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Tools to get started
The following are just a sample of the many tools you may wish to use to get your project started.
Google Resources
- Official KML Developer Guide - Google official guide for understanding and using KML
- Official Google KML Reference - Specifications for the KML file format
- Google Geo Developer Series - Talks, videos, and other resources for using Earth and Maps including advanced techniques.
- KML Articles - Tutorials for various common KML applications
- Earth Spreadsheet Tool - Simple interface for getting started with KML. Includes tutorials and walkthroughs.
- LibKML - Google libraries for applications that want to parse, generate, and operate on KML.
- Google Earth API - Google Earth API in Javascript for embedding Earth applications in your website.
- Regionator - Python scripts to generate and verify region-based KML files. Helps automate the process of breaking up large KML data sets for faster load times and better UI experience.
- WCS2KML - Tools for converting data stored in a FITS file format that is based on a WCS (World Coordinate System). Warps imagery from one frame to the other and displays in Google Sky.
Other Resources
- Arc2Earth - Tool for converting popular ArcGIS data to KML for display.
- GeoBlogSpot - Multiple tools and resources relating to KML
- GDAL - Open source conversion tools and libraries that support KML and various other geospatial data standards.
- Gigapan - Super resolution imagery project that includes resources for generating photo overlays of very large imagery.
- GPSBabel - Converts waypoints, tracks, and routes between popular GPS formats and programs.
- Matlab Toolbox - Set of functions for converting standard Matlab objects to KML equivalents.
- Superoverlay - Stand-alone Google Earth application for tiling raster datasets and creating view based regions in KML or KMZ files. Also supports ArcView formats and Google Earth Sky
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