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Do you GoogleEarth? Beaches of Mulege tour.

Sharksbaja - 5-2-2007 at 03:03 PM

If you use GoogleEarth you can view this file. After screen loads use the dropdown menu to "Play tour". Then wait ten seconds... Best viewed in "Full screen mode"
I can't say if this will work on all GoogleEarth versions. Anyway it's pretty much just a test to see if we can share this stuff.

Cllck the link and see what happens.:biggrin:
Please scroll down and try the latest file I posted on this thread, thanks.


[Edited on 5-3-2007 by Sharksbaja]

Attachment: BOC_c.kmz (424B)
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Don Alley - 5-2-2007 at 03:17 PM

I tried it on my Mac, Google Earth ver. 4.0.2413 (beta).

Had to use the "Open file" function to access your file. Then all I could get was a new placemark for that beach at the south end of BOC where someone steal your stuff.

I may try and see if I can upgrade my application.

bajalou - 5-2-2007 at 03:33 PM

Worked great - Took me a quick flight from the south end of Bahia Conception to just north of Puertecitos and into El Canelo. Hovered for a min, then back to Conception. Good work Sharks

bajadogs - 5-2-2007 at 03:35 PM

Sharks,
It opened on Windows XP but just one placemark. The "Play Tour" option played all of my selected placemarks - and the one placemark from your link.

Sharksbaja - 5-2-2007 at 03:37 PM

"Then all I could get was a new placemark for that beach at the south end of BOC where someone steal your stuff"
.Don, did you load the file by clicking "PLAY TOUR" Yes, I use a Beta version also. Thanks Lou.

rpleger - 5-2-2007 at 03:43 PM

WOW...

Thanks Sharks

bajadogs - 5-2-2007 at 03:52 PM

I de-selected all of my placemarks and opened your file again. Still just one placemark in southern Concepcion Bay. Yes, I tried 'play tour'. Hmmmm. I'll be home on my Mac in an hour. I WANNA SEE!!!

DENNIS - 5-2-2007 at 04:06 PM

Sharky ----

Nice ride. Thanks.

bajalou - 5-2-2007 at 04:50 PM

I'm using a Gateway laptop PC, Windows XP, Google Earth Plus.

Don Alley - 5-2-2007 at 06:25 PM

OK, I've upgraded, all current Mac software.

No joy.

The "tour" function takes you from placemark to placemark, right? But the file I downloaded from you only gives me one placemark, in BOC. So the tour begins, and ends, there.

bajalou - 5-2-2007 at 06:27 PM

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Originally posted by Don Alley
OK, I've upgraded, all current Mac software.

No joy.

The "tour" function takes you from placemark to placemark, right? But the file I downloaded from you only gives me one placemark, in BOC. So the tour begins, and ends, there.


It begins there, but goes 500 miles north to the Puertecitos area before returning to that place mark.

Well, for gosh sakes

Sharksbaja - 5-2-2007 at 07:25 PM

I just tried the file on my laptop with
GoogleEarth ver.4-0-2722. Suffice to say that it only lists one placemark. I had a sneaking suspicion that different versions do different things. Well this version sucks. A good number of folks have asked me why I can do some things but not others with the same program. It is obvious now that the early BETA programs are the ones that read and place ALL the placemarks and other info. My guess is that they want people to buy the upgrade.
My advice; get an older 3.0 version or a beta and see if that doesn't render you more effective with certain elements in the program.
Very interesting indeed. Lou, I use the same products as you do.you GatewAY!

bajalou - 5-2-2007 at 07:34 PM

Interesting, I played it again and it just took me from BoC to El Canelo, then I hit "Play Tour" again and had a detailed tour right mu my GPS track to where we turned around. Great - but different from the first time I played it. Of course then it was in Temporary Places and now I've saved it to My Places.

bajalou - 5-2-2007 at 07:37 PM

I see they have a upgrade to 4.0.2724.0 Guess I'll get it now - see of that changes anything.

David K - 5-2-2007 at 07:44 PM

Okay, that just took an hour of my evening... once I get flying over Baja it's too hard to stop!

