I used Google Earth to visualize some GBIF data for our new portal rollout in July
Sharks and Rays of South Africa links occurrence data to taxon-related icons so that you get some notion of what all these data actually refer
I also used it to visualize migration patterns of barn swallows and distribution of hummingbird data but this is a bit of a longer video with Google Earth only at the end.
David Remsen
Great to see map information with the species, and using Google Earth is exciting.
It would be nice if some representation or preview of the map appeared right on the page... worth taking a look at the Google Maps API. Helps you know if it's worth the extra click & switching to the other app. Also, did you know that KMLs will show up on maps.google.com too? It's called "kml on maps" - might help with what you're looking for.
Best,
-Rebecca Shapley
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