![]() ![]() Neither are overly complicated to do, but also not simple. Yes, you made me think of a couple of solutions. Regarding how to display geocaches - can't you add place marks/waypoints to the KMZ? I think you could just import a pocket query GPX into Google Earth and export as KMZ - don't know if that file would work in Google Maps they way you want though. I can't think of any way to overlay geocache locations on the KMZ map displayed on Google Maps on any device. (Just my luck that I just (2 days ago!) went to a 'caching event at Peaked Mountain! If I had my act together, I would have discovered this trick BEFORE the event so I could have recruited some beta testers at the event! Oh well.) Or better yet, choose a place where I have already made a KMZ map, and I'll convert that KMZ map to the Google Maps / iPhone compatible version. So tell me what your favorite hiking place is that has a good trail map, and I will convert the trail map to a KMZ file and post it for you to play with. I'm guessing the Google Maps KMZ implementation will work on an Android or an iPod, but I don't have any way to know since I don't have an Android, iPad, or an iPhone. I'm looking for suggestions / feedback / thoughts, especially with someone trying to navigate trails using KMZ maps on a iPhone in the field. Technical details on my KMZ experimenting are here (excuse the cross post): Those are the KMZ files for "Peaked Mountain" in Monson, MA. And the Google Maps display on an iPhone will properly interpret that URL and pull in the KMZ map (but only via the 'website' version of Google Maps - not the Google Maps app).ĭirect links for your iPhone (or computer or any device, I think): The trick is that Google Maps accepts KMZ files as a linked qualifier to a Google Maps URL. I recently discovered that KMZ maps can be displayed on an iPhone - specifically, I tested it with an iPhone 5. I spend way too much time tinkering with KMZ maps. ![]()
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