Comments on: Google Earth: Chart Plotter http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/27/google-earth-chart-plotter/ GIS, maps, mapping, geo, UK, Geograph, PHP, Perl and more Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:19:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/27/google-earth-chart-plotter/#comment-38747 Barry Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:54:54 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=144#comment-38747 @Taylor Its 'powered' by the Google Static Maps API http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/ You can plot paths on the map, but you will need to read your KML file (or store in a database) and pick the appriate bits to go with your map. Checkout the Maps API Google Group which has more information on working with static maps 'server side' to get bounds etc. @Taylor

Its ‘powered’ by the Google Static Maps API
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/

You can plot paths on the map, but you will need to read your KML file (or store in a database) and pick the appriate bits to go with your map.

Checkout the Maps API Google Group which has more information on working with static maps ’server side’ to get bounds etc.

]]> By: Taylor http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/27/google-earth-chart-plotter/#comment-38743 Taylor Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:24:26 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=144#comment-38743 Nice work on the Chart plotter! I was looking for something exactly like this. Do you have a reference or for how to get started on a project like this? I understand the screen overlay syntax, and network link, but I do not understand how to get the right google map view as an image I can overlay. For my project I would like to iterate on your solution. I have a flight boundary as a kml file and I really need to be able to see that boundary in your 2D google map, while I navigate in google earth. Awesome job! Nice work on the Chart plotter! I was looking for something exactly like this. Do you have a reference or for how to get started on a project like this? I understand the screen overlay syntax, and network link, but I do not understand how to get the right google map view as an image I can overlay.

For my project I would like to iterate on your solution. I have a flight boundary as a kml file and I really need to be able to see that boundary in your 2D google map, while I navigate in google earth.

Awesome job!

]]> By: JM http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/27/google-earth-chart-plotter/#comment-38054 JM Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:22:59 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=144#comment-38054 hi. i tried using it since yesterday but today i experience some problem..instead of showing the map there is an X appearing on the map...any suggestion about it? what is it actually?why the X is appearing instead of the map? thanks! hi. i tried using it since yesterday but today i experience some problem..instead of showing the map there is an X appearing on the map…any suggestion about it? what is it actually?why the X is appearing instead of the map? thanks!

]]> By: Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/27/google-earth-chart-plotter/#comment-37569 Barry Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:13:56 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=144#comment-37569 Interesting idea - but my understanding that would not be a 'plotter', which by definition shows your current position. Would need some interesting maths.... Interesting idea - but my understanding that would not be a ‘plotter’, which by definition shows your current position.

Would need some interesting maths….

]]> By: Joe Davis http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/27/google-earth-chart-plotter/#comment-37327 Joe Davis Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:04:56 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=144#comment-37327 It is neat but at high zoom when you fly over water the map is all blue but where you are looking at (out of the front window of the plane as opposed to looking straight down) is land so your map shows what is BELOW (all blue) you but not what is in front (the land). In short, you need an offset in the direction of travel that is proportional to the zoom level (and finer grained levels of zoom - 10 would be great). It is neat but at high zoom when you fly over water the map is all blue but where you are looking at (out of the front window of the plane as opposed to looking straight down) is land so your map shows what is BELOW (all blue) you but not what is in front (the land).

In short, you need an offset in the direction of travel that is proportional to the zoom level (and finer grained levels of zoom - 10 would be great).

]]> By: Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/27/google-earth-chart-plotter/#comment-34231 Barry Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:59:55 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=144#comment-34231 A number of people (including Frank!) have contacted me suggesting moving the map to the right side. So I think will move it to the right side - same vertical position. Shout NOW if you dont like this idea, or if it should be a config option. A number of people (including Frank!) have contacted me suggesting moving the map to the right side. So I think will move it to the right side - same vertical position.

Shout NOW if you dont like this idea, or if it should be a config option.

]]> By: Frank Taylor http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/27/google-earth-chart-plotter/#comment-34179 Frank Taylor Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:38:23 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=144#comment-34179 Nice job Barry! I agree the static maps API limitations may prevent you from using this method if it becomes popular. Maybe we can convince Google they should add it themselves though! Nice job Barry! I agree the static maps API limitations may prevent you from using this method if it becomes popular. Maybe we can convince Google they should add it themselves though!

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