GMRT Published in Google Earth

06-08-11: In recognition of World Oceans Day on June 8, the Global Multi-Resolution Topography Synthesis was published in Google Earth. Along with this publication, two Google Tours were released highlighting Seafloor Features and outube.com/user/Ridge2000Data#p/u/10/d0td79QuxpA">Ridge 2000 Science. Both tours are being featured in the Google Earth Showcase and on the Google Earth YouTube Channel. The GMRT Synthesis would not be possible without the contributions of hundreds of scientists whose data has been made publicly available. The irectory?synd=earth&preview=on&cat=ocean&url=http://maps.google.com/maps/gx?oe%3Dutf-8%26output%3Dghapi%26q%3Dhttps ://sites.google.com/site/gismaterials/Home/GMRTCriuseTracks.kmz">full GMRT attribution layer which provides links to source data can also be downloaded as a kmz file from the Google Earth Gallery. Likewise, the Ridge 2000 Tour would not have been possible without the contributions of several members of the Ridg e 2000 Community including Chuck Fisher, Deb Kelley, Tim Shank, Joe Resing, Dan Fornari, Tim Crone, Scott White, Veronique Robigou, and Liz Goehring. In addition to the Ridge 2000 Tour, several Ridge 2000 images and videos already available in the Ridge 2000 Media Bank have been posted to the Google Earth Explore the Oceans Layer.