Google Earth User Guide - Manual (Page 45)

Google Earth User Guide
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Finding Places and
Directions
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Marking Places
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Using Layers
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Using Map Features
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Using Places
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About KML
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KML Specification and
Tutorial
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Setting KML Error Options
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Sharing Places
Information
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Touring Places
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Editing Places and
Folders
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Managing Search
Results
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Measuring Distances
and Areas
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Drawing Paths and
Polygons
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Using Image Overlays
and 3D Models
About KML
KML, or Keyhole Markup Language, is an XML grammar and file format for
modeling and storing geographic features such as points, lines, images,
polygons, and models for display in Google Earth and
Google Maps . You
can use KML to share places and information with other users of Google
Earth and Google Maps. Likewise, you can find KML files on the
Google
Earth Community site that describe interesting features and places.
A KML file is processed by Google Earth and Google Maps in a similar way
that HTML and XML files are processed by web browsers. Like HTML, KML
has a tag-based structure with names and attributes used for specific
display purposes. Thus, Google Earth and Google Maps act as browsers of
KML files.
Learn more here .
Google Maps can only display certain features of KML. For more
information, see this Google Maps Help topic .
Note - A KMZ file is a compressed version of a KML file.
KML Specification and Tutorial
You can learn more about using KML by reading the specification. At this
time, this document is in English only:
http://earth.google.com/kml/
Also, you can try a hands-on approach to learning KML by following the
KML tutorial. At this time, this document is in English only:
http://earth.google.com/kml/kml_tut.html
Note - You can display KML data in a time sequence. To learn more, see
Viewing a Timeline .
Setting KML Error Options
You can set how Google Earth reacts when it encounters erroneous KML.
To do this: