (2009, November).   Coast Guard Race Recap by Robert StehlikStand-upPaddle Surf.net. Retrieved from http://www.standuppaddlesurf.net/news/sups-blogs-feeds/zen-waterman.

Surfing:

WannaSurf (www.wannasurf.com).  (2009).  Surf Spots [layer in Google Earth 5.0 software].  Available from earth.google.com.

Scuba Diving:

WannaDive (www.wannadive.net).  (2009).  Dive Spots [layer in Google Earth 5.0 software].  Available from earth.google.com.

Kite Surfing:

WannaKiteSurf (www.wannakitesurf.com).  (2009).  Kite Surf Spots [layer in Google Earth 5.0 software].  Available from earth.google.com.

Endurance Sports

Running:

Beijing Olympics Stadium 3D Tour (http://en.beijing2008.cn/). (2008). BeijingTour [layer in Google Earth 5.0 software] Available from earth.google.com/

Engelsrud, A., (2007). Featured Website: MapMyRun.com. Retrieved November 10, 2010 fromhttp://completerunning.com/archives/2007/04/06/featured-web-site-mapmyruncom/

Kostasf. Summer Olympics Stadia, Complete List 1896-2004. (February 15, 2008).Retrieved fromhttp://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=50637#Post50637

Hiking:

Everytrail (www.everytrail.org). (2009). Everytrail [layer in Google Earth 5.0 software].  Available from earth.google.com/

Trimble Outdoors Trips (www.trimbleoutdoors.com). (2009). Trimble Outdoor Trips [layer available in Google Earth 5.0 software]. Available from earth.google.com/

Wikiloc (www.wikiloc.com). (2009). Wikiloc [layer available in Google Earth 5.0 software] Available from earth.google.com/

Biking:

Tour De France 2010. (http://www.letour.fr/indexus.html). (2010). Tour De France 2010 [layer in Google Earth 5.0 software] Available from earth.google.com/

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    December 22, 2010 at 6:34 PM

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