[aprssig] APRS and google earth

[Andrew Rich]

I managed to get google earth to work with my linux box which produces a
.kml file that is used by google earth to place an icon on a map

What I intend to do now is get linux and perl to ask findu.com where a
station is and create a live kml file.

Google earth zooms in and "tracks" the object

Example

http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/aprs_earth.JPG

Sample .kml file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0">
<Placemark>
  <name>VK4TEC-9</name>
  <description>Andrew APRS Mobile (dtg)</description>
  <styleUrl>root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x307+hicon=0x317</styleUrl>
  <Style>
    <IconStyle>
      <Icon>
        <href>root://icons/palette-4.png</href>
        <x>192</x>
        <y>32</y>
        <w>32</w>
        <h>32</h>
      </Icon>
    </IconStyle>
  </Style>
  <Point>
    <coordinates>153.1037347301503,-27.57429967640651,0</coordinates>
  </Point>



</Placemark>
</kml>

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Andrew Rich - VK4TEC
vk4tec at tech-software.net
www.tech-software.net
Brisbane AUSTRALIA

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