Layers

ehrens · 10-14-2005, 07:32 PM

Is it possible to add my own layer? If so, how do I do this? Does anybody have an example or site that I can go to learn how to do this? Does anybody know if this is even possible or not possible?

Thanks!

martin · 10-14-2005, 08:13 PM

Hi,

Edit -> Add -> Image Overlay

Good luck ; )

ehrens · 10-14-2005, 08:35 PM

Hi again... Maybe I just don't understand what I'm trying to do, but I don't think image overlay is what I want...

I'd like to mimic a layer, like the lodging layer. Instead of lodging, I'd like to track alumni residency from my database. I have points for each alumni. So, here's what I'd like to do...

1. Create a layer that resides in the client down on the left corner with the other LAYERS called ALUMNI.
2. If the user clicks on that layer, have all the points of the alumni come up, by using the data generated from my database.
3. Have that data dynamic so that if another person joins the assoc., the data changes so the next time the client views it, the layer dynamically shows the new data.

Is that possible? If it is by using overlays, then I'm missing something because I thought overlays were just graphics.

Thanks.

Forkboy2 · 10-15-2005, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehrens

Hi again... Maybe I just don't understand what I'm trying to do, but I don't think image overlay is what I want...

I'd like to mimic a layer, like the lodging layer. Instead of lodging, I'd like to track alumni residency from my database. I have points for each alumni. So, here's what I'd like to do...

1. Create a layer that resides in the client down on the left corner with the other LAYERS called ALUMNI.
2. If the user clicks on that layer, have all the points of the alumni come up, by using the data generated from my database.
3. Have that data dynamic so that if another person joins the assoc., the data changes so the next time the client views it, the layer dynamically shows the new data.

Is that possible? If it is by using overlays, then I'm missing something because I thought overlays were just graphics.

Thanks.

Yes, that's possible and probably not very difficult....except.....that you must know the latitude and longitude of every memer in the database or manually locate each of them by moving the placemark to correct location. Instead of adding an image overlay, you would do this with placemarks.

Matt

araT · 10-15-2005, 05:53 PM

ehrens; Unfortunately at this point it is impossible to add or edit the layers, however! you can set placemarks for all all of your Allumni members and put them into a folder called Allumni members in your "My Places" section.. then when you tick/untick the checkbox next to the "Allumni" folder the placemarks will show up or go away.. its not quite what you want, but its a sollution!

T.

ehrens · 10-17-2005, 01:25 PM

Thanks for the answers! Yeah, I'll try the placemarks and the overlays as solutions. I'm kinda bummed that I can't add layers. I assume that we have no idea if Google is ever planning on adding such functionality, right?

araT · 10-17-2005, 02:33 PM

No idea whatsoever

hopefully they will consider incorporate it, maybe you should suggest it to The Official Google Earth Forums - thats where the developers hang out

T.

ehrens · 10-17-2005, 03:03 PM

Yeah, already have a post on there and I haven't had much action on it. I can't even get a salesperson to call me about the enterprise edition. It seems I might have a shot at something with that one, but I don't think they've released a trail version on the site yet...at least, I couldn't find one.

araT · 10-17-2005, 03:06 PM

I think the enterprise edition comes with its own GE server? ie; *you* host the content, thus they cant put out a demo of it. It sucks that a sales rep wont get back to you, thats poor customer support, right there.

T.

macnetz · 10-26-2005, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehrens

Is that possible? If it is by using overlays, then I'm missing something because I thought overlays were just graphics.

Hi,

I think it's called dynamic data layers, see http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/postlist....thExternalData

Regards - Anton

10-14-2005, 07:32 PM	#1
ehrens Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 14	Layers Is it possible to add my own layer? If so, how do I do this? Does anybody have an example or site that I can go to learn how to do this? Does anybody know if this is even possible or not possible? Thanks!

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10-14-2005, 08:13 PM	#2
martin Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 384	Hi, Edit -> Add -> Image Overlay Good luck ; )

10-14-2005, 08:35 PM	#3
ehrens Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 14	Hi again... Maybe I just don't understand what I'm trying to do, but I don't think image overlay is what I want... I'd like to mimic a layer, like the lodging layer. Instead of lodging, I'd like to track alumni residency from my database. I have points for each alumni. So, here's what I'd like to do... 1. Create a layer that resides in the client down on the left corner with the other LAYERS called ALUMNI. 2. If the user clicks on that layer, have all the points of the alumni come up, by using the data generated from my database. 3. Have that data dynamic so that if another person joins the assoc., the data changes so the next time the client views it, the layer dynamically shows the new data. Is that possible? If it is by using overlays, then I'm missing something because I thought overlays were just graphics. Thanks.

10-15-2005, 05:53 PM	#5
araT Licensed to Ban Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Oz Posts: 1,244	ehrens; Unfortunately at this point it is impossible to add or edit the layers, however! you can set placemarks for all all of your Allumni members and put them into a folder called Allumni members in your "My Places" section.. then when you tick/untick the checkbox next to the "Allumni" folder the placemarks will show up or go away.. its not quite what you want, but its a sollution! T.

10-17-2005, 01:25 PM	#6
ehrens Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 14	Thanks for the answers! Yeah, I'll try the placemarks and the overlays as solutions. I'm kinda bummed that I can't add layers. I assume that we have no idea if Google is ever planning on adding such functionality, right?

10-17-2005, 02:33 PM	#7
araT Licensed to Ban Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Oz Posts: 1,244	No idea whatsoever hopefully they will consider incorporate it, maybe you should suggest it to The Official Google Earth Forums - thats where the developers hang out T.

10-17-2005, 03:03 PM	#8
ehrens Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 14	Yeah, already have a post on there and I haven't had much action on it. I can't even get a salesperson to call me about the enterprise edition. It seems I might have a shot at something with that one, but I don't think they've released a trail version on the site yet...at least, I couldn't find one.

10-17-2005, 03:06 PM	#9
araT Licensed to Ban Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney, Oz Posts: 1,244	I think the enterprise edition comes with its own GE server? ie; you host the content, thus they cant put out a demo of it. It sucks that a sales rep wont get back to you, thats poor customer support, right there. T.