http://forum.digital-seas.com/ the place for exchanging ideas and opinions on ship-spotting and ship-tracking en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:08 +0000 http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-1794 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:33:12 +0000 MindOpen 1794@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>@Ian: thanks for the "workflow" description, which really makes sense to me, even though I open GE rather seldom. To have different layers of interest on the map (like best spottingplaces) would be a nice addition also for fleetmon. But then we would need to upload kml files, or edit them in inside "Fleetmon"?</p> <p>To separate the regions with kml output will be a job on the plan then for us. </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-1783 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:29:48 +0000 VisualDigits 1783@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>@MindOpen: As I knwo KML is a XML dialekt. Would it be possible to modularize the contents of the global.kml to contain subsections for all the regions. So generating the inner structures for all regions separatly and then wrapping them once for each single region and then completely in one global kml. This way it would not be neccessary to generate all the code multiple times. </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-1781 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:42:41 +0000 IanJohn 1781@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>@MindOpen In the context of Ship spotting I find Google Earth a huge help especially when intending to visit to a new place. On opening GE showing ship locations and tracking it is easy to determine where shipping channels are and the frequency of use. I can then access where I would wish to be to get the best photographs.<br /> Wishing to be some were is not always possible, however by carefully inspecting the chosen area in close-up I frequently find likely places to which I would have access.<br /> By adding place marks and making a hard copy I can save many hours, when on holiday, of wandering around aimlessly, much to the annoyance of my wife.<br /> Also by plotting the routs of boat trips and local ferries through the shipping lanes I am able to access which would give me best value both in ships per cost and ships per time.<br /> I also believe it would be a help to us all if that within DS there were the ability to share our spotting places with each other. This can be easily done using GE and I for one would be more than willing to upload my places for the benefit of others. </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-1778 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:56:07 +0000 MindOpen 1778@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>I also would like to know from you guys, "what makes GE attractive to you" and where do you use it (want to use it:-) ? </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-1777 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:52:56 +0000 MindOpen 1777@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>@rob1053: It is a real nice thing to access all covered vessels at the same in GE. Fleetmon V2 will deliver exactly that and we are almost finished... yes Rob, we did not really change the kml file yet, because it is a bit unclear what to do with it.<br /> to create the kml with the 3d structures inside (vessel 3d objects) is quiet an expensive operation for the server (in terms of calculation time). It has to be done every three minutes to be fresh. So simply to extend that procedure for ten times (regions) made me think sensible.<br /> With now around 12.000 permanent included objects, I guess one solution would be, to reduce the actual detail information inside the GE file, get rid of the 3d stuff and try again - planned for next week.... </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-1768 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:10:37 +0000 rob1053 1768@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>@MindOpen,Just to reinforce what VisualDelights says whenever I try to use the Google Earth global display it never manages to load and always crashes.I no longer even attempt to use it.We did discuss this briefly at Antwerp.</p> <p>Rob </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-1767 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:27:00 +0000 miraflores 1767@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>Try this link, it works very, very often, but not allways.</p> <p><a href="http://www.shippos.dk/shippos001.kmz" rel="nofollow">http://www.shippos.dk/shippos001.kmz</a></p> <p>Rgds.<br /> Juergen </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-1766 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:01:53 +0000 IanJohn 1766@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>Could we have the option to have separate 'AIS Tracking Regions' in Google Earth as was available in the past? </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-1764 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:17:01 +0000 VisualDigits 1764@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>@MindOpen: On slower pcs you have *no chance*. Even on my dualcore 6600 it takes for ever or just crashes googleearth. So far I never got it working for me. So I would find it nice to have (additionally to whole bunch) the same sections as for the fleetmon - maybe this works better. If some user wants the whole kml and it works for him - okay, but if not you may also choose a local version. </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-748 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:33:34 +0000 MindOpen 748@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>Yeah it takes quiet a long time to load the global file now. There are almost 9000 objects with extended info to render. It is like miraflores recommends: just wait for a while, since to buy a faster computer is not really a nice recommendation.</p> <p>Maybe we have to produce a smaller Global.kml version with less vessel specific info. Other places do it like that, but we decided to give you the full glass of wine.. </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-747 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:48:13 +0000 miraflores 747@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>Wait about 2-4 minutes for loading, then it works. </p> http://forum.digital-seas.com/topic/google-earth-crashed#post-746 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:40:41 +0000 andy63 746@http://forum.digital-seas.com/ <p>When I load global.kml Goggle earth crashed. Have anyone a idea. </p>