[Linux] Google Maps Question
Peter Capazzi
linux@flux.org
Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:27:43 -0500
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I've played a little with google maps (www.capazzi.com/peter/gmaps)
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I've never worked with KML... but here's something regarding it in the
API:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/sitemap.html
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Good luck.=20
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From: linux-admin@flux.org [mailto:linux-admin@flux.org] On Behalf Of
Steven Benmosh
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 6:19 PM
To: linux@flux.org
Subject: [Linux] Google Maps Question
This is not a linux question per se, but I think it is too technical for
Talk.
I would like to know if there is a way to display a trail (collection of
points, each with longitude and latitude) in Google maps.
In Google Earth, I can take a point, enter the coordinates, and see it
on a map (satellite imagery, usually). I can do the same in Google maps.
In Google Earth, I can take a track (trail) from a GPS unit, in an XML
format known as KML (supposedly also from a different file format called
GPX, which is also (I think) an XML file, and it will open and display
on the same map as the point. I can also open a point in Google Earth
(presented as a single item KML file).
Can I do something similar in Google maps? That is, open a KML or KMZ or
GPX file in it, so it displays on the map, rather than on the satellite
image?
If you would like to see what I am doing, take a look at
http://www.words2u.net/pmwiki/?n=3DTracks.SantaBarbaraToOakHerbFarm -
there is a kml file, which, if you have Google Earth installed, will
show it. There may be other programs that process KML files, but I like
Google Earth.
Thanks,
Z.
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<DIV></DIV>This is not a linux question per se, but I think it is too =
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for Talk.<BR><BR>I would like to know if there is a way to display a =
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maps.<BR><BR>In Google Earth, I can take a point, enter the coordinates, =
and see=20
it on a map (satellite imagery, usually). I can do the same in Google =
maps.=20
<BR><BR>In Google Earth, I can take a track (trail) from a GPS unit, in =
an XML=20
format known as KML (supposedly also from a different file format called =
GPX,=20
which is also (I think) an XML file, and it will open and display on the =
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map as the point. I can also open a point in Google Earth (presented as =
a single=20
item KML file).<BR><BR>Can I do something similar in Google maps? That =
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a KML or KMZ or GPX file in it, so it displays on the map, rather than =
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satellite image?<BR><BR>If you would like to see what I am doing, take a =
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show it.=20
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