A KML file is a file that represent the locations and shapes of places on our planet Earth. Businesses and researchers use them to track points of interest, from potential store locations to the ...

Someone has put up a nifty free Google Maps mashup called KML Writer which let’s you draw a path or a polygon which can then be written into a KML file (GE file). Simply move the map to a location ...

According to the Google Earth Blog, Google Earth version 4.3 (free) is coming later today. Among the upgrades and improvements are faster load times for 3D buildings, day/night lighting, new ...

There are a number of different ways to get data from Microsoft Excel into Google Earth. There are various web-based tools to do the job, such as the one we mentioned in this post. Another way is to ...

Today the Google Maps team announced some important additions to the Google Maps product and its API. According to Nigel Tao, the current version of Google Maps now supports GeoRSS (Simple, GML and ...

One of the great features of electronic maps is the ease with which they can present information in its geographical context on-demand. GPS units will now readily let you know where to find your latte ...

The Google Maps API Blog announced that Google Earth has added a feature built into the Google Earth application to enable you to search for Keyhole Markup Language (KML) files. KMLs allow developers ...