Comments on: Coming soon … Google Ocean! http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/ A blog about sedimentary geology. Fri, 25 May 2012 13:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chris (goodSchist) http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/#comment-3516 Fri, 02 May 2008 13:02:26 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/?p=695#comment-3516 Whoops, sorry, that “madworkshop” was me. WordPress.com can be annoying for a non-Wordprss.com blogger, but a wordpress.com-dependant professional wordpress developer.

]]> By: madworkshop http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/#comment-3514 Fri, 02 May 2008 12:58:16 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/?p=695#comment-3514 All we need now is a layer that’ll properly map the USGS earthquake database in 3D with seismic tomography along all major plate boundaries (i know they have a USGS layer with the quakes mapped, but its far too 2D for my liking). Add that to the high-res bathymetry and you could have an easily accessible model of oceanic lithosphere from formation to destruction.

]]> By: Adam R. Paul http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/#comment-3513 Fri, 02 May 2008 05:18:15 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/?p=695#comment-3513 Cool – that’ll be a great addition to what’s already a pretty great tool

]]> By: BrianR http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/#comment-3512 Fri, 02 May 2008 02:38:08 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/?p=695#comment-3512 oops … Ron, I was going to say keep us informed if you find out more of the scoop.

]]> By: BrianR http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/#comment-3511 Fri, 02 May 2008 02:16:56 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/?p=695#comment-3511 Ron, thanks for the insider info. Keep us

Erik, I haven’t looked at WorldWind in about half a year, but at that point they didn’t have the very high-res bathy that I’m excited about. And both WorldWind and GE allow hi-res bathy overlays and such, but I’m excited for something that busy, er I mean lazy, people like me can explore with ease.

]]> By: Thermochronic http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/#comment-3510 Fri, 02 May 2008 01:58:18 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/?p=695#comment-3510 This is excellent, it should greatly speed up my search for Atlantis.

]]> By: Erik http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/#comment-3509 Thu, 01 May 2008 23:47:40 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/?p=695#comment-3509 NASA’a World Wind app has had 3d bathymetry to go with its dry-land terrain for a few years now.

]]> By: Lost Geologist http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/#comment-3507 Thu, 01 May 2008 22:24:50 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/?p=695#comment-3507 That sounds indeed cool! Can’t wait to see it for real!

]]> By: Ron Schott http://clasticdetritus.com/2008/05/01/coming-soon-google-ocean/#comment-3506 Thu, 01 May 2008 22:03:33 +0000 http://clasticdetritus.wordpress.com/?p=695#comment-3506 I heard rumors about “Google Ocean” back in February from some folks attending a meeting about the uses of technology in geosciences instruction. It’s definitely good news, but somewhat tempered by (if I understood it correctly) the fact that Google is apparently NOT working with the folks that put together GeoMapApp (despite their willingness to collaborate).

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