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“The way the information is presented appeals to teachers, hobbyists, web designers—anyone looking for a way to enhance their content by using customized maps.” —Warren Kelly, Pastor “It could become the de-facto tutorial volume for the subject, as well as the classic reference guide.” —Thomas Duff, Lead Developer “This book is written so well and is so easy to follow it’s a joy to go through.” — Daniel McKinnon, Software Engineer KML began as the file format for Google Earth, but it has evolved into a full-fledged international standard for describing any geographic content—the “HTML of geography.” It’s already supported by applications ranging from Microsoft Virtual Earth and NASA WorldWind to Photoshop and AutoCAD. You can do amazing things with KML, and this book will show you how, using practical examples drawn from today’s best online mapping applications. Drawing on her extensive experience with the creators of KML, Wernecke teaches techniques that can be used by everyone from programmers to real estate agents, scientists, students, architects, virtual explorers, and more. Highlights include Incorporating rich content in Placemark balloons Creating overlays that superimpose your images on standard Earth browsers Generating animations that move through Placemarks, Overlays, and Models Controlling and updating map content across the Web Managing large data sets using regions and custom data types Complete KML language reference: elements, types, syntax, file structure, and conventions

Table of Contents:
Foreword     xiii Preface     xv Chapter 1: A Quick Tour       1 KML: An International Standard     2 Is the KML Specification Complete?     3 A Wealth of Resources      4 Creating and Sharing KML.       4 Tell Your Story with KML.      4 Sky in KML          8 “Hello, Earth”       9 The Copy-and-Paste Trick.      13 What’s Next?      13 Chapter 2: Placemarks and Balloons               15 X Marks the Spot 16 Customizing Your KML Presentation     17 Placemarks with Points      18 Default Balloon.     18 Modifying the Balloon      19 Specifying a Viewpoint       31 Flying to a Placemark in Google Earth      35 Other Children of Placemark      39 Syntax for        39 Related Feature Elements      40 Packaging Up KML Files into KMZ Archives           40 What’s Next?       43 Chapter 3: Geometry       45 Chapter Overview      46 Coordinates: A Closer Look     46 Line Strings      48 Polygons      55 MultiGeometry        62 Models       64 Including Author and Source Information      70 What’s Next?      70 Chapter 4: Styles and Icons         71 Chapter Overview     72 Travels through Literature     72 Building Blocks for Styles     73 Shared versus Inline Styles     96 Style Maps for Rollover Behavior      100 What’s Next?     107 Chapter 5: Overlays      109 Chapter Overview      110 What Is an Overlay?      110 Tools for Creating Overlays     112 Basic Concepts      113 Another Way to Specify the Viewpoint: Camera       116 Ground Overlay     123 Screen Overlay      128 PhotoOverlay       133 What’s Next?      143 Chapter 6: Network Link     145 Chapter Overview      146 What Is a Network Link?      147 Why Use Network Links?      149 Client/Server Basics      149 Syntax for         153 Simple Network Link Example      157 Refreshing Network Links     159 Advanced Example: Puff Volcanic Ash Tracking Model      160 Sending Information from Client-Side to Server-Side     164 Network Link Controls     171 What’s Next?     176 Chapter 7: Dynamic KML     177 Chapter Overview     178 Key Concepts     178 Updating KML     180 Time and Animation in KML     195 What’s Next?     211 Chapter 8: Dealing with Large Data Sets           213 Chapter Overview      214 Key Concepts      215 Regions     223 Super-Overlays     235 Extended Data      245 What’s Next?     259 Appendix A: KML Reference       261 Appendix B: Sky Data in KML     321 Index      331

About the Author :
Josie Wernecke,senior technical writer at Google, works with the experts who created KML’s first releases.  She wrote The Inventor Mentor and The Inventor Toolmaker and coauthored The VRML 2.0 Handbook (with Jed Hartman), all published by Addison-Wesley.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321606617
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Geographic Visualization for the Web
  • ISBN-10: 0321606612
  • Publisher Date: 27 Oct 2008
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 368


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