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Septiembre 16, 2005
Dynamic Clock - Big Ben
A guy named 'SidneyWinstonSmythe' from London, UK decided to put Big Ben 
into GE. The model itself is very simple and not very realistic, but what is neat is that the clock actually works live in Google Earth! The second hand even moves. This is an application of the network link to dynamically update a drawing in GE based on time. Sid is using a PHP script to provide the dynamic data.
There are many more serious applications of the network link to provide dynamic data waiting to be found out. GE has only been out for a few months, and already we are seeing serious applications like what the City of Portland GIS group has been doing. In the coming months, and especially as Google Earth goes out of beta, we will see a flood of serious applications with powerful useful features reaching a global audience.
You can read the thread in the GE Forums where Sid posted this application. Although, he doesn't explain very much about how he developed the application.
Enviado por FrankTaylor at Septiembre 16, 2005 08:48 AM
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Enviado por: SidneyWinstonSmythe at Septiembre 19, 2005 05:16 AM
That's a nice write up explaining how this was done. I encourage people to go to the thread and find Sid's response to my post dated 9/19/05.
Enviado por: Frank Taylor at Septiembre 21, 2005 09:27 AM
Simply great !
Enviado por: Sanjoy Mitra at Abril 4, 2006 06:47 AM
Hi There
Is there anyway possible to get a time clock linked to google earth to show you the exact time around the world as you click in an area? It will be a great tool to use for international business.
Enviado por: Sarel Snyman at Diciembre 7, 2006 04:17 AM
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Thanks for the comments on "Big Ben". I posted a few comments in the Google Earth thread on how it was put together. - Sid