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Create Your KML File by KML Editor
This document provides an introductory guide on creating KML files using KML software, specifically targeting geographic data display on platforms like Google Earth. It outlines the basic structure of KML, geographical features that can be added, and step-by-step instructions for creating and manipulating KML files. The lecturer encourages experimentation and emphasizes the importance of saving and sharing the completed KML files.
Create Your KML File by KML Editor
- 1. Create Your KMLFile Lecturer: Wang Yaohui
- 2. Still Struggling withYour Homework?
- 3. Today you maysolve your problems!!
- 4. Course Outline ReviewKML Software Introduction Tips reminding Software Manipulation
- 5. KML Review Whatis KML? KML is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser, such as Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobile. KML uses a tag-based structure with nested elements and attributes and is based on the XML standard. Source: KML Home
- 6. What Geographical featurescan be added by KML Placemarks Groundoverlays Paths Polygons
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- 8. HTML codes ofeach features Placemarks Descriptive HTML in Placemarks Ground Overlays Paths Polygons
- 9. You may notneed to do the coding, but need to know it! Even you have no idea about what am I talking……You still can achieve your project!
- 10. Software Introduction Let’s play with KML Editor Go to our homepage!
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- 14. After installing, youwill see this logo!
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- 16. If I Wantto Create a KML file for My Kilimanjaro Tour! Activate Google Earth Fly to Kilimanjaro
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- 19. You can seethe latitude and longitude changing!!
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- 21. 1 3 2Click it!
- 22. 2.Type your KMLfile name and add your placemarks(if you want to add more than 1 placemark, click the right button of your mouse and add it as above figure)
- 23. 3.I do believeyou know how to use MS Word!! 3 4 4.And also MSN!!
- 24. Click it!! Andpast the embed codes here!!
- 25. What is embedcodes?
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- 27. Then you canget it like this!
- 28. Choose the styleas you may like!
- 29. And your preferaltitude!
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- 31. Switch your GoogleEarth window to here!!!
- 32. OH….My God!!! I loose my Google ‘’Earth’’!!!
- 33. Don’t panic! You can ‘’Undock’’ it from KML Editor.
- 34. Congratulation! You savethe Earth!!......XD
- 35. Use the Crosshairto navigate your geotag target!
- 36. You can decidewhether preview it or not on Google Earth. But….please do remember SAVE it!
- 37. Email to methen I can upload your KML or KMZ to here.
- 38. Also you cantry to check it on Google Map
- 39. And use GoogleMy map to add more features on it!
- 40. Now…………………………… It’s YourShow Time!