February 19, 2007
Google Earth + GPS
A cool feature of the MotionBased site I've been using with my Garmin Forerunner is the ability to export to Google Earth. For instance, this is a satellite image of Forest Park and overlayed on the image is the route Lisa and I trail ran yesterday. Where as this is a static image, in Google Earth you can zoom in and out on your route, tilt the perceived elevation of your viewpoint, see other landmarks and more. It's especially fun now that I have many activities I've recorded with my GPS. I can zip around the Google Earth application near Portland and see my favorite places. I'm looking forward to recording our route when we run the entire length of the Wildwood trail and when we circumnavigate Mt. Hood on the Timberline trail. If you have installed Google Earth, which is free and available for Mac and Windows, this KML file can be imported to the program to see where I ran on Sunday.
Posted by Dave at February 19, 2007 09:58 AM