http://david.tryse.net/googleearth/ en-us Jul, 20 2008 20:00:00 GMT This KML file shows information from a confidential Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) document leaked and published by the Bruno Manser Fund. It highlights the plans for a number of very large hydroelectric projects set to flood vast areas of rainforest and displace thousands of indigenous people, including Penan, Kelabit and Kenyah.
Tools used: Google Spreadsheet Mapper

The leaked document can be downloaded from:
Bruno Manser Fund
Survival International


Open Google Earth file ]]> http://david.tryse.net/googleearth/ 20 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0000 This KML shows deforestation data from a number of sources for different countries, including a live ticker for each country.
The world has lost close to half of its forests already today, and the continued high pace of deforestation contributes greatly to climate change and the loss of biodiversity.
Google Earth Outreach Showcase
Sources:
World Resources Institute (WRI): The Last Frontier Forests: Ecosystems and Economies on the Edge (1997)
Greenpeace: The Worlds Last Intact Forest Landscapes (2006)
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization: Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005
Tools used: PHP(+Ming for flash counter) & MySQL: XAMPP, World Borders Dataset (+chartAPI-icon idea): thematicmapping.org

Open Google Earth file ]]> http://david.tryse.net/googleearth/ 04 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0000 This KML shows information about the 50 worst oil spills, from tanker accidents and drilling operations, as well as a number of other notable spills. Did you know that some of the biggest oil spills in history were actually intentional?
Google Earth Outreach Showcase
Sources:
CTX: Center for Tankship Excellence (most complete tanker accident database on the internet)
Cedre (very good database of oil spills)
NOAA Incident News (oil spill case studies)
Amazon Watch (information about Ecuador and Peru oil contamination)
ITOPF: International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (oil spill statistics)
as well as Environment Canada Tanker Spills DB, Oil Rig incidents, InterTanko
Tools used: EarthPlot, Google Spreadsheet Mapper

Open Google Earth file ]]> http://david.tryse.net/googleearth/ 17 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0000 This KML shows 100 of the worlds most Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) mammal species. It was created for the Zoological Society of London's EDGE of Existence programme.
Open the KML file to learn more about the Yangtze River dolphin, Cuban solenodon, Aye-aye and other unusual animals.
ZSL: EDGE of Existence homepage
Google Earth Outreach Showcase
Google Earth Outreach Case Study
Google Lat Long Blog entry
Tools used: Google Spreadsheet Mapper

Open Google Earth file ]]> http://david.tryse.net/googleearth/ 11 Feb 2008 18:00:00 -0000 This KML shows 100 of the worlds most Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) amphibian species. It was created for the Zoological Society of London's EDGE of Existence programme.
Open the KML file to learn more about the 1.8 meter Chinese Giant Salamander, the cave dwelling Olm and other unusual animals.
ZSL: EDGE of Existence homepage
Google Earth Outreach Showcase
Tools used: Google Spreadsheet Mapper

Open Google Earth file ]]> http://david.tryse.net/googleearth/ 11 Feb 2008 18:00:00 -0000 This KML shows information from Survival International about 33 indigenous tribes from five continents.
Survival is an organisation that works to support tribal peoples worldwide. The tribes in the KML are under threat from ranchers, loggers and miners invading and stealing their land. Many of the tribes have been decimated from previous massacres and forced relocations. Some of them still reject all contact with outsiders.
Survival International homepage
Tools used: Google Spreadsheet Mapper

Open Google Earth file ]]> http://david.tryse.net/googleearth/ 11 Feb 2008 18:00:00 -0000 This KML shows information about the earths 34 Biodiversity Hotspots, as defined by Conservation International.
These are the most important areas for conservation, with very large numbers of endemic species. Each of the hotspots has lost more than 70% of its original forest (some more than 95%) and the remaining habitat for all of the hotspots combined covers only 2% of the planet's surface. Yet over 50% of the worlds's plant species and 42% of the land animals exist nowhere else.
Biodiversity Hotspots homepage
Conservation International homepage
Tools used: Google Spreadsheet Mapper

Open Google Earth file ]]> http://david.tryse.net/googleearth/ 11 Feb 2008 18:00:00 -0000