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[geo2web.com] KML for Web Mapping: Virtual Earth also seems to automatically add a center point, and does not adhere to the KML coloring scheme. If you switch to 3D mode, the geometries will line up much better, but the fill color seems to be absent.
[Figuring out the nuts and bolts of field computing] The Nomad goes on a fossil hunt!: This assignment, and similar ones I have done with my courses, really shows the students both how easy it is to collect data in the field, and how GIS adds value to a project. The Nomad proved an excellent tool in the Nevada desert with the bright screen and rugged design.
[Google Earth Developer] Re: Shape2Earth: Shapefile to KML Writer: I would like to end up with something similar to the "parks" native GE layer, that shows a polygon but also has a point with a tree icon and a name, much easier for the user to determine what they are looking at.
[The Place to Be] Is Keyhole Markup Language (KML) becoming the defacto Spatial ...: The OGC membership discussed the market perception of KML and GML at our face to face meetings last week. There is agreement that we need a document (white paper) that describes the respective roles of GML and KML.
[Google Earth Hacks Forums] Shape to kml help: I am trying to convert shapefiles to kml for use in google earth. I am using map window gis and the shape2earth plugin.
[SweetMaps] Converting .shp to .kml for GIS Techies: Shape files (.shp) are the standard ESRI format for geographic data. Converting these to Google-readable KML files is key to adding custom data generated by GIS software to Google Earth / Maps. It seems that this is still not as easy as pie, so we are investigating the possibilities starting here with this post.
[Ogle Earth] Short news: Shape2Earth manual; ad-free to ad-Fee: NET application that converts shapefiles to KML, now has a (draft) manual. Hundreds of Swiss webcams, in Google Maps and on Google Earth.
[Ogle Earth] Links: Google Earth fights crime in São Paolo, the skip zone ...: Shape2Earth's is a plugin for the open source MapWindow GIS viewer, so you don't need to buy anything else to convert Shapefiles to KML. Shape2Earth costs $30, and there is a free evaluation mode, .
[Juicy Geography's Google Earth page] Choropleth maps in Google Earth: My concern is that we will continue to be limited by the lack of shapefiles. The counties shapefile is really helpful, but is there a source of shapefile, say for the electoral wards in a local city?
[geo2web.com] Shape2Earth Beta Testing: I spent part of the day looking to see what kind of free shapefiles are out there for use with my newly dubbed Shape2Earth open source GIS shapefile to KML converter. The simple answer is that there are “tons”.
[Figuring out the nuts and bolts of field computing] Easy GIS”¦for free!: kml file I created from a shapefile in MapWindow. The initial data was a spreadsheet with latitude, longitude, fossil type, and carbon and oxygen isotope values.
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