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simon_a Master Guide Reged: 08/21/05 Posts: 1773 Loc: London, UK Re: Britain's canal system       07/29/06 12:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Hello, I don't think anyone has done this yet; it would be a great project - and I imagine a lengthy one but if you have the time and resources, rewarding! As PriceCollins says, the path tool (from Google Earth Plus onwards) is by far the best way of detailing this kind of information. Although overlays are great for adding detail at a single altitude, they can be a bit cumbersome, are a pain to line up and don't work so well as you zoom in. I would also agree that (for this kind of thing) GE Plus it is well worth the money. When I subscribed (from the UK), the amount was simply converted to GBP at the appropriate rate; and the rate's quite good for us at the moment If you really don't want to pay the money you can write the KML code manually and / or use freeware (I think) tools to convert lists of placemarks into paths. But don't do that - buy the upgrade, it's far easier! As for creating the paths themselves, it's quite easy once you're used to it. You just keep clicking on the Earth for each point you want in order. If you want to adjust a point, click on it and drag it. If you want to insert points, click on the point before and any subequent points will follow immediately after. There's no easy way in the client of concatenating two paths but it's fairly simple to just save them both as KML (not KMZ), open them with a text editor and cut and paste the co-ordinates from one to the end of the other. Oh, and don't wait to finish it before you post. When you've got a certain amount done, post it as work-in-progress then update the same post as and when. This way, others can offer suggestions and people will know that someone has already started the work so as to avoid duplication and wasted effort. Good luck! Simon. Post Extras

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