I working on a website that utilizes a Google Map (V3). What I'm looking to do is apply KML layers, provided by the National Weather Service (NWS) at http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/kmzgenerator.php. I am able to get "single images," or still KML files to work, but I want to have the radar animating over time. The NWS provides KMZ loop files, and I've tried just simply adding those, but that doesn't show any KML Layers at all. Thanks in advance for any help
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Unable to let Google Maps show my imported 3D KML objects in 3D
I can import a KML file to "My Maps", but when I go to Google Maps, My maps, to view the KML file, I only get to see a "flattened" version where everything is projected onto the ground.
Can anybody tell me if (and how?) it is possible to convince Google Maps to show my imported 3D objects in 3D?
Google Maps can not show 3D KML objects, nor 3D Models, like Earth can. The Google Maps Platform documentation has a page on using KML and GeoRSS Layers in Maps, with a list of Supported KML elements. In there, you'll see that both the and elements are not supported, so no 3D in Maps, unfortunately.
I'm wondering if it's possible to add a 3D model made in Sketchup, exported o KMZ format, to a Google Map, with the Google Maps API. I was able to add KMZ layers that contained simple data as landmarks and such, but when I try to load the 3D model KMZ, the map just shows a default house file icon.
The test map can be accessed here: http://thebob.com.br/maptest/kmz_test.html
The KMZ file is hosted here: https://sites.google.com/site/dmgckmlfiles/kml-files/Bulk_carrier_1509.kmz
At this point I'm just guessing it's not possible to add 3D models like this into Google Maps (as the exact same thing happens if I import the file through My Maps), but I want to make sure of that before giving up.
Thanks in advance for any info!
Well if you are pertaining in Google JavaScript API, Yes this API does support the KMZ as you can see in this link about Supported KML elements. But the 3D object is not.
Also, according to this SO question, that 3D is not yet features in Javascript API. Closest things to this are Styled Maps. Only the Android implementations are available as of now.
But I found this tutorial that can help you if you still want 3D objects.
Google maps just told my they're deprecating their kml/kmz mapping service in Google Maps in February 2015.
See https://developers.google.com/maps/support/kmlmaps
I appreciate to be able to display my kml/kmz files in a map, but I can't find a drop-in replacement. Any suggestions?
I don't really want to make Google-account...
There are multiple options. For maps based on OpenStreetMap:
umap allows you to create a map and import KML files.
Leaflet and OpenLayers allow you to host your own map. It is possible to display GPX files. For converting KML to GPX see GPSBabel.
You can use Gmap4 which is an enhanced Google map viewer I developed.
Simply put your KML, KMZ, GPX or TPO file online.
Start with this Gmap4 link:
http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?q=________________
Replace the underline with the http link to your file.
Paste the completed link into your browser.
The Gmap4 homepage has a FAQ, examples, quick start info (on the Help page) and more to quickly get you up to speed.
Gmap4 default map: http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php
Gmap4 homepage: http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.html
Joseph
Try GPS Visualizer: you can upload your kml and let it draw the map.
I have made a map with a series of overlays of old maps that I created using MapTiler and the coordinates were definitely correct when I plotted them in Google Earth, but when I load the KML files in Google Maps they are roughly in the correct area but are far from accurate.
As the same error is replicated in all the layers can someone suggest what it is that I am doing wrong?
http://www.southdevonaonb.org.uk/cordialemapping/kmzdata/withtiledoverlays/19x/doc.kml
http://www.southdevonaonb.org.uk/cordialemapping/kmzdata/withtiledoverlays/20x/doc.kml
The other KML files can be found by changing the URL to 21x, 22, 23x, 25x, 26x, 27x (I am unable to post more than two links).
I have an illustrator file and I want to convert the numerous illustrator paths to Google maps polygons. I have done a number of searches through Google and this site, and there doesn't appear to be anything up-to-date on this topic.
I currently have a the illustrator file cut up with map-tiler and the zoom in and zoom out is working fine. I also center the map at coordinates (0.0,0.0). I know this coordinate is in the middle of the ocean, but I am not using the Google Maps library to give people directions. I just want to use it as a tool to display a custom map that is generated in Adobe Illustrator.
Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Avenza MAPublisher is built for this task.
http://www.avenza.com/mapublisher
With MAPublisher you can export Illustrator polygons to KML which should be directly importable into Google maps.
(Disclosure, I work for Avenza)