Comments on: Creating Overland Routes in Google Earth

By: HappyOurOverlanding

HappyOurOverlanding — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 22:50:39 +0000

[QUOTE="Egan, post: 65866, member: 5923"]Thanks for the video, I use this method all the time, however I learned a couple of things watching you do it.

Did you know you can get Google Earth Pro for free? With it you get the following features not in the standard version.

Movie Maker Integration

Geographic Information System (GIS) data import tools

High-resolution printing capability

US parcel, demographic and traffic data layers

Automatic generation of "superoverlays" for very large image files

Automatic region generation of large point and vector datasets

Area measurement

Here is a link and instructions to download the Pro version.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-get-google-earth-pro-for-free/[/QUOTE]

Well, well, well....another useful tool to learn. Thanks

By: tbcota25

tbcota25 — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:18:11 +0000

This is awesome! I had no idea this could be done, thanks a bunch good Sir!

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By: Tim Barr

Tim Barr — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 22:36:00 +0000

Awesome post. Thank you for this

By: Xplorer48

Xplorer48 — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 19:31:13 +0000

How about using the Google Earth app on iPad? We travel with one leaving Mac Book at home.

By: Jeff Helfand

Jeff Helfand — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 04:50:06 +0000

Thank you!

By: Matt4Runner

Matt4Runner — Sat, 15 Jul 2017 00:02:01 +0000

Awesome post! Is that spot near Gemini Bridges a "designated site" though? Not supposed to camp along that road except in sites designated with a brown post and tent symbol

By: smokybob

smokybob — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 22:47:55 +0000

I saw the video and it's really well explained, but the windows app always felt clunky and old (I think the UI is the same as in 2008 or 2010), luckily there is now a web version which works almost the same but with a nicer UI (and no software install needed if your browser is supported).

I wanted to add a trick I use for those times when I forgot to start the route tracker (or the phone can't handle tracking too) ...

If you have location history on Google Maps turned on on your smartphone (Android for sure, not 100% sure on iOs), you can export a day to KML.

The steps are simple:

Go to https://www.google.com/maps/timeline?authuser=0&pb
Choose a day
Click on the gear icon
Export to KML
Enjoy

By: Silk Roader

Silk Roader — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 08:05:36 +0000

I can see I am going to learn loads on this site. Will keep it as a favorite as the planning starts

By: Quicksilver

Quicksilver — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 14:33:00 +0000

This is the first OB video I stumbled across a month or two back. Checking out other OB videos is what introduced me to this community. So thanks are due on two fronts: 1) for posting a very useful how-to, and 2) for providing the bridge that brought me here.

By: GreenJeepScout

GreenJeepScout — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 04:14:16 +0000

Great Information Thanks for Sharing!