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KML to RSS Converter

KML to RSS Converter on Yahoo Pipes

I have been building a converter tool on Yahoo! Pipes called KML to RSS Converter, which can be found here. It will allow you to enter any public KML or KMZ file's URL and convert the file to an RSS feed, which can

Started by Jaybird

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Ways to Host KML Files Using Google

How to Host KML Files Using Google Docs

To get started, open Google Docs and sign in with your Google Account

Once you're inside Google Docs, hosting a KML takes just 5 easy steps:

Click located in the upper left-hand corner of the screen
On the "Uploa

Started by AxeMen Site Prep

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GEO Ambassador

Differences Between KML and KMZ Files

With a little help from a well described article from ArcGIS, let's learn the differences and similarities between KML files and KMZ files and what you can do with them on Google Earth and ArcGIS Online.

What is KML?

Keyhole Markup Language (KML) is an

Started by Skip Farrow

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Land Surveyor

DSWORLD

DSWORLD. Does every Land Surveyor in the United States use DSWORLD? This is the only way to import NGS benchmarks into Google Earth by either State and County, or a variety of other ways. It uses KML to plot the benchmarks on the surface of the Ear

Started by Scott D. Warner, PLS

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GEO Ambassador

Yes You Can Import KML into Bing Maps, But How?

I found a blogger guy who was having trouble importing KML data into Google Maps (via).

He reports:

Unfortunately, it isn't the smoothest road trying to import KML from Google Maps into Bing Ma

Started by Jaybird

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It is called "Benchmark Hunter Tools" - I like the USGS TOPO overlay part of the KML or kmz file

[KML]

Benchmark Hunter Tools

File Format: KML Document - View on Google Maps
Benchmark Hunter Tools. Map layers and benchmark placemarks for Google Earth, provided by Coyttl ('Foxtrot_Xray') for Benchmark Hunters. ...
ngs.tsqmadness.com/ge/benchmark

Started by Gary Breisch

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GEO Ambassador

Custom Google Map Markers and Icon Makers,bunch of

Ok Surveyors....here is a bunch of information that I dug up on making custom icons for Google Maps and icon generators for use on your maps...

Official Class Reference:

http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html#GMarker

Started by Jaybird

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KML for Land Surveyors

KML to RSS Converter on Yahoo Pipes

How to Host KML Files Using Google Docs

What is KML?

Yes You Can Import KML into Bing Maps, But How?

Official Class Reference:

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