Comments for nearby.org.uk blog http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog GIS, maps, mapping, geo, UK, Geograph, PHP, Perl and more Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:44:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Thats a mighty long way! by Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/23/thats-a-mighty-long-way/#comment-33944 Barry Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:09:20 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=135#comment-33944 Yes, not talking in the short term, but OSM is looking at the database licences* which will hopefully allow more adoption. :) * or some other licence more suitable that CC (in particular the vague nature of SA) Yes, not talking in the short term, but OSM is looking at the database licences* which will hopefully allow more adoption. :)

* or some other licence more suitable that CC (in particular the vague nature of SA)

]]> Comment on Thats a mighty long way! by Thomas Wood http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/23/thats-a-mighty-long-way/#comment-33921 Thomas Wood Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:52:30 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=135#comment-33921 According to Ed Parsons (via OSM), Google has looked at OSM data, but the licence is currently incompatible. According to Ed Parsons (via OSM), Google has looked at OSM data, but the licence is currently incompatible.

]]> Comment on Thats a mighty long way! by Greg Rose http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/07/23/thats-a-mighty-long-way/#comment-33905 Greg Rose Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:44:27 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=135#comment-33905 Yes, this is exciting as it is an example of a company using NAVTEQ Discover Cities data. NAVTEQ is the company with the map data for pedestrians, and it is good to see that Google is taking advantage of this data to enhance their maps. You can read more about the NAVTEQ Discover Cities here... http://developer.navteq.com/site/global/zones/connections/products/discover_and_guide/discover/discover_cities/p_city_guide.jsp Yes, this is exciting as it is an example of a company using NAVTEQ Discover Cities data. NAVTEQ is the company with the map data for pedestrians, and it is good to see that Google is taking advantage of this data to enhance their maps. You can read more about the NAVTEQ Discover Cities here…

http://developer.navteq.com/site/global/zones/connections/products/discover_and_guide/discover/discover_cities/p_city_guide.jsp

]]> Comment on Export multi-destination (or dragged) route to Google Earth by Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/12/27/export-multi-destination-or-dragged-route-to-google-earth/#comment-33716 Barry Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:40:55 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/12/27/export-multi-destination-or-dragged-route-to-google-earth/#comment-33716 @Geoff, not exactly sure what you saying, but that link is a link to a My Map on Google Maps - so that wont export. You use this tool to create a KML file from a 'Link to this page' when viewing the directions - the other tutorial tip post mentions you can then import the KML produced by this tool back into a My Map - to save it. @Geoff, not exactly sure what you saying, but that link is a link to a My Map on Google Maps - so that wont export.

You use this tool to create a KML file from a ‘Link to this page’ when viewing the directions - the other tutorial tip post mentions you can then import the KML produced by this tool back into a My Map - to save it.

]]> Comment on Google Earth Black Box Recorder by Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-33715 Barry Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:36:59 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-33715 @David Oops, actully it was an update on my server, so nobody has been able to download their tracks for a while - recording has been working so if you still have the link, should be able to right click on the download folder and download it now :) @David

Oops, actully it was an update on my server, so nobody has been able to download their tracks for a while - recording has been working so if you still have the link, should be able to right click on the download folder and download it now :)

]]> Comment on Google Earth Black Box Recorder by David http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-33620 David Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:25:26 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-33620 Hi Barry, The recorder is quite interesting. However the latest google earth may have broken something. I just tried the Blackbox Recorder using Google Earth 4.3.7284.3916 (beta). I could not get the download to work. Regards, Hi Barry,

The recorder is quite interesting. However the latest google earth may have broken something. I just tried the Blackbox Recorder using Google Earth 4.3.7284.3916 (beta). I could not get the download to work.

Regards,

]]> Comment on Export multi-destination (or dragged) route to Google Earth by Geoff S. http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/12/27/export-multi-destination-or-dragged-route-to-google-earth/#comment-33520 Geoff S. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:19:23 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/12/27/export-multi-destination-or-dragged-route-to-google-earth/#comment-33520 Getting parsing error: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=111518315068414865907.00045197457d5b733dc2b&ll=42.004407,-72.246094&spn=2.7675,4.790039&z=8 Getting parsing error: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=111518315068414865907.00045197457d5b733dc2b&ll=42.004407,-72.246094&spn=2.7675,4.790039&z=8

]]> Comment on Letting your KML loose by Vincent Viau http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/06/26/letting-your-kml-loose/#comment-33478 Vincent Viau Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:34:44 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=127#comment-33478 Hello GE Super User. Sorry to annoy you. I do not wish to create a GE account and I have a bug report to submit. maybe you can help ? OS: WnXP, GE:4.3.7191.6508 (and other) Problem: Networked Placemark custom Icons not showing. Step to reproduce: 1) Add a network link to a file on your hard disk that contains a placemark with a custom icon defined in a Style tag 2) Set the refresh to 10 seconds 3) Verify that you see your placemark icon 4) Delete the custom icon from your hard drive 5) next refresh: GE will show an X icon instead of your custom icon 6) next refresh: GE will not show any icon 7) put back the custom icon on you hard drive 8) next refresh: BUG ! still no custom icon in GE Thanks! Hello GE Super User. Sorry to annoy you. I do not wish to create a GE account and I have a bug report to submit. maybe you can help ?
OS: WnXP, GE:4.3.7191.6508 (and other)
Problem: Networked Placemark custom Icons not showing.
Step to reproduce:
1) Add a network link to a file on your hard disk that contains a placemark with a custom icon defined in a Style tag
2) Set the refresh to 10 seconds
3) Verify that you see your placemark icon
4) Delete the custom icon from your hard drive
5) next refresh: GE will show an X icon instead of your custom icon
6) next refresh: GE will not show any icon
7) put back the custom icon on you hard drive
8) next refresh: BUG ! still no custom icon in GE
Thanks!

]]> Comment on (Google) GeoWeb Search API by Vince http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2008/05/14/google-geoweb-search-api/#comment-33474 Vince Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:31:08 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/?p=119#comment-33474 (Google) GeoWeb Search API 2 KMLalpha! Tried this 4 time on GE but it doesn't work. Parse error: line 7 column 60 Nice idea though. Thanx, Vince (Google) GeoWeb Search API 2 KMLalpha!
Tried this 4 time on GE but it doesn’t work.
Parse error: line 7 column 60
Nice idea though.

Thanx, Vince

]]> Comment on Export multi-destination (or dragged) route to Google Earth by Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/12/27/export-multi-destination-or-dragged-route-to-google-earth/#comment-33142 Barry Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:37:13 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/12/27/export-multi-destination-or-dragged-route-to-google-earth/#comment-33142 @Candy Only one of the boxes is a Link, the top one (as it says on the instructions in the Google Maps Group post) I've just tested it now and it working for me. What map are you using? Are you simply viewing directions at the time you click the 'Link to this Page' If you can please paste the link you are trying here. @Candy

Only one of the boxes is a Link, the top one (as it says on the instructions in the Google Maps Group post)

I’ve just tested it now and it working for me. What map are you using? Are you simply viewing directions at the time you click the ‘Link to this Page’

If you can please paste the link you are trying here.

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