Comments on: Export multi-destination (or dragged) route to Google Earth

By: crlinder

crlinder — Sun, 29 May 2011 20:14:42 +0000

Since the last comment was some time ago, I hope you’re still checking for comments here. I used your multi-destination script/tool for a custom bicycling map that I made in Google Maps. I was able to import the output in to the MyMaps feature of GM, but I no longer can see the route itself (normally visualized as a light purple line) and the overall distance of the route has been lost. Do you know if there is some means by which I can retain the route line and the route’s overall length?

Thanks for your help AND for producing the script.

By: Al

Al — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:23:56 +0000

Fantastic tool!!! I’ve saved all my walks for Rome.
Thank you very much!

By: ehg

ehg — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:39:38 +0000

just to let you know, Barry (altgough I believe you noticed it already yourself):
using your tool “Multi Destination Routing Toolkit” with a multi direction link as this one here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Dallas,+TX&daddr=39.639538,-121.816406+to:Seattle,+WA+to:Portland,+OR&geocode=FYuI9AEdfWg7-ilLl0V79xlMhjGPZ0f2pJvsuQ%3B%3BFcJp1gIdWVy1-ClVM-iTLBCQVDGa1URpRmUlEA%3BFfyhtgIdERyw-CkndKl9CwuVVDGRhdH25rk2HA&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=5&via=1&sll=40.188375,-109.885395&sspn=18.672514,39.506836&ie=UTF8&z=5
and importing it as
http://www.nearby.org.uk/MultiRoute/4b52d19c7e9d1.kml
back to GoogleMaps/MyMaps then it will not save the route anymore but will save a map with yellow points describing the directions points (the “written directions”) only:
Here the link to the saved route using your toolkit (saved to a MyMaps):
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=39.34847,-109.72335&spn=18.898853,39.506836&z=5&msid=111694179352844374460.00047d58dc234c1484f12

BTW: I’m pretty sure it isn’t a problem of your toolkit but of any change on creating/rendering the kml file of a “get direction route”.
Even if one tries to import the URL of a single direction route (adding before the parameter &output=kml) back to MyMaps the same happens:
Here an single direction route:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=from:Seattle,+WA+to:Portland,+OR&sll=46.565305,-122.637595&sspn=2.10352,4.938354&ie=UTF8&z=8

and here the imported MyMaps from this URL without using your toolkit:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=46.566414,-122.503052&spn=2.10352,4.938354&z=8&msid=111694179352844374460.00047d58f23566f10597a

What gives GoogleMaps kml import on directions?
Regards
ehg

By: Joost

Joost — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:34:36 +0000

I really like this application. It enables me to plan and visualise the height of my bicycle trips.
But as Google maps does not give route information for numerous eastern European countries, I have to use Bing maps for that region. Is there any way, or do you know an application or site that makes it possible to export and plot height data of Bing routes without an GPS device? (It has an option to send your route to your GPS)

Joost

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:03:33 +0000

@Brotherharry

Yes this tool is for the original directions, – not that saved to ‘My Maps’

Google My Maps does not support export of Saved Directions and/or hand drawn ‘Snap to Roads’ – either direct to Google Earth or in a way a toll like this one could use.

A tool could be made to work around the limiation but it would be a lot of work, and/or of dubious legality.

By: Brotherharry

Brotherharry — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:17:48 +0000

with this link
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&doflg=ptm&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=113348479174783486166.0004716c8942028204da4&ll=43.285203,-71.323242&spn=4.278266,11.425781&z=7

I’m getting unable to parse query response, I think as it’s a saved map?

If I use the ‘view in google earth’ button from Firefox and / or append the ‘&output=kml’ to the end of the link, I can get the file into GE, but it doesn’t replicate the precise route on the roads, just an approximation using straight lines – am I expecting too much to get a precise mapping that matches GM? Are there limits on the number of way points (haven’t used vias just grabbed white circles

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:41:30 +0000

@paolo

no, this tool is for a route created in the ‘directions’ feature. not for one created in ‘My Maps’

you should be able to use the kml file from the ‘view in google earth’ link directly in something like gpsvisualiser.com to convert the file to a gpx for loading into your unit.

By: Paolo Cuturi

Paolo Cuturi — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:30:36 +0000

I would like to create a route (c. 100miles) along the Zambezi river which I would then like to send to my GPS unit to use for navigation, distances and ETA’s etc. I want to know where ever I am on the route, how far I am from either the start or end point of the route.

Would this tool be useful for me?

So far I have tested it creating a very simple path in GM, yet when I click on the LINK TO THIS MAP and copy the URL and paste it into the Multi Destination Routing url box, when I click CONTINUE I get the message “unable to parse query, please try again”. I get the same message if I append the end of the Link url with “&output=kml”

The Linked URL I am using is: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=-12.545096,27.877293&spn=0.01994,0.042315&t=h&z=15&msid=106489627415814544154.00046c0ece6adc1c33339

Would appreciate any help on this.

Many thanks
Paolo Cuturi

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:26:13 +0000

Just wanted to say genius converter. I have a 6,000 mile trip planned across the western US with all 24 points used in Google Driving Directions and was thinking I was going to have to reroute everything to Google Earth after it only was reading one way point but I came across this and you have no idea how thankful I am.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:54:52 +0000

1. Get your route all ready with all your waypoints, start, destination points and such.
2. Click “Link” on the upper right hand corner
3. Copy and paste the contents of the _top_ box into your address bar.
4. Append the following to the end of the pasted address in the address bar:

“&output=kml”

without the quotation marks. This tells Google to give the contents to you in a kml file, which you can open in Google Earth.