GoogleEarth

Buffy · 07-16-2007

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Originally Posted by Monomer

When I clicked on the link I was taken to the GoogleEarth home page. Was it supposed to take me straight to the crater?

What it does depends on how your file extension associations are set up. If you've got a recent version of GoogleEarth installed (the application, not the web page), it should navigate directly to the location specified in the kml file (it did for us!).

If you don't have the application installed, well, shame on you!

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Originally Posted by Monomer

I use GoogleEarth to look at other parts of the world, not for anything in particular, just looking.

I think that goes for just about all of the rest of us...it will probably have a practical application someday, but for now its just a way to get really pretty pictures of Mother Earth...

Just looking,
Buffy

Turtle · 07-16-2007

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Originally Posted by Buffy

..it will probably have a practical application someday, but for now its just a way to get really pretty pictures of Mother Earth...

Just looking,
Buffy

Speaking of just looking, I was just looking around the GoogleEarth Community Forum and found people are doing more than pretty pictures. The name of their game is location, location, location. For example I found a KML for all the US Airforce bases.

There are some for bomb shelters in Germany (Mercedes

) with KML's.

Lots of Military theme stuff.

The flying around to explore seems only a small part of what people are using this resource for.

Here's the Community Forum page. >> http://bbs.keyhole.com/entrance.php?Cat=0

I used GoogleEarth to plan & record both the Sasquatch expeditions and the Lechtenberg Park study. The measuring tool is very handy. I only recently found you can change elevation for side views as well as straight down. (keep in mind the side views are extrapolations & not actual photos.)

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Originally Posted by IMonomer

use GoogleEarth to look at other parts of the world, not for anything in particular, just looking.

No worries Mam; take your time.

that's a wrap.

Monomer · 07-16-2007

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Originally Posted by Buffy

What it does depends on how your file extension associations are set up. If you've got a recent version of GoogleEarth installed (the application, not the web page), it should navigate directly to the location specified in the kml file (it did for us!).

If you don't have the application installed, well, shame on you!

It's all good now

I'm looking at the crater, very cool!

DougF · 07-18-2007

Congratulations Turtle
Glad you got it working (thanks Buffy)
Like the rest just looking around

Hill · 08-10-2007

I'm glad you got it figured out Turtle, otherwise I wouldn't have found this forum.

It's really pretty easy once you get the hang of it. I never would have been able to post if I had to figure out kml/kmz first. But did you know that once you have GE downloaded and the code you showed, there's an easy way to display that. Highlight and copy the file code, right-click on "My Places" and choose paste from the menu. All of that code becomes a placemark icon in "My Places" and in the viewer.

You can also search the web to see if a particular place has a kml file. Just search for "kml crater" for instance and kml files showing craters will be displayed from GEC and other forums.

Turtle · 08-10-2007

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Originally Posted by Hill

I'm glad you got it figured out Turtle, otherwise I wouldn't have found this forum.

It's really pretty easy once you get the hang of it. I never would have been able to post if I had to figure out kml/kmz first. But did you know that once you have GE downloaded and the code you showed, there's an easy way to display that. Highlight and copy the file code, right-click on "My Places" and choose paste from the menu. All of that code becomes a placemark icon in "My Places" and in the viewer.

You can also search the web to see if a particular place has a kml file. Just search for "kml crater" for instance and kml files showing craters will be displayed from GEC and other forums.

Roger...ditto glad figured, ditto glad found.

I knew there had to be some shortcuts. Is there a way to get a KML for any placemark? When I right click on them I don't see an option for that.

freeztar · 08-10-2007

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Originally Posted by Turtle

Is there a way to get a KML for any placemark? When I right click on them I don't see an option for that.

If you do the opposite of what hill described then you should have no problems. Right-click on a place and select "copy". Then go to your desktop (windows key+D) and create an empty text file by right-clicking on an empty space on the desktop and selecting "New->Text Document". Then paste the copied text in there and name the file "whatever.kml".

ughaibu · 08-11-2007

Thanks for posting this, I'm amazed at the improvement in Google Earth. Last time I used it there were whole countries missing, now I can see this house, my wife's car, etc.

Hill · 08-22-2007

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Originally Posted by ughaibu

Thanks for posting this, I'm amazed at the improvement in Google Earth. Last time I used it there were whole countries missing, now I can see this house, my wife's car, etc.

It's gotten even better today. GE 4.2 (beta) has been released. Being beta, it is more likely to go buggy on you. If you have an older version, start it up and save your "My Places" placemarks to your hard drive first - just in case.
Google Earth
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