| Re: Vertical Data in Google Earth KML [message #70999] |
Sat, 15 May 2010 17:30  |
mankoff
Messages: 131
Registered: March 2004
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On May 15, 1:35 pm, "R.G. Stockwell" <noem...@please.com> wrote:
> "mankoff" <mank...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> news:7872ef7e-efbe-41b7-8002-10ff9c572440@40g2000pry.googleg roups.com...
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>> Hi IDL,
>
>> Just a note that my KML library now supports placing vertical curtains
>> of data in Google Earth. Example here:
>> http://kdm-idl.googlecode.com/svn-history/r67/trunk/KML/curt ain/curta...
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>> This isn't a feature supported by Google Earth or KML, but if you make
>> buildings very thing you can place them wherever you like.
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>> I have some confidence in the general KML API implementation I've
>> done, but for this vertical data... I've tested it a bit with my data
>> for my purposes, but I'm not certain of the implementation. If you use
>> it, please let me know if you come across any bugs, or if a different
>> interface makes more sense to you.
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>> -k.
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> Pretty cool. I will check out your library, as I am doing a fair
> bit of google earth stuff as well.
>
> One suggestion, perhaps putting a view like this (below)
> would be better, as that file zooms me directly into the
> image, and it is hard to see what it is (and hard to navigate
> out to get a good look).
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> <LookAt>
> <longitude>0.8865694170315953</longitude>
> <latitude>7.770532215398001</latitude>
> <altitude>0</altitude>
> <range>723840.7389961052</range>
> <tilt>81.62882262322282</tilt>
> <heading>-72.82946118067423</heading>
> <altitudeMode>relativeToGround</altitudeMode>
> <gx:altitudeMode>relativeToSeaFloor</gx:altitudeMode>
> </LookAt>
True. The library does support lookat via the kdm_kml_lookat object.
If you spend much time in GE at all, I strongly suggest you invest $80
in a 6-DOF mouse. An hour with that and you'll never be able to use GE
with a regular mouse again... http://www.3dconnexion.com/
-k.
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