Could you tell us a little more about what it does in simple terms? By the way I am new here! Hi everyone!
I work as freelance educational consultant and web developer in the UK Keen to learn about what I can do from my perspective.. Thanks Siobhan Ramsey Sandbox Education -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Elizabeth Finn Sent: 11 July 2005 19:52 To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: [DDN] Google Earth for Nonprofit Organizations: Let's All Try It,and See What Happens [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Delivery-date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:30:10 +0100 Received: from [155.38.5.31] (helo=milhouse.edc.org) by nativespace-saturn.ns-saturn.com with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Ds4uo-0006Ug-Dg for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:30:10 +0100 Received: from milhouse.edc.org(155.38.5.31) by hommelator.edc.org via smtp id 26d6_8e28b02a_f24b_11d9_9d3f_00304828b4e0; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:37:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from milhouse.edc.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by milhouse.edc.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j6BIuNg5016767; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:59:30 -0400 Received: from mta.edc.org (cartman.edc.org [155.38.5.91]) by milhouse.edc.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j6BIqNoJ016616 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:52:23 -0400 Received: from mail46.messagelabs.com ([216.82.241.227]) by mta.edc.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:52:23 -0400 Received: from mail46.messagelabs.com(216.82.241.227) by hommelator.edc.org via smtp id 2795_e2b9f562_f23d_11d9_977b_00304828b4e0; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:59:19 +0000 (UTC) X-VirusChecked: Checked X-Env-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Msg-Ref: server-16.tower-46.messagelabs.com!1121107939!11945695!1 X-StarScan-Version: 5.4.15; banners=-,-,- X-Originating-IP: [64.233.170.198] X-SpamReason: No, hits=0.5 required=7.0 tests=BODY_RANDOM_LONG Received: (qmail 24520 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2005 18:52:19 -0000 Received: from rproxy.gmail.com (64.233.170.198) by server-16.tower-46.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 11 Jul 2005 18:52:19 -0000 Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id f1so846888rne for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 11:52:19 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=tjfNJonAQnGWTTDu543bgDO09sI5nJZP5UQ5AcyAxgxHcvaicafwtXNNrafFwIwySlRBx/Qc2Z 2Vn5ubZ03iZWVd17FCSIyNVINX/0Qm2w8J/PE7hEBYNVD7wxO3V9a7Afl+BBqbJXmyHphFr5ixzy odJJuuEjuNSfa6g+mOHfk= Received: by 10.38.24.4 with SMTP id 4mr4578645rnx; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 11:52:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.38.9.65 with HTTP; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 11:52:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:52:19 -0400 From: Deborah Elizabeth Finn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Jul 2005 18:52:23.0591 (UTC) FILETIME=[AC91FB70:01C58649] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by milhouse.edc.org id j6BIqNoJ016616 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 14:56:21 -0400 Cc: Subject: [DDN] Google Earth for Nonprofit Organizations: Let's All Try It, and See What Happens X-BeenThere: [email protected] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: The Digital Divide Network discussion group <digitaldivide.mailman.edc.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://mailman.edc.org/pipermail/digitaldivide> List-Post: <mailto:[email protected]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (A version of this item with live links is available at <http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog/_archives/2005/7/11/1015777.htm l>.) Dear Colleagues, I'm usually pretty staunch in my belief that nonprofit and philanthropic organizations should not be carried away by cool tools, but should subordinate the technology they use to organizational missions and strategies. But now Google Earth has come along, and I think that we should all download it, fiddle around with it, and see if we can make creative use of it in our sector. Basically, Google Earth is a free online geographical information system (GIS) tool that allows us to make nearly seamless use of a wealth of visual information that is drawn from many sources. It brings smart maps to our desktops. It's easy to see that this will be a powerful tool for nonprofit educational organizations that want to teach geography. (This is a wonderful discipline, which draws upon social research and natural science for insights about our world, but which is often unfairly deprecated as obsolete "now that we know where everything is.") I can also see how useful Google Earth will be for planners and community-based advocacy groups. But I'd also like to challenge all of us in the nonprofit sector to think about other creative ways to mine this data. For example, can direct-service nonprofits use Google Earth to better understand their catchment areas and the clients that live there? Let's start brainstorming, and find out! Best regards from Deborah Deborah Elizabeth Finn Boston, Massachusetts, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://blog.deborah.elizabeth.finn.com/blog http://public.xdi.org/=deborah.elizabeth.finn _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
