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Google Earth Layers Gallery. Select via category side-bar or search function at top of page. The layers function is also available through Google Earth (you need to click the layers section on the side-bar). 

"Build-A-Map is a map building platform powered by Google Maps"

Learn how to better use Google Maps, Google Earth and an array of other online applications FOR FREE.

Prep Pictorial Maps - My special places

Extremely useful website (and Android and iPad app) that is real-time flight tracking. Click on any yellow plane to pull up a side menu that gives you flight data (altitude, latitude, longitude, vertical speed, etc.). Click on 3D and it will bring up a cockpit view (you must have Google Earth installled to access this feature). 

Before & after satellite images of 2004 asian tsunami

Journalists, teachers, bloggers and storytellers (to name a few) use Map Tales to chronicle news events, scrapbook holidays, describe walks, plan campaigns, illustrate literature, recount journeys, and bring events to life.

Love this, I think this might be useful for my yr 9 students. They are tracking the production, of a product from the thought to the shelf in a globalisation unit and plotting the locations onto Google Maps at the moment. I think this could be used for the same purpose. I like giving options to the students.

Create your own GeoGuessr challenge by choosing five locations on Google Street View.

Track ships etc in real time I continue to be amazed by the capacity of spatial technologies to be used for tracking objects on a range of scales in real time. They still have the abilityto take the breath away of those uninitiated in the world of spatial technology (now the wonder of Google Earth is just met with familiarity and little awe) .

Works with Google Earth to Create WONDERFUL 3D Maps

An alternative search engine to Google designed for education. It organises information into a concept map and resources.

You can search by country or business to find the top sites/searches visited via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube & Google