Hello All, I also have a representation of many of the Spectra sundials I have made over the years on my web site. You can see the World of Artisan Sundials here: http://www.artisanindustrials.com/world-of-sundials/artisan-sundials-world.h tml The page requires a small Google Earth plug-in to be installed, if you don't have it on your system already. Google Earth turned out to be a better solution for my purpose since I wanted to show how the sun never sets on the Spectra sundial - the terminator shadow on the globe is keyed to your system clock and shows where the sun is in real time, so you can see which locations are light and which ones are dark. There is always a Spectra sundial in the light of day somewhere. This Google Earth map also has a unique twist. I designed a special icon to use for each location that indicates at a glance the declination of each dial...so you can further insight by being able to see which direction all these small custom vertical sundials are facing. Zoom in and click on any location to see more about the dial - sometimes the actual artwork layout is provided, sometimes a link to a photograph in the Spectra sundial gallery at http://www.artisanindustrials.com/spectra-sundial-gallery.html or when available, a link to more information about the dials that may appear elsewhere online. It must also be noted that all the dial locations shown have been moved from the actual homes of my customers to the city center of the place where they live to protect their privacy. Some locations have been omitted all together at the request of some privacy loving or high profile Spectra owners. It is a big undertaking to put something like this online, and I must admit that I have a lot of updating to do and new sundial locations to add, but I think it is a really interesting thing to see sundials on the rotating planet in a graphical form...and with most of the associated sundial layouts available only a click away, it becomes quite educational as well. I hope this serves as a good example of what can be done, and I also hope any of you who decide to have a look enjoy the tour! Best, Jim Tallman www.spectrasundial.com www.artisanindustrials.com
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roger Bailey Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 9:06 PM To: Sundial List Subject: Sundials on Google Maps I have created a number of sundial maps using Google Maps. Sundial placemarks are shown on the Google Map and on a list at the side. Click on any of the placemarks to see a picture and a short description. Links are included to better pictures and more detailed descriptions. Links to specific maps have been posted on this list from time to time so others can use this information. Like many other Google Map users I have been frustrated when the links to the maps stopped working. The link would bring up the map but not the placemarks. Google maps say they are working on the problem but have not yet solved it. Users have offered workarounds that seem to work. The best advice is to click the back arrow button in the top right on the page. Remarkably, this button is live and clicking it brings up the placemarks. Here are several links to test. 7 Burlington NASS Sundial Tour http://goo.gl/maps/Ab5q 57 Zarbula Sundials http://goo.gl/maps/PFh6 13 Sundials in Malta http://goo.gl/maps/TWRe 5 Istanbul Sundial Tour http://goo.gl/maps/x0UH 8 Apt Sundial Tour http://goo.gl/maps/0XlS 8 Victoria BC Sundial Tour http://goo.gl/maps/EOsV Woody Sullivan introduced me to the use of Google Maps for sundials. Thanks Woody. I note that his Google maps show the same problem but clicking the back button seems to work there as well. Here is a link to one of his. 25 Seattle Sundials http://goo.gl/maps/VHvZ I am using Google's short links. These take you to the long ones but are easier to type in and use. I also have Google Earth kmz files for all these sundials. The placemark appearance and 3D maps are better. Perhaps I will post a few here as the kmz files are quite small. I would appreciate feedback to confirm the problem and solution. Regards, Roger Bailey Walking Shadow Designs
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