Cool >>> Viewing your flightpath in *3D* with Google Earth free version

[Mutts]

This is effing cool.
I am doing this with Garmin stuff here.

Latest free Google Earth version.

Download your track data from your GPS unit with MapSource.
Save it to disk.

Convert it on this page here to a format that Google Earth can use for
altitude data.........

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map?form=googleearth


A fellow over at sci.geo.satellite-nav explains just how easy it
is....

"Leave everything on the complicated form exactly how it is and the
only thing you have to enter is the UPLOAD field for where your *.GPX
file is on your hard drive. The web site converts it directly to a
*.KML file. Save it then click on it and your Google Earth starts up
and it is in true 3D mode to view the track of the plane."


In Google Earth right click on the track, select "properties"

Go to the alittude tab and select "absolute".


Have fun playing around with this.
I find that changing the elevation exageration under options helps see
things a little better too. 1.5 works nice.

[Mutts]

oh yeah, one more thing...

Since nearly everyone is using Google earth these days,
you should be able to email your passengers the converted track file
and they can re-live your flight with them and see just where they
were.


On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:10:42 -0800, Mutts > wrote:

>
>
>This is effing cool.
>I am doing this with Garmin stuff here.
>
>Latest free Google Earth version.
>
>Download your track data from your GPS unit with MapSource.
>Save it to disk.
>
>Convert it on this page here to a format that Google Earth can use for
>altitude data.........
>
>http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map?form=googleearth
>
>
>A fellow over at sci.geo.satellite-nav explains just how easy it
>is....
>
>"Leave everything on the complicated form exactly how it is and the
>only thing you have to enter is the UPLOAD field for where your *.GPX
>file is on your hard drive. The web site converts it directly to a
>*.KML file. Save it then click on it and your Google Earth starts up
>and it is in true 3D mode to view the track of the plane."
>
>
>In Google Earth right click on the track, select "properties"
>
>Go to the alittude tab and select "absolute".
>
>
>Have fun playing around with this.
>I find that changing the elevation exageration under options helps see
>things a little better too. 1.5 works nice.
>
>
>

[Martin Hotze]

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:17:57 -0800, Mutts wrote:

>Since nearly everyone is using Google earth these days,

IBTD.

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[Adam Schneider]

Mutts wrote:
>
> "Leave everything on the complicated form exactly how it is and the
> only thing you have to enter is the UPLOAD field for where your *.GPX
> file is on your hard drive. The web site converts it directly to a
> *.KML file. Save it then click on it and your Google Earth starts up
> and it is in true 3D mode to view the track of the plane."
>
> In Google Earth right click on the track, select "properties"
>
> Go to the alittude tab and select "absolute".

It's much easier to select "absolute" as the altitude mode in GPS
Visualizer's input form before submitting your file. (It's under
"Track options.") That way you don't have to mess around with anything
within the Google Earth application. Also, it allows you to take
advantage of colorization by speed or altitude.

Adam

[Frank[_8_]]

"Mutts" > schreef in bericht
...
> I am doing this with Garmin stuff here.
>
> Latest free Google Earth version.
>
> Download your track data from your GPS unit with MapSource.
> Save it to disk.
>
> Convert it on this page here to a format that Google Earth can use for
> altitude data.........
>
> http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map?form=googleearth
>

Thanks for the information.
But I am wondering: if I use the "View in Google Earth" option in Mapsource,
why don't I see the altitude of the flightpath in Google Earth? Is this a
bug?

[Peter R.]

On 1/21/2007 3:10:39 PM, Mutts wrote:

> Download your track data from your GPS unit with MapSource.
> Save it to disk.

Hey, Mutts, any chance you could post a couple of raw data lines from your
GPS's track data file that you upload to this site?

I would like to see the format in which this file is presented, then use the
data I retrieve from the track log from FlightAware.com and convert that
track log data into the format you use.

If there is a way to download track data history from my IFR-certified Garmin
GNS430 to use for this, I don't know the way. Thanks,

--
Peter

[Thomas Borchert]

Peter,

> I would like to see the format in which this file is presented, then use the
> data I retrieve from the track log from FlightAware.com and convert that
> track log data into the format you use.

For that, I'd recommend putting into the GPX format, which seems to become the
universal standard for storing GPS data.

> If there is a way to download track data history from my IFR-certified Garmin
> GNS430 to use for this, I don't know the way.

There isn't. Certification and all...

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[Peter R.]

On 1/23/2007 4:04:22 AM, Thomas Borchert wrote:

> For that, I'd recommend putting into the GPX format, which seems to become the
> universal standard for storing GPS data.

I'll give it a shot, Tom. Thanks.

--
Peter