Thanks Sharks...

By the way, for me, the tour started at a waypoint on the south end of Concepcion Bay then went to a waypoint I made once in Ensenada, then to Google University or where-ever near the Bay Area... then back to Concepcion Bay.

Don Alley - 5-2-2007 at 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Okay, that just took an hour of my evening... once I get flying over Baja it's too hard to stop!

Thanks Sharks...

By the way, for me, the tour started at a waypoint on the south end of Concepcion Bay then went to a waypoint I made once in Ensenada, then to Google University or where-ever near the Bay Area... then back to Concepcion Bay.


The "tour" function will take you to all waypoints highlighted or "checked" in the menu on the left side of the screen. So specific tours should be placed in their own separate folders, that folder checked and others unchecked for that tour.

The problem I'm having here is shark's file is only loading one waypoint in my version. I suspect my Mac version, although the latest, may be a step or so behind the windows version, and I don't have windows running on my Mac yet.

David K - 5-2-2007 at 08:48 PM

Okay, that makes sense... as there is only one waypoint from Sharks and one from me in the folder... How would I add Sharks other waypoints since they weren't in the file link I clicked on in his post?

Sharksbaja - 5-2-2007 at 09:05 PM

Hmmmm??? ok Lou but be careful you might lose yer good stuff. ;D I'll look into it tonight and see what I can derive. Funny how some retrieved points that I may have had on my list of waypoints but were not included in the file. Mucho curioso!:?::?:

Sharksbaja - 5-2-2007 at 09:09 PM

There is something preventing this version from installing all the points. I suspect that with certain versions that all points need to be in a named directory. I'll try that.Thanks for the input you guys.

bajadogs - 5-2-2007 at 10:20 PM

Sharks, I had the same results with my Mac - just one waypoint. :(
When we get this all figured out it's gonna be cool:cool:

Revised file with new directory info

Sharksbaja - 5-2-2007 at 11:31 PM

try this, Mac and other users:

Attachment: BOC_tour.kmz (17kB)
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bajalou - 5-3-2007 at 06:50 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Hmmmm??? ok Lou but be careful you might lose yer good stuff. ;D I'll look into it tonight and see what I can derive. Funny how some retrieved points that I may have had on my list of waypoints but were not included in the file. Mucho curioso!:?::?:


It didn't go to where I had waypoints - but I had a track. I unclicked the track and it still gave the same tour. I'll try the new one now.

bajalou - 5-3-2007 at 06:55 AM

This one - play the trour - it starts in Mulege, backs out then zooms to south end of BoC, stays a few seconds then back to Mulege

Test

Don Alley - 5-3-2007 at 07:59 AM

Try this one:

Attachment: Loreto.kmz (2kB)
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bajadogs - 5-3-2007 at 08:46 AM

That works Don. Another way is to create a path like this -

Attachment: concepcion tour.kmz (782B)
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On the right track now

Sharksbaja - 5-3-2007 at 11:43 AM

Don's tour does work though I see no close-ups with a 2d overhead view. Don try turning on the "terrain" feature.
Dogs; the path works and is zoomed in but is a straight overhead view. My goal is to find a solution for the 3d tours.
It's interesting that the latest kmz I made did not perform on your machines properly. With that said, it's probably wise to keep exploring ways in which we can all utilize and enjoy these features and files collectively. I think part of the problem(s) may lie in the setup on our own machines. Not only does the speed of your computer matter but so does the software version and also the internet connection speed. Not to mention all the "option" features available. I tried it with dial-up last night. Man did that take awile!:lol:

I found it very odd that my laptop version would only see the starting point of the tour. We have a ways to go with this.:rolleyes:

One problem might be the way I generated the file with the 3d feature on. I notice with Don's that both my machines can follow that path with no probs. Same with Bdogs. Dang, I'll explore new settings. If only the tours could be sped up. Hey they can be! DUH!


