exporting Google Earth files

[d_wheel]

Does anyone know how to export google data as .kml files?

Later;

D.W.

[aschuck]

do you mean to convert NEMA to KML?

[airmcn_3]

Does anyone know how to export google data as .kml files?

Later;

D.W.


Go to file, save place as, select KML and save to desired location.

[d_wheel]

do you mean to convert NEMA to KML?

.kml files may not be what I want. I would like to create waypoint files for my autopilot using Google Earth.

D.W.

[airmcn_3]

.kml files may not be what I want. I would like to create waypoint files for my autopilot using Google Earth.

D.W.


Well not really sure what program will do that. I use Attopilot for my waypoint file conversion. We load the KML into Attopilot program and then hit create waypoint file.......

[d_wheel]

Well not really sure what program will do that. I use Attopilot for my waypoint file conversion. We load the KML into Attopilot program and then hit create waypoint file.......

Great! I didn't know Atto would do that. Does it use a path file from Google Earth?

I am using another brand until Atto is released and anything with more than 4 or 5 waypoints is slow and error prone! If anyone knows of an easier way to do it, please let me know.

Later;

D.W.

[icebear]

DW,

I bought a small converter program that converts from KML to GPX which is useable by Garmin Mapsource and that way I can convert on to any other format, and in my case export directly to the Picopilot.

I'll look up the name of the software if you are interested - I thing it was only 10 USD or so.

/Björn

[airmcn_3]

Great! I didn't know Atto would do that. Does it use a path file from Google Earth?

I am using another brand until Atto is released and anything with more than 4 or 5 waypoints is slow and error prone! If anyone knows of an easier way to do it, please let me know.

Later;

D.W.


Yes it does use a path file from Google Earth.


Chris

[d_wheel]

DW,

I bought a small converter program that converts from KML to GPX which is useable by Garmin Mapsource and that way I can convert on to any other format, and in my case export directly to the Picopilot.

I'll look up the name of the software if you are interested - I thing it was only 10 USD or so.

/Björn

Thanks. That's what I am looking for.

D.W.

[icebear]

DW,

Here is the link to the homepage;

http://mcrenox.com.ar/ge2gpx/

/Björn

[d_wheel]

DW,

Here is the link to the homepage;

http://mcrenox.com.ar/ge2gpx/

/Björn

Thanks!

D.W.

[eddymoore]

KML files are human readable and very, very simple - open up one in a text editor and take a look if you don't believe me.

It would be really very trivial to write a script to convert a kml file into the necessary waypoint file for your hardware. Spend 1h on an introductory course to bash/python/some other scripting language. Then you should know more than enough to convert a KML into some other format of your choice. What's more, you'll have written a useful script and it's a slippery slope from that to to actually being able to use a computer in a useful way! This is not a problem that needs money to be spent on it.

[d_wheel]

DW,

Here is the link to the homepage;

http://mcrenox.com.ar/ge2gpx/

/Björn

Do I need Google Earth Pro to do this? When I use the program, it tells me there are no way points in the path files.

D.W.

[d_wheel]

KML files are human readable and very, very simple - open up one in a text editor and take a look if you don't believe me.

It would be really very trivial to write a script to convert a kml file into the necessary waypoint file for your hardware. Spend 1h on an introductory course to bash/python/some other scripting language. Then you should know more than enough to convert a KML into some other format of your choice. What's more, you'll have written a useful script and it's a slippery slope from that to to actually being able to use a computer in a useful way! This is not a problem that needs money to be spent on it.

Well, I've opened several and found no way points at all. When I run the program suggested to me, it also says there are no way points. Obviously I am doing something wrong. Just haven't been able to figure out what yet.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have been programming in several different languages for quite a while but have so many projects going on at this time that I just wanted to grab something that I could load and run.

Later;

D.W.

[icebear]

DW,

Yes! You need GE plus (costs 20 dollars/yr) to draw routes with wp's.
It is a very simple affair - just choose the route tool, and click on points to creat wp's.


/Björn

[Mecha]

I have not use this application but it looks like it could also be very useful

http://www.hybridgeotools.com/html/products.html

it is around the same price as Ge2Gpx €15 euros or so

[d_wheel]

DW,

Yes! You need GE plus (costs 20 dollars/yr) to draw routes with wp's.
It is a very simple affair - just choose the route tool, and click on points to creat wp's.


/Björn

That's what I was afraid of! Thanks for the help.

D.W.