Friday 14 December 2012

Google Maps @ Night

Earth at Night 2012 is a neat use of Google Maps to display what the world looks like after the sun goes down. The Earth at Night map allows you to specify a location and see how much artificial light is emitted from it at night. You can't zoom-in as far as you would in normal Google Map, but you still can center a location on the map.   
Image from Earth At Night 2012

This isn't an official new aspect of Google Maps. It was developed through a collaboration of Google, NOAA, and NASA.
Applied to ELT it could be interesting to have students to identify places without the benefit of the usual features of a map, as they generally find it so tough to locate different parts of the UK and the USA. Just don't let them use the search box until they're ready to check their answers!

Source: Free Technology For Teachers (adapted)

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