Recently I've written a couple quick hacks to extract data from Google Earth kml files and while I've been able to do what I want in relatively quick order, I've always had to delete the <kml> tags ...

Last year, soon after we created our map of 3D areas, we had fun using the KML to show you the areas covered by country and US state. Now that we have released a timeline version of our KML file it is ...

Microsoft has released a new version of Virtual Earth (2D and 3D) tonight (see press release). I’ve already written about the really nice new Bird’s Eye support which now works in the 3D view. Buried ...

At Caltrans District 7 in Los Angeles, we use the onboard GPS capability of smartphones to navigate in real time to the locations of proposed aerial targets and National Geodetic Survey (NGS) control ...

Google Maps enables you to create your own maps including custom locations, for example a "Parks" map with marked locations for your favorite parks. The map can be exported to the Google KML format ...

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