"This one - play the trour - it starts in Mulege, backs out then zooms to south end of BoC, stays a few seconds then back to Mulege"

That's just tooo wierd:?::lol::?::?::?:

Don Alley - 5-3-2007 at 12:20 PM

Another quick and dirty test

Attachment: Loreto2.kmz (2kB)
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bajadogs - 5-3-2007 at 01:38 PM

That is great Don,
It went way too fast at first. We all need to adjust our settings.
Sharks, you've probably figured this out by now but here is what I did -

Under TOOLS/OPTIONS/TOURS there are 2 sections. The first is for a tour like what Don posted. I had to slow down my fly-to setting. The second "Driving Directions - Route" controls how you view a path like what I uploaded. I set Tilt Angle to 60 degrees and it was cool with me.

I'm getting airsick... taking a little break

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[Edited on 5-3-2007 by bajadogs]

Sharksbaja - 5-3-2007 at 02:36 PM

Good one Don. Yes it works fine just like the one I made. I notice that it has different icons(thumbpin). Don I wonder if it's an issue with this particular beta version. Maybe a compatability prob. I'll see if I can upgrade to an equivalent Windows ver.
When you open the file I made BOC_tour.kmz where does it place the file? In the temporary section or does it make a new file directory in "My Places"? The file structure is identical to the one you just made. Does mine appear the same way on your program? Thanks.

Thanks Dogs, Yea I'm familiar with that stuff. What version and system do you run?

bajadogs - 5-3-2007 at 03:07 PM

Windows XP with Google Earth Version 4.0.2737

Mac OS X with the latest version OS and Google Earth

I've noticed very little difference as far as GE functionality from one system to the other, pleasantly consistent.

Sharksbaja - 5-3-2007 at 03:11 PM

Thanks Bajadogs I'll check out that version.

Don Alley - 5-3-2007 at 04:15 PM

Sharks,. I use the "Open..." under the "File" menu to load a downloaded file, yours or my tests. The files show up in the "Temporary Places" file.

One of the things I want to find out: You can adjust the speed through the "Preferences" options. If I create a file at a certain speed, do those attributes attach themselves to the file I create for uploading? I think so, but I have too many things going on right now to dig to dep into this.

Sharksbaja - 5-3-2007 at 05:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Don Alley
Sharks,. I use the "Open..." under the "File" menu to load a downloaded file, yours or my tests. The files show up in the "Temporary Places" file.

One of the things I want to find out: You can adjust the speed through the "Preferences" options. If I create a file at a certain speed, do those attributes attach themselves to the file I create for uploading? I think so, but I have too many things going on right now to dig to dep into this.


Yep Don it does work that way. Not only that but the way you create the file dictates the way it will behave when executed. There are other neat features and options as well. I am working with map overlays and programming trips for later use. Given the ability to cache the entire hi-res file is so cool because it means(I already do this) that you can use these kmz files when NO INTERNET is available and as long as you've completely cached the trip with zoomed in points..:bounce:

The other neat thing here is the GPS interface function. Overlay imported waypoints or memorized data. Layers of maps,info, locations notes etc. can all be accessed readily.


I looking at giving this new setup the offroad test soon.:bounce:


test:



[Edited on 5-4-2007 by Sharksbaja]

bajadogs - 5-3-2007 at 06:25 PM

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If I create a file at a certain speed, do those attributes attach themselves to the file I create for uploading?


I don't think so Don. It seems the viewing angle for each placemark is saved, but the fly-to speed, tour speed, tour pause time are all set by the individual computers' Options (PC), Preferences (Mac). Keep the virtual tours coming, I'll adjust accordingly. :)

Sharksbaja - 5-3-2007 at 07:14 PM

really?? I changed the angle and it had no effect whatsoever on the way it approached and viewing stayed the same. Curious. :?: Oh I see what you are saying Dogs but why does mine run exactly as I had made it, aside from the speed settings.

I made this one go round and round. Too much fun!!:spingrin:

[Edited on 5-4-2007 by Sharksbaja]

Attachment: BOLA.kmz (1kB)
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conception tour. kmz

bacquito - 5-4-2007 at 09:18 AM

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Originally posted by bajadogs
That works Don Another way is to create a path like this -


This works fine on my HP laptop. The tour starts around Mulage and ends up on the southend of Bahia Conception.:wow: