[SPAM] Re: [Cialug] OT Again: Google Earth

[Dave Weis]

Looks cool, thanks for the pointer. I think I need to get gpsbabel going 
pretty soon...

Colin Burnett wrote:
> If you make a "My Map" on maps.google.com you can "View in Google
> Earth" which yields you a KML file.  Here's a blurb from a map of mine
> that you should be able to see at
> 
> http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114940208373600226216.000001122a1a6ddb95029&z=7
> 
> A very, very small portion of the KML is as follows but it's just
> repeating the <Style> and <Placemark> so you're not losing anything
> informative:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.1">
> <Document>
>   <name>Iowa State Parks &amp; Recreation Areas</name>
>   <description><![CDATA[State Parks and other recreational areas as
> listed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.]]></description>
>   <Style id="style6">
>     <IconStyle>
>       <Icon>
>         <href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/ms/icons/blue-dot.png</href>
>       </Icon>
>     </IconStyle>
>   </Style>
>   <Style id="style23">
>     <IconStyle>
>       <Icon>
>         <href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/ms/icons/blue-dot.png</href>
>       </Icon>
>     </IconStyle>
>   </Style>
> ....
>   <Placemark>
>     <name>Brushy Creek</name>
>     <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
>     <styleUrl>#style6</styleUrl>
>     <Point>
>       <coordinates>-93.984177,42.392151,0.000000</coordinates>
>     </Point>
>   </Placemark>
>   <Placemark>
>     <name>Springbrook</name>
>     <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
>     <styleUrl>#style23</styleUrl>
>     <Point>
>       <coordinates>-94.467743,41.773743,0.000000</coordinates>
>     </Point>
>   </Placemark>
> </Document>
> </kml>
> 
> The styles are for the marker shown on the map.
> 
> Again, gpsbabel will convert pretty much any GPS format into KML.
> 
> 
> Colin
> 
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com> wrote:
>>  Has anyone done much creation of KML files for google earth? I'm playing
>> with a little mapping and trying to figure out which parts are optional and
>> which aren't. Does anyone have a 10 or so location file that they would
>> share with me? I've read through the specs but it's a bit heavier than I
>> wanted to start with.
>>
>>  --
>>  Dave Weis
>>  djweis at internetsolver.com
>>  http://www.internetsolver.com/
>>
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