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Ecosystem Sounds + KML = Wild Sanctuary Soundscapes  E-mail
Written by Glenn Letham (GISuser editor)   
04 June 2007
Now users of Google Earth and Google maps can listen to their data... At the recent Where2.0 event Bernie Krause of the Wild Sanctuary announced that he's sharing his vast collection of soundscapes with the World. So what you might think... well, think about this... this is likely one of the largest private collections of digital sounds of wildlife and various ecosystems that you'll ever find. Even better, the soundscapes are being shared via KML so now users of Google earth can enjoy listening to their 3D mapping experience while being immersed in the sounds of nature. The soundscapes are also available via Google Maps

With the help of Google and the added functionality of the mapping APIs developers can now provide Google Maps users with a similar experience that they have found in Google Earth - this means apps like this one are available to users of Earth or Maps.

Of interest, each soundscape comes with metadata. The following is an example fo teh accompanying data that comes with each clip (example - N. California):

Date: April 2000
Country: USA
Site: N. California
Altitude: 2511 ft
Biome: Temperate
Terrestrial Habitat: Piedmont Oak Savannah
Season: Spring
Climate: Dry (cyclical)
Weather: Clear
GPS: 40°23'25.94"N/121°57'35.00"W
Recordist: Bernie Krause
Album Name: Midsummer Nights

Note: KML Application development was accomplished by 30Proof - http://www.30proof.com/

http://www.wildsanctuary.com/
http://earth.wildsanctuary.com/
http://insidewildsanctuary.blogspot.com/

wildsactuary soundscape

Viewing (and listening) to a soundscape using Google Maps

 

Last Updated ( 05 June 2007 )
 
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