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Google's virtual globe application that allows users to view 3D buildings, imagery, terrain, any other information stored in KML files.

Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information software application that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.

It maps the Earth with images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and 3D globe combined with multiple independent layers such as border labels & outlines, roads, 3D buildings, traffic/weather data, and more. Additional information can be viewed by opening other KML files. The software allows new KML files to be easily produced.

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How to display a moving boat in Google Earth?

I am new to the KML format and try to figure out how to display a boat (a png), moving from a place to another along a path (a simple line drawn composed of several lines). I can see how to display a Placemark, even with an icon, and a Path,…
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Qt and Google Earth API

Is it possible to develop an application in Qt, using Google Earth? For example, I want to show the earth (as in google earth) as a sphere via QtGL in my application.
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Google Earth integrated with Google Maps API v3?

I'm trying to integrate Google Earth into Google Maps, and I saw it was possible in v2. But I can't find any doc about how to do so with v3.
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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.
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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…
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Google Maps heatmap layer point radius

I want to be able to specify the radius of points effectively in meters. The API is configured so that the radius property is held to be constant for pixels, so that zooming in causes the heatmap to erode (I know you can make the heatmap not erode…
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How can I place a html div over the Google Earth plugin? Involves wmode, I imagine

I'm having trouble laying a html div over the Google Earth plugin in a web application, any help would be appreciated. It's fine for Map, Terrain and Hybrid mode, but on 'Earth' mode, the Flash kicks in and automatically layers the map on…
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Displaying Names on the Map using KML

I am able to display polygons, circles, etc etc, using KML. Now i want to display only some Names using KML. Is this Possible ?
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Google Earth Heat Maps

Is there a way to create a heat map in google earth, so areas with higher values (of some specified parameter, such as population) appear as hotspots?
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Create kml from csv in Python

I am new to Python. I am working on gps files. I need to convert a CSV file having all the gps data to kml file. Below is the code in python I am using : import csv #Input the file name. fname = raw_input("Enter file name WITHOUT extension: ") data…
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WorldWind Java Google Earth Like Zoom

I've created an input handler for NASA Worldwind that I'm trying to replicate Google Earth like zooming with. I'm trying to make zoom towards the mouse cursor, instead of the center of the screen (like it does by default). I've got it somewhat…
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Maps with Windows Forms application

I am building a C#/Winforms application that requires a map (a la Google maps, Bing maps etc.). But I am terribly confused by the ToU (licensing) - non-commercial use etc. My questions: What mapping provider would you suggest (preferably free) to…
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Error when parsing JSON data

I want to get elevation data from Google Earth according to latitude and longitude, but I am not able to do this. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but my code is shown below. def getElevation(locations,sensor="true", **elvtn_args): …
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Is a straight line on google earth or google maps geodesic?

Is a straight line on google earth or google maps geodesic? That is, when I view google earth or google maps data on my 2d computer screen, is the image I am seeing "adjusted" correctly that a straight line on this "adjusted" image is actually…
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Google Earth (.kmz) mime type IIS issue

I am experiencing a peculiar issue with IIS and KMZ files. I have added the MIME type to IIS and it works just fine -- however, seemingly randomly the MIME type is removed. This has happened a few times now, and each time all I have to do to fix the…
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