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RavTrack PC User Manual
Google
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le Earth Integration
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Overview
RavTrack PC may be configured to send the position and status information from
the Tracked Object to the Google Earth program. It passes the position and status
information from RavTrackPC over to Google Earth using a .kml file. The .kml file
type is used by Google Earth to exchange position and map information.
Enabling the Google Earth interface is a two-step process:
1. Configure RavTrack PC to periodically create and store .kml files byte
selecting File, Program Properties, Servers from the main RavTrack PC
window. Check the “Periodically Generate .KML fileG” box. You may also
select the Google Earth icon to be used when displaying the tracked
objects. The .kml file will be stored in the same location as the Tracked
Object Database File Location shown on the Servers tab. You may change
this location, and it may be a local hard-drive or a network drive.
2. Install Google Earth, and start it up. From the Google Earth main screen,
select Add, -etwork Link. This option is used to create a link to a .kml
file on a network, or the local computer. Give the new network connection
a name.
Next to Link:, click on the button labeled Browse… and select the .kml file
that RavTrack PC is periodically saving. The .kml file is in the directory you
defined in step 1. It name is TheTrackedObjects.kml.
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