Is there enough room to allow google earth files to be uploaded?

**cowboyz** · 26th August 2007, 08:44

Thinking it would be handy for planning and reporting rides. File sizes are <200k and would be good if they were allowed to be uploaded.

Thoughts?

**RantyDave** · 26th August 2007, 09:13

I would've thought there would be no technical difficulty - it's not bigger than 3-4 biggish JPEG's after all.

It would be worth looking in to both my maps on google - http://maps.google.com/ - and it might be possible to set up groups on Zoomin (http://www.zoomin.co.nz/) to do the same job.

Dave

**cowboyz** · 26th August 2007, 09:23

yeah, but if allowed KML files I can get the info striaght off the gps without remapping stuff on a new map. I would have thought that google maps would let you upload a kml file and map it out for you but apparently not.

**Joni** · 27th August 2007, 09:32

A link yup... a reduced image yup... but not a full embedded image. A few people have done that in the past and have bombed people on 56K modems. Not fair.

**cowboyz** · 27th August 2007, 16:45

not sure you got my point. My GPS program (as alot of other programs) can create a google earth file (KML) With lots and lots of points on it the files themselves are <200k

You have to have google earth installed and then you run the data file (KML) and it loads google earth and shows where you went/ are planning to go. There is no map as such to download.

If you allow KML files for a day I will give you a demo.

**RantyDave** · 27th August 2007, 18:16

Originally Posted by cowboyz

You have to have google earth installed and then you run the data file (KML) and it loads google earth and shows where you went/ are planning to go.

Sounds very cool. Have you mentioned it to Spank? (not sure the mods can change file upload restrictions)

Dave

**cowboyz** · 27th August 2007, 19:22

no I havent mentioned it to spankme. Hoping mods can sort it.

**SpankMe** · 27th August 2007, 23:48

I need a 36x36 and a 16x16 thumb image that represents the file type.

**cowboyz** · 28th August 2007, 06:50

here is a 16x16 icon. is that what you want?

I renamed it to *.doc to upload. sorry for breaching rules slightly. rename to *.ico to use.

**SpankMe** · 28th August 2007, 09:44

They need to be gif, just like the doc gif thumb for your attachment.

**imdying** · 28th August 2007, 09:55

Zee gif file sir.

**cowboyz** · 28th August 2007, 17:50

Rename attachment to *.KML and double click on it. It is a google earth file so obviously need google earth installed.

This is where I went last weekend striaght off my garmin etrex legend.

**Rhino** · 28th August 2007, 18:14

Originally Posted by cowboyz

Rename attachment to *.KML and double click on it. It is a google earth file so obviously need google earth installed.

This is where I went last weekend striaght off my garmin etrex legend.

Worked like a charm. Just d/led your attachment and named as a .kml file. Double click and it launched Google Earth showing your trip.

Cool. Might have to get a GPS for the 'Wing

**cowboyz** · 28th August 2007, 18:30

They are great and you dont have to pay the earth for them. I paid $220 for my etrex legend on trademe and it comes complete with detailed NZ maps. The maps are a bit of a pain to use cause the screen is so small but I only use the gps for recording purposes really.