If you make a "My Map" on maps.google.com you can "View in Google
Earth" which yields you a KML file. Here's a blurb from a map of mine
that you should be able to see at
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114940208373600226216.000001122a1a6ddb95029&z=7
A very, very small portion of the KML is as follows but it's just
repeating the <Style> and <Placemark> so you're not losing anything
informative:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.1">
<Document>
<name>Iowa State Parks & Recreation Areas</name>
<description><![CDATA[State Parks and other recreational areas as
listed by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.]]></description>
<Style id="style6">
<IconStyle>
<Icon>
<href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/ms/icons/blue-dot.png</href>
</Icon>
</IconStyle>
</Style>
<Style id="style23">
<IconStyle>
<Icon>
<href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/ms/icons/blue-dot.png</href>
</Icon>
</IconStyle>
</Style>
....
<Placemark>
<name>Brushy Creek</name>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<styleUrl>#style6</styleUrl>
<Point>
<coordinates>-93.984177,42.392151,0.000000</coordinates>
</Point>
</Placemark>
<Placemark>
<name>Springbrook</name>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<styleUrl>#style23</styleUrl>
<Point>
<coordinates>-94.467743,41.773743,0.000000</coordinates>
</Point>
</Placemark>
</Document>
</kml>
The styles are for the marker shown on the map.
Again, gpsbabel will convert pretty much any GPS format into KML.
Colin
On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com> wrote:
>
> Has anyone done much creation of KML files for google earth? I'm playing
> with a little mapping and trying to figure out which parts are optional and
> which aren't. Does anyone have a 10 or so location file that they would
> share with me? I've read through the specs but it's a bit heavier than I
> wanted to start with.
>
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