Morning, Afternoon, Evening everyone! Thanks for taking your time to read this thread. I've tried using: Google Maps api, Google My Maps, Google Earth, and Google SketchUp to solve my design problem.
SUMMARY In a nutshell, the University of Washington (Seattle) has dozens of buildings on campus. I am working on a way to dynamically display these buildings in a flexible way so that multiple map related projects can use the general framework. In my design idea each building is represented by a polygonal outline that fits the shape of the building on satellite view. These polygons can be toggled on an off by clicking in their respective enclosed areas. They can also be activated by doing a search on building name. I already have an Adobe Illustrator file with all the paths of the buildings. FAILED ATTEMPTS I used Google Maps api to create a custom tiled map with the buildings included. However, after plotting a hundred markers the map was terribly cluttered. Google My Maps, polygon tool doesn't seem to allow you to access the complete KML file like the Google Earth polygon tool does. I would need that file so I could customize the data. In either case, accurately recreating every shape by hand could take weeks. I had great success with exporting the Illustrator file as a .dwg and creating polygons in Google SketchUp. However, it seems the model file .dae contained with the .kmz can only be read by Google Earth and not Google Maps: http://students.washington.edu/mikecan/INFO424/WorkProducts/CampusMap/UWbuildings.kmz QUESTIONS Does anyone know of a tool or method that will allow me to convert the Illustrator paths into longitude/latitude polygon shapes? If not, does creating a dictionary of PNG image overlays for each and every building seem to be a more feasible strategy? CONCLUSION I would really like to be able to use the paths that have already been created. Here is one map I am currently working on: http://students.washington.edu/stev7838/INFO424/Projects/bicycling/rackmap.php Thank you for any comments, suggestions, solutions, flames, etc. -Mr. Mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
