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The ability to add your own data to Google Earth has meant a proliferation of geologically related sites and applications. Here are a couple of sites that will give you a sense of what’s possible. I’ll note more on this blog in subsequent weeks.

San Diego State University’s Department of Geological Sciences has a whole web page devoted to Google Earth and geology. They’ve layered 30′x60′ geologic quad maps, the geologic map of California, a map from a local field trip guide, and worldwide imagery showing the age of the sea floor, and volcanoes of the earth.

The Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College has created a spiffy Website based upon an impromptu talk given by Peter Selkin at the University of Washington, Tacoma. It’s choc-a-block full of useful geologic datasets, guides to navigation, and case studies of how it’s used in geologic education. Beware broken links - useful nonetheless.