[Gdal-dev] Google earth + GDAL

[Guillaume HUBY]

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> [mailto:gdal-dev-bounces at lists.maptools.org] De la part de Ivan Lucena
> Envoyé : lundi 8 mai 2006 18:09
> À : gdal-dev
> Objet : [Gdal-dev] Google earth + GDAL
> 
> 
> Hi There, 
> 
> Does anyone know which version of Google Earth uses GDAL, 
> what it does and by what price?
> 
> That is all that I found so far but it's confusing:
> 
> "Google Earth EC features: 
> ...
> * GIS data import -allows direct import into Google Earth EC 
> of "traditional" GIS files. These are ingested and converted 
> into KML. You can open and directly view .SHP, TAB, and over 
> two dozen other GIS files formats. The points and geometry 
> are draped onto imagery, 3D terrain, and streamed vector and 
> point layers." [http://earth.google.com/earth_ec.html]
> 
> And
> 
> "Optional premium features and data:
> ...
> * GIS Data Importing Module - $200 
>   o incorporate GIS data in file formats such as .shp, .tab 
>   o examples include parcel data, demographics data, 3D 
> building data [http://earth.google.com/earth_pro.html]"
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Ivan
> 
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I do not answer the question, but I wish to discuss a development request
related to the subject:

Is it possible to see KML (http://earth.google.com/kml/) being implemented
in OGR formats (http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr_formats.html) ?

This way, it would be very simple to use ogr2ogr
(http://www.gdal.org/ogr/ogr2ogr.html) to produce GE objects.

Thanks,
Guillaume.