I find this thread interesting. In my experience overlaying both raster (orthophoto) and vector data in Google Earth with KML, EPSG:4326 has worked with no problems whatsoever. So far as I know, GE does not apply a vertical datum, it simply drapes the 2D data over its internal terrain model.<div>
<br></div><div>Would it be possible for you to share some data where you have seen that this is a problem?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Roger</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Hamish <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hamish_b@yahoo.com">hamish_b@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Helmut wrote:<br>
> ...<br>
> > in my experience overlaying kml (vector and raster)<br>
> > with EPSG:4326 in google<br>
> > earth works relatively well in flat areas, in mountain<br>
> > areas there are<br>
> > sometime distortions therefore.<br>
Markus:<br>
> I can confirm this from my (limited) experience to export<br>
> data to KML. To correct for the geoid heights, you could use<br>
> the previously indicated map and calculate the local<br>
> ellipsoid-geoid difference and vertically shift your vector<br>
> data with v.transform.<br>
> Then export to KML. For raster, use r.mapcalc to shift.<br>
<br>
n.b., IIUC raster KML support in google earth is essentially a<br>
hack building on/abusing their raster-icon support.<br>
they may have improved things, but this is what I was lead to<br>
believe at the time of writing r.out.kml.<br>
<br>
probably it is useful to consider if the ellipsoid-geoid<br>
difference is important vs. the overall vertical differences<br>
in the data, if the result is just for viewing maybe it is not<br>
worth the trouble.<br>
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Hamish<br>
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