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Roadkill_321

Mon 08 February 2010 19:53

Google Earth

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I was bored one day and decided to make a .kmz file for Google Earth with placemarkers for the folks building MechMates.

The pins are color coded for the different building stages they are at.

Red - Introducing themselves
Green - Building but not completed.
Blue - Completed MechMates

Just thought it would be interesting to see at a glance where roughly everyone is.:)

John

Attachment 8493

jhiggins7

Mon 08 February 2010 20:42

Well, John. I'm speechless! Your Google Earth map of the Worldwide MechMate deployment is fantastic. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for creating this and sharing it.:)

swatkins

Mon 08 February 2010 20:59

Outstanding! :)

If its not to much trouble and you want to be really accurate you can move me to my correct position at 30 19' 43.50 N 95 58' 00.20 W

I just use Houston because more people know where it is :)

Great work on the map :)

KenC	Mon 08 February 2010 20:59

John,
Pardon my ignorant, how do I use the download?

lumberjack_jeff

Mon 08 February 2010 21:01

very well done.

swatkins

Mon 08 February 2010 21:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by KenC

John,
Pardon my ignorant, how do I use the download?

You need to first download the Program "Google Earth" from Google.com

Then download the rar file, unzip it then open the unziped file using the google earth program...

xraydude

Mon 08 February 2010 21:31

Awesome! Nice to be able to see the global reach of this incredible community. :)

KenC	Mon 08 February 2010 21:51

Steve, thanks for the head up

John, Brilliant! The exact pin location is only a few KM from my actual place. :)

Gerald D

Mon 08 February 2010 22:28

John, that is really amazing! :eek::cool::D

Gerald D

Mon 08 February 2010 22:34

1 Attachment(s)

Direct .kmz file:

Attachment 8498

(Same content as above .rar zipped file)

KenC	Mon 08 February 2010 22:46

Gerald is only a stone throw away from a beautiful beach! How nice!

Gerald D

Mon 08 February 2010 22:51

Actually I live half way between 2 beautiful beaches - I am 3.3km more to the left :)

KenC	Tue 09 February 2010 00:09

I'm about 5km from Straight of Malacca, but nobody would want to swim there... No sharks though... just muddy & silty coast...

Claudiu

Tue 09 February 2010 00:53

John, that was a lot of work...great job.
Nice to see all members locations...:)

KenC	Tue 09 February 2010 01:01

No I know where to go when I have teething problem in Romania :D

sailfl

Tue 09 February 2010 02:21

For a computer guy, I lost. What do I do to view the map?

Gerald D

Tue 09 February 2010 02:40

1. Download Google Earth from http://earth.google.com/

2. Install Google Earth

3. Click on .kmz file

sailfl

Tue 09 February 2010 02:44

Thanks, Gerald

sailfl

Tue 09 February 2010 02:56

Steve

Thanks for taking the time to input the places. It is an interesting tool.

mphel

Tue 09 February 2010 05:04

John, thanks for putting the time into this. I think the machines are taking over the world!

blakekoehn

Tue 09 February 2010 09:20

Wow! That is really Neat!

Roadkill_321

Tue 09 February 2010 17:06

Glad everyone liked it.:)

John

jehayes

Fri 12 March 2010 15:40

John: Many thanks for this effort. Really great to see the spread of MechMania!:)

Joe

dragonfinder1

Mon 15 March 2010 09:24

So how do we add our pin? Mine and forksdad need to be added.

oopz	Mon 15 March 2010 10:05

Liked It ---It gives a 3-Dimension to the forum!!

Thanks for your spent time.!!

But we are just a few Swe-Vikings :eek:

/oopz

gixi	Mon 15 March 2010 14:40

All I can say is : WOW !
Nice work !

Roadkill_321

Thu 25 March 2010 23:16

Hi Dave, and anyone interested in putting their placemark in the map.

This is a direct quote from the Google Earth help file as to how to add your placemark.

Quote:

Position the 3D viewer to contain the spot you want to placemark. Consider zooming into the best viewing level for the desired location. Choose any one of the following methods:
Select Placemark from the 'Add' Menu.
Click the Placemark icon on the toolbar menu at the the top of the screen

The 'New Placemark' dialog box appears and a 'New Placemark' icon is centered in the viewer inside a flashing yellow square. Position the placemark. To do this, position the cursor on the placemark until the cursor changes to a pointing finger and drag it to the desired location. The cursor changes to a finger pointing icon to indicate that you can move the placemark.

Hope this helps.

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