A virtual globe, map, and geographical information program.

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Data source for 3D buildings (germany)

I'm searching for a data base or webservice, that provides buildings at a level of detail (LOD) of cuboid (length,width,height) or roof, corners, etc or better. The area should cover germany. ...
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Replicate ESRI ArcSDE Geodatabases in Google Earth Enterprise Fusion

Can we setup an automatic replication of an ArcSDE geodatabase into a Google Earth Enterprise Fusion periodically - weekly/monthly? The replication needs to be performed one way - from ArcSDE to ...
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How to autoclamp to ground automatically in Google Earth using a dynamic KML created from ArcGIS Server 10

It loads as an absolute everytime so terrain must be turned off to see the lines. Any idea how to get it so they default to clamped to ground? Using newest version of GE.
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Placemark that pulls information off an excel sheet row and display's the data in the description part of the Placemark

I am trying to find out if a certain function is available to link an excel sheet with a kmz. What i need to happen is have a Placemark that pulls information off an excel sheet row and display's the ...
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Live KML Feeds - From the Ground Up, How Would You Build It and Why?

I found the "Live KML from PostGIS to Google Earth" post very informative but a bit daunting for someone new to the open source world of products like PostGIS and GeoServer. If I am building the ...
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Retrieve tile path of superoverlay in Google Earth Plugin using Javascript

I've created a superoverlay using MapTiler and am displaying that in a webpage with the Google Earth plugin. I'd like to identify the current tile (level, x, y) being displayed with a mousemove ...
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How to force ArcGIS server to create KML?

Attempting to serve arcgis server (AGS) 10 sde data to Google Earth (GE). I don't have any problem opening the service or the network link in GE on my desktop. When I try to open in ipad device ...
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Which area measurement to trust? - The same polygon in GoogleEarth v. ArcGIS [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is the most accurate coordinate system for calculating areas of polygons? I'm currently involved in comparing the "official metropolitan" areas of several cities ...
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Which GUI system for my apps?

Apologies for such basic questions, but google really doesn’t seem to be my friend today. I am a long-time programmer, new to GIS. I am trying to get a feel for various aspects of GIS. In addition to ...
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How do I add precise border with longitude and latitude for any country using mapinfo?

I have a plain image that I need to add international border with precise longitude and latitude but I have no experience with Mapinfo. How is it possible? Is there any way to import maps from Bing or ...
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Is there a way to get Openlayers' KML reader to deal with tessellation?

I'm trying to use OpenLayers' KML reader to display a KML file on a map, but the KML itself has LinearRings tha have a tessellate value of 1. I realize that this is used by google earth to snap the ...
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PNG placemark with labels all around

I am new to KML. I want to create a KML showing PNG placemarks with a label on top, below, left and right. I have one point geometry where PNG is show with labels all around. How can I do accomplish ...
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Google Earth gets hang when trying to update more than 1000 placemarks

If in my KML , i have 100 placemarks , and my network link is updating it in every 5 seconds , then it is possible in Google Earth In Other case , if i increased this to more than 1000 placemarks and ...
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Adding and displaying custom wms layers with google earth api in geoext

Could anyone point me to some resources on adding custom wms+wfs layers over google earth api base layer in geoext? I have gone through this link, but I could not somewhat know how to do it. I even ...
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Line Data up with google earth - data shifted [duplicate]

When I overlay my bulding shapefiles in google earth they are shifted, how can I make those shapefiles to appear on the same position as building appears in google map. my shapefiles are in WGS 84
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What are these Google Maps glowing spots? [duplicate]

Can any help me by identifying these glowing spots on the google maps image below? Am I in danger(I live nearby)? Google Maps Link
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Why are black triangles appearing in my 3D Multipatch to KML polygon?

I extruded a shapefile based on altitude values in the shp.s attributes(setting a base height, and extrude height), then converted that layer to a multipatch with 3D Analyst. After symbolizing the ...
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Creating and opening KML with Google Maps

I want to prepare a 3D map using Google-Earth plugin or Google Maps. I want to add only one layer to what Google provides. I've tried to prepare KML file using tutorial from the Google Website ...
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KMZ Quality: Desktop vs Plugin

Is there a reason why the quality of KMZ images, when added to a website using the Google Earth Plugin, drop in quality (it appears blurry) compared to when the same KMZ is seen through Google Earth ...
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Define area of study in Google Earth before Import in Qgis

First, I would like to thank you, for your answers. Here is my problem: I wish implement a GIS solution to manage a water and wastewater network. In my project I have any map for use it like ...
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How to create a polylines from latitude, longitude values?

I have consecutive poles coordinates in kml, now I want to join as a Polyline. Please give me the possible ways in Google Earth/any gis software!

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