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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=627495820-24042007>Hello
All,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=627495820-24042007>I have a quad map of
California that is in a Shapefile. I converted this file into a KML file
with ogr2ogr and displayed it in Google Earth. The quads are filled with
white which blocks out the layers below. So after changing the style,
I got a nice black grid and was able to view the other layers. What I want
to do now is have the quad names display at the center of the quad.
Reading the KML specs tells me that I have to add a POINT feature within the
PLACEMARK tag. Rather then manually editing thousands of PLACEMARKs, I am
hoping that there is an easier way to do it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=627495820-24042007>Does anybody have
any suggestions? Maybe in the future there can be a creation option for
the KML format that would solve this problem :)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=627495820-24042007>Bob</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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