Google Earth Videos series1

New features in Google Earth 4.3

Google Earth 4.3 adds new and innovative features, including photo-realistic 3D buildings, improved navigation, and sunlight.Download it from right side panel(easy) or at earth.google.com.




Google Earth Flight Simulator

This is an example of flying with the new Google Earth 4.2 Flight Simulator mode. Also, see tip on getting 3D Buildings in GE 4.3:
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2008/04/how_to_get_3d_buildings_in_google_e.html



secret places in google earth

Amazing places at Google Earth....Google Earth Mystery Amazing Secret Stunning Weird Strange Hidden Places Dinosaur Alien UFO Crop Circles. cool places. secret places.

Google Earth images started to get on browsers

Google Earth images are now available in browsers. For which a browser plug in has to be installed in browser. I installed the plugin and several times tried to load some sample pages. But page failed to load showing some error, may be some bug in the plugin software which has some incompatibility with my browser configuration I think. Anyway it is a great development, from 2D satellite maps to 3D aerial maps. Already the Google street view (which shows 360 degree perspective of streets) is available in many US cities and you can see many of them including street view of place where world trade center situated, in this blog. Technology is doing wonders.


Google earth 3D view of ratnapuram, panathur town






Images courtesy of great guys at Flickr who have taken all the efforts to share technology.

ISRO spying alleged Fousiya Hassan's Tele film: some Thoughts

The recent news is that a telefilm shooting is going on about ISRO spying alleged Fousiya Hassan.
It is our Keralite's culture to go after small unnecessary things ignoring key facts and wasting time and energy. Our politicians are well aware of that and they exploits that to their advantage in many cases. They are surviving not because the quality of their rule, but because of thier such exploitation powers.
There is no doubt that ISRO has brought India fame and prestige through their hardwork and dedication, leave all other fuzz to its own grave. Viva ISRO, India.

India's pride: satellite PSLV C8 Launch-First Commercial Launch

Exotic Images of Kothamangalam in Kerala

Kothamangalam Boothathankettu vicinity images

New face of Bangalore

Following are images taken from my recent Bangalore trip. The images were taken casually with mobile, so not having much quality. Any way it shows the new face of Bangalore. Bangalore is growing fastly and thousands of buildings and flats are coming up every year. Still inadequate facility in many localities. Travelling is going to be improved once the flyovers under construction at major roads of city are completed.(Most of the images were taken from whitefield)

Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM 2008)

One of my friends searched for Kerala Btech entrance results and told me that the official site was little bit confusing.
So I am giving following quick links.

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To know KEAM 2008 rank << Click Here >>

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CAP is the process where applicants can submit online options for the desired course and college.

For MBBS/BTech CENTRALISED ALLOTMENT PROCESS (CAP) << Click Here >>

Please Note Option facility only available between 5-July-2008 10.00am to 14-July-2008 10.00am. So please hurry.

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Various arrangements are provided for facilitating the submission of options.

To get a list of facilitation centers <<CLICK HERE>>

Following helpdesks are available for clarification of doubts. Click each of them to get a list in pdf format.

VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: Click to get list.

FOLLOWING BANK BRANCHES:

STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK

UNION BANK

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KEAM Revised Category List based on reservation are published. Following are quick links

REVISED CATEGORY LISTS

ENGINEERING

MEDICAL

B.PHARM

AYURVEDA

SPECIAL LIST FOR MBBS / BDS COURSE

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If you want to get list of keam 2008 candidates with name,address, rollno, rank, categories allowed who can apply for cap
<<CLICK HERE>>

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Please Note that allways it is better to go to official Kerala Entrance Examinations site for accurate and latest information.
Click here to go to official KEAM site.

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If this post is useful please write a comment.

Varkala beach Images

Varkala is a town in the Indian state of Kerala, about 40km north of Trivandrum and is home of the popular Papanasam Beach. Also, the Samadhi of Kerala's saint Sree Narayana Guru is situated in this town and hence has become a place of pilgrimage.

Varkala is the one of few places in Kerala where one can find cliffs adjacent to the Arabian sea. These tertiary sedimentary formation cliffs are a unique geological feature in the otherwise flat Kerala coast, and is known among geologists as Varkala Formation and a geological monument as declared by the Geological survey of India. There are numerous water spouts and spas on the sides of these cliffs.

