Once you add data layers to your Google Earth project, you can control their visibility, appearance, and how you interact with the data on the map. Layers are automatically saved to your project as you add or adjust them.
Adjust layer visibility and opacity
You can show or hide layers and control their transparency to better visualize your data with the underlying basemap or other layers.
- In your project's Map contents panel on the left, find the data layer you want to adjust.
- To hide the layer, click Hide feature next to the name of the layer. To show the layer, click Show feature.
- To adjust opacity, select the layer in the Map contents panel, and then click the Style tab in the inspector that appears on the right hand side. You can drag the opacity slider to make the layer more transparent or opaque.
Reorder layers
To change the order of how data layers are visualized on the map:
- In your project's Map contents panel, right-click the layer you want to rearrange, and click either Bring to front or Send to back.
- This will change the visual order of layers on the map, but not how they appear in your project's Map contents panel.
Inspect layer features
Learn more about individual features within a data layer directly on the map.
- Select a layer feature (for example, a census tract, a property parcel) on the map view.
- The inspector opens on the right, displaying details about that specific feature from the data layer.