Quote from: dbperry on December 13, 2012, 07:38:06 PMyes it supports KMZ files and it perfectly runs on my iPhone.. Very useful indeed
Google Maps supports KMZ files... but not perfectly. I did a quick search on these forums and haven't seen it mentioned, so I figured I would share what I learned.
I was actually introduced to this idea from a steward of one of the properties that I had created a KMZ for. He led me to upload the KMZ to my website to see how it would work in Google Maps. I can get this particular KMZ to display in Google Maps, but not properly. For some reason, Google Maps doesn't support the rotation. So the map is centered on the correct spot, but without the necessary rotation:
A little google searching reveals the problem:
(note that KML element <rotation> is not supported)
and a potential solution:
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I understand Nymor's fix and I understand how I could do it. But I'm not going to bother...too much work for not much benefit, especially considering the incredible complexity of the massive Hemlock Gorge reservation...
I uploaded my KMZ of Notchview, which doesn't need rotation, and that turns out pretty
I tried my Blue Hills KMZ, but it is too big. File size limitation is 3MB:
The downside to this feature is that you need a website / server to host the raw KMZ file - obviously Google Maps can't support the zipped KMZ files that are hosted here.
But a pretty neat feature that I didn't know about before today!
Dave