Viewing KML via Google Maps versus Google Earth

[Max Mohave]

Dear Users: I am using Java JDOM code to write KML. At home I view
this KML using Google Earth, but my NAVY work computer has only 1GB of
RAM and I cannot get Google Earth to run at work.

I would like to view my KML using Google Map. That is I would like to
tell Google Map to view say a file on the directory

c:\test_directory\test.kml

by browsing and uploading this file and view with Windows Explorer
6.x. This seems easy but I cannot figure out how to do it.

Alternatively, I could copy test.kml to our public web server and then
when I click on it I would like it to open up in Google Map.

Both seem easy to do, but I don't see how yet?

Again, the reason I want to use Google Map is my computer can run
Google Maps but NOT Google Earth.

thank you for any suggestions.

Aloha, max

[Barry Hunter]

On Aug 28, 1:12 am, Max Mohave wrote:
> Dear Users: I am using Java JDOM code to write KML. At home I view
> this KML using Google Earth, but my NAVY work computer has only 1GB of
> RAM and I cannot get Google Earth to run at work.
>
> I would like to view  my KML using Google Map. That is I would like to
> tell Google Map to view say a file on the directory
>
> c:\test_directory\test.kml
>
> by browsing and uploading  this file and view with Windows Explorer
> 6.x.  This seems easy but I cannot figure out how to do it.
>
> Alternatively, I could copy test.kml to our public web server and then
> when I click on it I would like it to open up in Google Map.

yes that is the way you need to do it. Once uploaded launch Google
Maps with the URL

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://public.server.com/path-uploaded-to/test.kml

[Max Mohave]

This is so easy, Sorry I could NOT figure it out.

thank you, Mr. Hunter,

Sincerely,
Max

On Aug 28, 2:57 am, Barry Hunter wrote:
> On Aug 28, 1:12 am, Max Mohave wrote:
>
> > Dear Users: I am using Java JDOM code to write KML. At home I view
> > this KML using Google Earth, but my NAVY work computer has only 1GB of
> > RAM and I cannot get Google Earth to run at work.
>
> > I would like to view  my KML using Google Map. That is I would like to
> > tell Google Map to view say a file on the directory
>
> > c:\test_directory\test.kml
>
> > by browsing and uploading  this file and view with Windows Explorer
> > 6.x.  This seems easy but I cannot figure out how to do it.
>
> > Alternatively, I could copy test.kml to our public web server and then
> > when I click on it I would like it to open up in Google Map.
>
> yes that is the way you need to do it. Once uploaded launch Google
> Maps with the URL
>

> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://public.server.com/path-uploaded-...

>
>
>
>
>
> > Both seem easy to do, but I don't see how yet?
>
> > Again, the reason I want to use Google Map is my computer can run
> > Google Maps but NOT Google Earth.
>
> > thank you for any suggestions.
>

> > Aloha, max- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

[jeaninemm]

I load the kmz file we have for a hiking trail on a server. I tell
folks that they can click on the url (http://newmedia.purchase.edu/
~Jeanine/hudsontrail/hudsontrail.kmz) directly if they have Google
Earth. If they don't, I tell them to go to google.com and then click
on Maps and then put the url into the location field where they would
put an address. I also give folks the complete link (available by
clicking on link in google maps):
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fnewmedia.purchase.edu%2F~Jeanine%2Fhudsontrail%2Fhudsontrail.kmz&ie=UTF8&z=7

There are things I like better about Google maps, for example, the
terrain option.

Hope this helps.

