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<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>I managed to get
google earth to work with my linux box which produces a .kml file that is used
by google earth to place an icon on a map</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>What I intend to do
now is get linux and perl to ask findu.com where a station is and create a live
kml file.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Google earth zooms
in and "tracks" the object</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Example
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/aprs_earth.JPG">http://vk4tec.no-ip.org/aprs_earth.JPG</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sample .kml file
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial size=2><?xml
version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><BR><kml xmlns="<A
href="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0">http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0</A>"><BR><Placemark><BR>
<name>VK4TEC-9</name><BR> <description>Andrew APRS
Mobile (dtg)</description><BR>
<styleUrl>root://styleMaps#default+nicon=0x307+hicon=0x317</styleUrl><BR>
<Style><BR>
<IconStyle><BR>
<Icon><BR>
<href>root://icons/palette-4.png</href><BR>
<x>192</x><BR>
<y>32</y><BR>
<w>32</w><BR>
<h>32</h><BR>
</Icon><BR> </IconStyle><BR>
</Style><BR> <Point><BR>
<coordinates>153.1037347301503,-27.57429967640651,0</coordinates><BR>
</Point></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></Placemark><BR></kml>
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=000113012-03122005><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>-----------------------------------------<BR>Andrew
Rich - VK4TEC<BR></FONT><A href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>vk4tec@tech-software.net</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>www.tech-software.net<BR>Brisbane AUSTRALIA </FONT></P>
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