How to Make a Map Using Google Earth's KML Format (Revised Version)
I am resubmitting this post with a new addition. Instead of the lengthy process I had to follow in Excel, this new process requires a download of GE Path, a nifty piece of software that allows you to work with lines or polygons outside of Google Earth. I use it to move my KML file into an Excel spreadsheet. In Excel I delete a couple of columns, move a column and rename and finalize the data. I can then move it out of Excel and into almost any mapping program around. It is a slick process for all those souls that do not have KML/KMZ import/export capabilities in their mapping software. If you do have the ability to import/export KML/KMZ files, never mind.
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Are you sure you can do this without getting into trouble with the copyright owners of that satellite image?
Posted by
Anonymous |
6/26/2006 06:25:00 AM
Are you sure you can do this without getting into trouble with the copyright owners of that satellite image?
Posted by
Anonymous |
6/26/2006 06:32:00 AM
Yes, you would need to secure permission from the image owner to use their image outline in the form of your newly created vector file. I am usually very attentive to copyright issues and that is why I make it a point to acknowledge where I acquired imagery and, to the best of my knowledge, who owns that imagery.
Posted by
Mr Minton |
6/26/2006 10:18:00 AM