Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Shapefile Integration

2011-04-28 Thread Nathan Raley
Have you tried changing the types after you have generated your kml file? I've managed to use the XML editing features included in Visual Studio to manipulate the files after creation. It seems you know the tags you are looking and what you are wanting to replace them with so it shouldn't be too d

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Shapefile Integration

2011-04-28 Thread Bob Torzynski
I think shpescape.com is an excellent site and my comment was poorly written and probably offtopic as far as the site goes (despite a personal preference for using tools that can reside on my desktop in some cases to mesh better with my own lack of workflow). Ultimately I expect that shpescape wil

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Shapefile Integration

2011-04-27 Thread Nathan Raley
I've done similar projects using the ogre tool mentioned above and they have turned out rather well. Doesn't have all the facny configuration options, but you can easily do some xml editing on the file they produce to change things to your liking. On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:18 AM, Chris Broadfoot

Re: [Google Maps API v3] Re: Shapefile Integration

2011-04-27 Thread Chris Broadfoot
Why didn't it work very well? Can you link us to the generated Fusion Table and the SHP file? On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 2:57 AM, Bob Torzynski wrote: > I tried shpescape.com but it didn't seem to work too well for me. A > better bet IMHO is available at http://fwtools.maptools.org/ - which > provi

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Shapefile Integration

2011-04-27 Thread Bob Torzynski
I tried shpescape.com but it didn't seem to work too well for me. A better bet IMHO is available at http://fwtools.maptools.org/ - which provides ogr2ogr.exe (look in the FWTools package). This lets you do the transformation on your own computer. I've transformed a number of Census 2010 polygons (e

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Shapefile Integration

2011-04-26 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 26, 7:16 pm, "geocode...@gmail.com" wrote: > On Apr 26, 6:49 pm, Austin wrote: > > > I have a shp dbf and shx file that I downloaded from the US Census > > Bureau that I need to include in my map. It has polygons and overlay > > information that need to be displayed in my map. How can I in

[Google Maps API v3] Re: Shapefile Integration

2011-04-26 Thread geocode...@gmail.com
On Apr 26, 6:49 pm, Austin wrote: > I have a shp dbf and shx file that I downloaded from the US Census > Bureau that I need to include in my map. It has polygons and overlay > information that need to be displayed in my map. How can I include > these with the API? Thanks! Have you seen FusionTabl