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).
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I am trying to create a 100 sqkm (10 km by 10 km) KML square polygon with a point of interest centred right in the middle.
How do I do this?
Thank you.
Xu
handling polygons in google earth are rather tricky but also there is a lot of thing you can do with that. here's a sample of rather a mature example of a polygon kml file in google earth (it is a ship with very details) and also three link of tutorials that i have watched to creats polygons :
http://www.lynda.com/SketchUp-tutorials/SketchUp-6-Essential-Training/612-2.html?srchtrk=index:1%0Alinktypeid:2%0Aq:google%2Bearth%2Bpolygon%0Apage:1%0As:relevance%0Asa:true%0Aproducttypeid:2
http://www.lynda.com/ArcGIS-tutorials/Making-lines-polygons-Google-Earth/162136/186933-4.html
http://www.lynda.com/SketchUp-tutorials/Exporting-models-Google-Earth/612/41758-4.html
and also the kml file :
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiYy-n0k5zKAhVJ1hQKHbqJAVIQFggcMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gearthblog.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2012%2F01%2F18%2FCosta%2520Concordia%2520on%2520the%2520rocks.kmz&usg=AFQjCNEhyEKuyKTF5oGds_OAVH3LgqPHpg&sig2=G_sIJeUBosCMZimbirndoQ
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
I am working on loading KML files into a map using Google Maps API v3. The KML loads fine and the markers are seen. But the marker info (pop-up when the marker is clicked) never shows up in a consistent manner. A few work some times, some others don't. This is really peculiar. To see the page, check-
http://www.sobitabraham.com/teawap/NEW_kml.html
The KML file is here-
https://sites.google.com/site/teawapdata/home/kml-files/TEAWAP.kml
The KML file is 990 KB in size, so it is not some file size ceiling problem. It could have something to with the caching of KML, I am not sure. The KML file was exported from Google Earth.
The frustrating thing is that this marker behavior is erratic, the error is not consistent. This problem is seen even when I paste the URL of the KML file into maps.google.com. Any help in sorting this out will be appreciated.
Thanks.
I'm converting recorded GPS tracks to KML/KMZ files and they show up correctly in Google Earth. However, opening the same KML file in the Google Maps website I get weird straight lines that are a few thousand km long.
KML download:
http://www.indunet.it/stackexchange/test.kml
Direct link to Google Maps website:
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Fwww.indunet.it%2Fstackexchange%2Ftest.kml&hl=de&sll=37.230328,-95.712891&sspn=52.421131,114.169922&t=h&z=4
This is what the KML file looks like on my computer:
I get identical results with FF, Chrome and IE, so I guess it's somethign related to the generated KML file, but I have no clue what's wrong..
Oddly, zooming in to the correct area (upper-left end of the line, i.e. northern Italy) shows some outline that's similar to the original track:
Correct display in Google Earth (same KML file):
Any ideas?
PS: I get similar results with all tracks I export. However, markers always show up correctly.
Your kml has the coordinates specified:
11.30968602,46.35330003,
If I add a third coordinate it works:
11.30968602,46.35330003,0 [on google maps]
or if I remove the comma at the end it works:
11.30968602,46.35330003 [on google maps]
I'm looking looking for a tool that will allow me to make a map exactly like this:
http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/map.cfm
Basically I need to put shapes around buildings in the satellite view and then slap a marker and information window on them so that I can specify the building name and contents.
So the main issue is that I need the ability to draw shapes directly onto the maps as I don't fancy taking down the lat lng of each corner of the polygon.
Ideally what I'd like to do is have an online application that exports those points to KML, and then I would display google maps on my site and import that kml to display it.
Other suggestions welcome!
Jason
Found a polygon creator
http://www.the-di-lab.com/polygon/
It's simple to use and allows you to copy and paste straight into your code. Would be nice if it had a button that said sent to kml though..