Comments on: Limited KML Support In Microsoft's Virtual Earth http://freegeographytools.com/2007/limited-kml-support-in-microsofts-virtual-earth Exploring the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:05:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Leszek Pawlowicz http://freegeographytools.com/2007/limited-kml-support-in-microsofts-virtual-earth/comment-page-1#comment-821 Leszek Pawlowicz Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:37:44 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/2007/limited-kml-support-in-microsofts-virtual-earth#comment-821 Don't work with Virtual Earth that much, so I can't help you too much with the MS Live Collections problem. I understand your argument - I also had a client who really wanted the application to be browser-based. For me, the advantages of an independent client are clear. Sorry about the reCaptcha - I don't actually select the words. Thing is, it cut my comment spam from 50 a day down to 1-2 a day. And by helping to digitize books, it actually serves a useful purpose. Don’t work with Virtual Earth that much, so I can’t help you too much with the MS Live Collections problem.

I understand your argument – I also had a client who really wanted the application to be browser-based. For me, the advantages of an independent client are clear.

Sorry about the reCaptcha – I don’t actually select the words. Thing is, it cut my comment spam from 50 a day down to 1-2 a day. And by helping to digitize books, it actually serves a useful purpose.

]]> By: Simon Jackson http://freegeographytools.com/2007/limited-kml-support-in-microsofts-virtual-earth/comment-page-1#comment-820 Simon Jackson Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:42:22 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/2007/limited-kml-support-in-microsofts-virtual-earth#comment-820 I was wondering if you or any of the readers have found a way to translate MS Live Collections (polygons) to KML? Ideally, I need to get someones Collection into ArcGIS (shp), so getting it to KML will do fine. I do agree with a lot of what you say, firefox seems to have trouble installing the 3d plug-in so im not a big fan at the moment. But if I want to distribute a kml to a client, instead of them having to download google earth as a separate application, it would be quite handy having it all in a browser (albeitthey still have to install plugins). I find in the commmercial environment a lot of IT departments are beginning to block programmes like Google Earth due to bandwidth and problems with profiles/My Places in google earth. (by the way your ReCaptcha is a bit extreme, maybe find a simpler one? I just had to type an obscure 17 character pair of words) I was wondering if you or any of the readers have found a way to translate MS Live Collections (polygons) to KML? Ideally, I need to get someones Collection into ArcGIS (shp), so getting it to KML will do fine.

I do agree with a lot of what you say, firefox seems to have trouble installing the 3d plug-in so im not a big fan at the moment. But if I want to distribute a kml to a client, instead of them having to download google earth as a separate application, it would be quite handy having it all in a browser (albeitthey still have to install plugins). I find in the commmercial environment a lot of IT departments are beginning to block programmes like Google Earth due to bandwidth and problems with profiles/My Places in google earth.
(by the way your ReCaptcha is a bit extreme, maybe find a simpler one? I just had to type an obscure 17 character pair of words)

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