A famous beach resort, Varkala is also famous for its 3,500 year old Janardanaswamy temple, which is an important Vaishnavaite shrine in India and is referred to as Dakshin Kashi (Benares of the south). The temple is located close to the Papanasam beach, which is considered to have holy waters which wash away sins, and is also an important Ayurveda treatment centre. The temple has an ancient bell removed from a shipwreck, donated by the captain of the Dutch vessel which sank near Varkala without causing any casualties.


Another major landmark in Varkala is the Sivagiri Mutt, established by the great social reformer Sree Narayana Guru. The hill-top mausoleum of Sree Narayana Guru is one of the most famous monuments in Kerala. The adjacent hills house the East-West University of Brahmavidya and Sree Narayana Gurukulam.

How to reach Varkala

By car

* Varkala is linked by state and national highways to all the major cities in Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka.

By plane

* The nearest International Airport is Trivandrum.

By bus

* State Transport Buses are available from Trivandrum.

By train

* Varkala is also connected by Rail Network. If coming from Trivandrum, the better option will be coming by Train. Almost all trains passing by stops at Varkala. From Varkala Railway Station, Taxis and Auto Rickshaws can be hired. Papanasam Beach is around 6km from Varkala Railway Station.( Rs 40/50 by Auto Rickshaw)

Season
The main season starts from Dec 1st- March 31st, with December & early January experiencing the biggest rush.

Kothamangalam some nice Images

Sangumugam beach in Thiruvananthapuram

Sangumugam beach in Trivandrum is a nice beach near to Trivandrum often crowded by people from city taking relaxation from city atmosphere

sunset at sangumugam beach


Yakshi statue in Sangumugam beach


sangumugam beach

Finally my experimentation put me in to trouble

Yesterday, I tried to make some changes in the templates, which cost me dearly. The entire template of blog was on error, to correct this , I had to resort to an old template. So most of this blogs characteristic gadgets are unavailable temporarily. Will be coming back more strongly with lot of changes, new ideas.

Eranakulam Thattekkad Slide Show

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Slide Show: Idukki Images

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Route Map of North Kerala Centered around Calicut

Readers thanks for your kind feedback. In response to your request, I am posting the route map with distance chart of Kerala in 2 parts. Please note that diagram is not drawn using scale and there may be some tolerance in distance figures. Among them the first depicts places like Bangalore, Kasargod, Kannur, Calicut, Kalpetta, Sulthan Bathery, Mysore, Bangalore, Ootty, Gundilpetta, Gudallur, Thrissur, Malappuram, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Guruvayoor, Thrissur, Eranakulam, Alleppey, Kollam, Kottayam and Trivandrum.

Google sketch up, contribute to make 3d Kerala and Get included to Google Earth

Google Sketchup is a 3D modeling software tool that’s easy to learn, simple to use, and lets you place the models you create in to Google Earth. So people from all over world will be viewing the models you have created and the profile of you. Google Sketchup gives easy tools so that any common person can model any object in 3d. Once you've built your models, you can place them in to Google Earth, or post them to the 3D Warehouse. Google sketchup has following characteristics.


Simple:Learn the small toolset quickly
Fast:Model as fast as you think
Powerful: Design anything from a shoebox to a skyscraper
Flexible: Make your models loose/conceptual or tight/accurate
Fun: Place your models in Google Earth

For examples you may visit: the 3d models tagged Kerala here

Mean while site we recently mentioned acknowledges that Google is conducting a contest to model your campus in 3d and to gain everlasting online glory by getting your model included in to Google Earth. Apart from getting inclusion in Google earth, the winners will be getting an Apple iPod Touch, a Nintendo Wii Console, and a Google t-shirt and hat. We think even getting an inclusion in Google Earth will be a crown and the rest of the things are a bonus. Readers please comment on this.

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A nice site to search for Satellite Maps, Blurred satellite maps

Following is a link to a brand new site which allows to search for Satellite Maps a place. You may visit this place in case satellite maps of a place is not available with us. It is not possible for us to provide similar satellite map search facility because of page load time considerations. Probably later we will provide you an alternative.

Zoom-kerala.blogspot.com provides detailed satellite maps of almost all places in Kerala. Most of the other sites providing so called satellite maps of Kerala are not giving exact location specific satellite maps.They may provide you satellite maps in country level or state level zoom. But here you can get satellite maps in street level zoom.

Some times because of technical difficulties even for us, maximum zoom may not be able to provide. This is because google has blurred many places in maps. Exact reason don't know, some times because of security reason, state authorities might have insisted to Google. Some of the places I have noted as blurred are Idukki, Moovattupuzha, Malappuram, Sulthan Bathery etc.In the case of latter partially clear images are available. I assume similar is the case with Google earth too.