Jeanine

[JeffJensen]

Hello Barry,

The Google Maps URL Parameters at http://mapki.com/wiki/Google_Map_Parameters
doesn't use maps after the hostname. For example:

http://maps.google.com/?q=New+York,+NY+%28Mapki%A0is%A0a%A0very%A0good%A0Wiki%A0for%A0Google%A0Maps!%A0%A0%A0%A0%A0%A0%A0%A0+The%A0previous%A0line%A0is%A0now%A0sufficiently%A0long!%29

but when I follow your example URL and add maps to this example, it
doesn't work:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=New+York,+NY+%28Mapki%A0is%A0a%A0very%A0good%A0Wiki%A0for%A0Google%A0Maps!%A0%A0%A0%A0%A0%A0%A0%A0+The%A0previous%A0line%A0is%A0now%A0sufficiently%A0long!%29

Any ideas?

I tried with my own example and cannot get it to work:

http://maps.google.com/?q=http://complabs.nevada.edu/~Jeff%20Jensen/SunriseMtnZone.kmz

thanks for your help,

Jeff Jensen

On Aug 28, 5:57 am, Barry Hunter wrote:
> On Aug 28, 1:12 am, Max Mohave wrote:
>
> > Dear Users: I am using Java JDOM code to write KML. At home I view
> > this KML using Google Earth, but my NAVY work computer has only 1GB of
> > RAM and I cannot get Google Earth to run at work.
>
> > I would like to view  my KML using Google Map. That is I would like to
> > tell Google Map to view say a file on the directory
>
> > c:\test_directory\test.kml
>
> > by browsing and uploading  this file and view with Windows Explorer
> > 6.x.  This seems easy but I cannot figure out how to do it.
>
> > Alternatively, I could copy test.kml to our public web server and then
> > when I click on it I would like it to open up in Google Map.
>
> yes that is the way you need to do it. Once uploaded launch Google
> Maps with the URL
>

> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://public.server.com/path-uploaded-...

[PatR.H.]

Jeff,

Go to your link. You will notice that the %20 has been replaced with
a space in the map address search text field. You need to replace the
space (between Jeff and Jensen) with a %20 symbol, click on Search
Maps and THEN use the Google provided "Link" button up in the right
hand top corner of the map. This is the link you should use when
trying to send someone to your mapped KMZ. If you simply copy the
address from your browser it will continue to replace the %20 with a
space character and fail to work.

Patrick

On Aug 31, 8:32 am, JeffJensen wrote:
> Hello Barry,
>

> The Google Maps URL Parameters athttp://mapki.com/wiki/Google_Map_Parameters

> doesn't use maps after the hostname. For example:
>

> http://maps.google.com/?q=New+York,+NY+%28Mapki%A0is%A0a%A0very%A0goo...

>
> but when I follow your example URL and add maps to this example, it
> doesn't work:
>

> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=New+York,+NY+%28Mapki%A0is%A0a%A0very%A...

>
> Any ideas?
>
> I tried with my own example and cannot get it to work:
>

> http://maps.google.com/?q=http://complabs.nevada.edu/~Jeff%20Jensen/S...

>
> thanks for your help,
>
> Jeff Jensen
>
> On Aug 28, 5:57 am, Barry Hunter wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Aug 28, 1:12 am, Max Mohave wrote:
>
> > > Dear Users: I am using Java JDOM code to write KML. At home I view
> > > this KML using Google Earth, but my NAVY work computer has only 1GB of
> > > RAM and I cannot get Google Earth to run at work.
>
> > > I would like to view  my KML using Google Map. That is I would like to
> > > tell Google Map to view say a file on the directory
>
> > > c:\test_directory\test.kml
>
> > > by browsing and uploading  this file and view with Windows Explorer
> > > 6.x.  This seems easy but I cannot figure out how to do it.
>
> > > Alternatively, I could copy test.kml to our public web server and then
> > > when I click on it I would like it to open up in Google Map.
>
> > yes that is the way you need to do it. Once uploaded launch Google
> > Maps with the URL
>
> >http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://public.server.com/path-uploaded-...
>
> > > Both seem easy to do, but I don't see how yet?
>
> > > Again, the reason I want to use Google Map is my computer can run
> > > Google Maps but NOT Google Earth.
>
> > > thank you for any suggestions.
>