google-earth

How do you create a polygon shape in a KML that is positioned in the air?

I need to be able to place a polygon object with a given height into a KML that will be located above the ground. I'm looking to display airspace information into a KML and each airspace has a low altitude and and high altitude value. The closest thing I have been able to do so far is to create two polygons with different altitudes t...

How can I learn a multitouch screen's communication protocol and write a C# application for it?

I have got a monitor with multitouch overlay on top of it. It works fine with Windows 7 but I want to write a multitouch application in C# for Windows XP which doesn't support touch feature out of the box. There is no documentation whatsoever and I emailed the manufacturer but never got a reply. However the device works with Google Ear...

Is there any way to include Google Earth imagery within an OpenGL program?

I'm building a program that uses weather simulation using OpenGL. I want to include Google Earth imagery with zoom and pan. Is this possible? Or can it be done the other way round, including OpenGL graphics inside Google Earth? Thanks! ...

Google Earth Browser Plugin not loading KML file in some browsers

code: google.load("earth", "1"); function gemap_init() { google.earth.createInstance('gemap', initCB, failureCB); } function initCB(instance) { try { ge = instance; ge.getWindow().setVisibility(true); console.log(ge.getPluginVersion()); google.earth.fetchKml(ge, 'http://example.com.au/maps/example.kml', ...

Google Earth vertical data display.

If you have been to the Google lobby, there is a display showing live internet search traffic patterns on a rotating Google Earth. Locations with more vertical dots represent more traffic. Also, the dropbox guys just posted a video of dropbox traffic in a similar fashion. http://blog.dropbox.com/?p=339 Looking through the Google Earth ...

KML + Google Earth: Fill a quadrilateral with a bitmap?

I'm building a KML file to use as a map layer in Google Earth and whatever else handles KML/KMZ files. What I want to do is this: Display a number of bitmap images such that each is stretched to fit into a specified quadrilateral, where the first vertex of the quadrilateral specified would, for example, be the top-left corner of the bit...

Using jQuery to extract CDATA in XML for use as HTML content

I am retrieving a Google Earth .kml (xml) file and using the content to place markers in Google Maps. The particular XML tags I am interested in look like: <Placemark> <name>Bahamas-LSI</name> <description><![CDATA[ <img src="http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/ge/data/current/vs_Bahamas_LSI.bmp"&gt; <p>...

KML + Google Earth: Make a Polygon or GroundOverlay clickable?

Pretty simple question. I've got some Polygons and GroundOverlays defined in KML. Is there a way to specify that they should be clickable, and (in Google Earth, at least) pop up an info balloon or similar when they are clicked? Similarly, is it possible to give polygons/GroundOverlays any sort of mouseover behavior? e.g. change the i...

Interactive google earth building

I'm wondering is it possible to create building on google earth; that exchanges information with my web server. So I can change it's let's say wall colour from web server, or serves sends every minute new values. Thanks ...

Does anyone know if Google plans to release an Earth API on Android?

Now that Google Earth has been released for Android 2.1, does anyone know what, if any, plans there are to extend the Google API's to support it in a future version? ...

Does the Android API support KML files?

Is there a way in Android to load KML files from Google Earth into a map widget? Specifically I am looking to load saved shapes created in Google Earth overtop a map widget as easily as possible. Has anybody ever tried this before? ...

How can I make kml data look like google maps?

I have a program that generates a .shp file, and exports this as a kml file. I would like to be able to display my output using the standard google map 'map' style (gray background, yellow streets, etc) in google earth, or in the google earth api. Is there a style guide or method that I should be using? Any thoughts appreciated - I was...

Getting "<kml:..." everywhere, updating a Kml file

I'm reading in a Kml file, changing the placemarks' names, and saving it again. var KmlFile = XDocument.Load("C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\GeotagService\\Kml\\Photographs.kml"); XNamespace KmlNamespace = "http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"; // find the Placemarks in the Photos folder IEnumerable<XElement> Placemarks = KmlFile.Element(KmlNamespa...

What is the best way to generate KML files in C#?

What is the best way to generate KML files using C#? Is there a class library that I can use? I have looked and struggled to find anything interesting. libkml doesn't have a C# implementation or wrapper. Any help would be great. ...

Google Earth on Android

I have installed the Android Emulator: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html I now have it up and running using the eclipse plug in. What I want to do is interface with/open/access google earth on the Emulated phone.. Is this possible? ...

Google earth GEOdata ?

Question: Is it possible to use/retrieve Geodata from Google-Earth ? What I want to do is take a little area, get terrain information (coordinates, height, elevation) and simulate how the selected area would be flooded at specified amounts of rain for a specified amount of hours. ...

Most effective way to draw smooth animations over google maps?

I'm trying to draw an animation over google maps, hopefully using html5's canvas element. Is this possible? The animation is just along the lines of moving and rotating rectangles (simulating transit flows/traffic patterns), nothing fancy, but not something I see supported directly in the google maps API. Are there alternative map API'...

Draw line in Google Earth that takes account of the globe's curvature

I want to draw some lines that would follow either the longitude or latitude, but it doesn't take the globe's curvature in account. How would I go about doing that? I'm using KML. ...

Formula to calculate different coordinates for flight routes in KML

I need to create flight routes in Google Earth. Example from point A to point B, How do i get the equivalent middle point for both and along point A to B, there are also many different coordinates joining so that the line would be a curve. ...

google earth alway on top

i am using google earth in my C# app. and when i want to show a child window the google earth hiding it behind him and i can't see the window. my question is how to do that the google earth wo'nt be always on top? ...