A virtual globe, map, and geographical information program.
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How does Google Earth Enterprise compare to ArcGIS server and GeoServer?
I'm working on a web app that includes mapping capabilities (currently just markers and KML overlays on an embedded Google Map). We're starting to outgrow the limitations of Google's free stuff, and ...
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How to dynamically update a KML layer in OpenLayers 2.10?
Arguably, this is a easy question for you guys GIS expert. Here is the question, how to outsource a dynamic KML file using JavaScript in OpenLayers. I want to refresh every 7 seconds.
Below are ...
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Google Earth Enterprise & ArcGIS - How do you use them together?
I have been fielded a few questions about Google Earth Enterprise--which I don't know anything about, I'm having a time finding answers to the two following questions, which can probably be summed up ...
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How to measure length of line accurately?
In postgis 1.5 for the below given query the answer is 1540651.62674101 meters ,
SELECT ST_Length(ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(77.83042478941326
9.98463896136159,78.03469506809812 23.90398909552571 ...
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Steps to creating a GeoTIFF
First off, I'd like to mention that I'm pretty new to working with GIS, so please forgive my inexperience.
My situation is as follows: I'm tasked with georectifying a set of imagery and importing ...
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How can I view a KMZ on an iPad?
Greetings everyone! So work is finally catching up to the present and buying my group iPads. My group does extensive field work and currently uses giant laptops to run our GIS software, Google Earth ...
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Labels aren't showing up when I convert from .mxd to .kml
I've been trying to convert a map from .mxd to .kml for google earth. The map has municipalities labeled as well as train stations. When I save it and open it in Google Earth, only the train station ...
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WMS + Google Earth + tilted view = alignment failure?
I'm working on a custom web-based application that generates spatial data and that includes a web-based map viewer. We have a custom servlet that handles WMS requests (not a complete WMS ...
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GeoTIFF file creation from .Tiff file
im not sure if this question is suitable for GIS
I'm working on a software that displays a map, like this
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i also have some export functions which exports the the ...
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Why can't I “turn on” a map view in Google Earth?
Why can't I toggle between map view and satellite imagery in Google Earth as I can in Google Maps?
Is there an easy way to add Map View to Google Earth?
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Google Earth/Maps aerials via arc2earth producing cuts in PDF output
I just purchased a month of arc2earth. They provide Google imagery backgrounds with great resolution and display fine in ArcMap but after exporting to PDF they have these triangular cuts as seen here: ...
