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Show a Path and Photos in Google Earth

1. Photos

Create an account in Panoramio. Upload and map your photographs following the onscreen instructions. When done, click "show photograph in Google Earth". Panoramio creates a .kml file that is sent to Google Earth. The file, named with your Panoramio username, will appear under "Temporary Places" in Google Earth.

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2. Path
In Google Earth click on: path_icon.gif
A window will open. Enter a title for the path. DO NOT CLOSE THE WINDOW. Click around your route until done. You can change the look of the path in the option tabs in the path window. The path .kml file will appear in the "Temporary Places". The path will have the same name as the one you entered in the path window.

3. Final .kml File

You now have two .kml files: one for the photos and one for the path. We want to combine them. Option click (Mac) or right click (Windows) on the path name in Google Earth. Select "save as" and save as my_name.kml (my_name is your choice) file. Open the file in TextEdit (Mac) or Notepad (Windows). Do the same with the photos .kml file and open it in TextEdit (or Notepad). The photos.kml file looks like this: Download file

Repeat this procedure with your path file, which should look something like this: Download file. The numbers are the coordinates of the path turning points. We now need to paste in the Network code so that the photos will show up with the path. Paste everything between and into the path file just above the final tag. You will have something that looks like this: Download file

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