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| Subject: | Simple question about uploading KML file to Google Earth - Solved | |
ranchodoug 22:42 Location: Phone Model: | I hate to ask a simple question, but haven't been able to find a solution here or via general google search. I had TMJ create a .KML file for a simple test case of about 50 track points. The KML file looks just fine - the structure looks great and the lat/long/elev numbers appear correct. However, when loaded into Google Earth it shows up as 1,575,281 miles long and is wrapped part way around the equator. I must be doing something wrong. Any suggestions how to get the file to load correctly? Thanks, Doug | |
Stephen 12:50 Location: Phone Model: | Hi Doug, Thats sounds really odd! I can't think why it should do this - are you absolutely sure all the lat/lng coordinates are correct? If so I guess it might be a Google Earth bug (though its probably more likely a problem with TMJ)!! Any chance you could email me the file (just reply to your registration email) and I'll see if I can see whats causing it... By the way, were you exporting from TMJ on the phone or the website? Cheers, Stephen | |
Stephen 20:40 Location: Phone Model: | Hi Doug, Thanks for sending the KML file... I opened it directly from the email and lo and behold it displayed fine in Google Earth here! However, I then updated Google Earth to the latest version (I was running v6.1.something I think, its now v6.2.1.6014). On then attempting to reload the KML file it now screws up, just like you found yourself. So for once I think this is a Google bug rather than TMJ! On further investigation it seems that GE now doesn't like the spaces between the coordinates, so for example where TMJ saves the coords as: lng, lat, alt lng, lat, alt lng, lat, alt etc... This should now be: lng,lat,alt lng,lat,alt lng,lat,alt etc... I have updated the website to reflect the change so this should now work again (click the Google Earth icon on the Track Info page to view a track). I will update TMJ-Mobile on the phone for the next release...! Cheers, Stephen | |
ranchodoug 20:48 Location: Phone Model: | Stephen, Thanks! I was experimenting with a KML tutorial (https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/kml_tut), loaded in my lat/long/alt, and came to the same conclusion. I was going to post here but you beat me to the punch. It's for sure a google earth bug. Doug | |
MrTom 18:33 | I take the GPX file created by TMS and convert it to a KML using GPS Visualizer. Clicking on the file link provided by GPS Visualizer opens in Google Earth. Using the latest version of Google Earth for a hike on 09 Mar 12 , it open correctly without any issues. http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map_input?form=googleearth . | |
ranchodoug 1:56 Location: Phone Model: | Stephen, Can you change the Subject: line to something like: "Simple question about uploading KML file to Google Earth. Solved: Google Earth no longer likes spaces in lat/long coordinates."? Doug | |
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