Thanks. I will be giving this a go tomorrow so I will let you know what happens.

Originally Posted by mjtyler

Hi there, I have a range of posts, locational markers across the Australian rail network. If I follow your instructions above will I be able to get these posts onto google earth on my iPad

I am not sure what it means to upload to the web. Do I do this from iPad or computer?

Originally Posted by mjtyler

I am not sure what it means to upload to the web. Do I do this from iPad or computer?

So what I did was this:
I open GE and saved the Z files a s L files and saved them on my work desktop.
I emailed those to my iPad
I went to open them in GE but the markers don't come up

Any ideas?
Thanks

Originally Posted by zesandler

Yep. It should work as described above. Let me know if you experience any issues and we can figure out how to make it work.

Hi there, I have tried your method by uploading a KML file to my webspace and emailing the link to a friend so he can open it in Safari on his 4G phone. It doesn't give him an option to open it in Google Earth, instead it just opens the link and gives him source code. Is there any options you need to set on the phone or Safari to allow the option to open the file in Google Earth?

Thanks very much.

First: Does your friend have Google Earth installed on his/her phone?

If you email the kml as an attachment vs. navigating directly to the kml file uploaded to the web (use some sort of FTP to accomplish this), iPhone 4 will first display the kml source code. To open with Google Earth to click on the top right on the "download" button (looks like the arrow in a folder deal). This will provide you three options: Open in Google Earth, Print, or Cancel.

Click "Open in Google Earth" and Google Earth should open to the extent of the kml. Use the find location icon (bottom left of the iphone) to find your current location.

Hope this helps. Test this if you want to see what I'm working with: vtid.us/test/zetest.kml

Contact me if you need further assistance: zach at vtid . us

One other note:
On ipad the "current location" button is in the top menu bar when in google earth. The functionality described above works on the ipad (according to a friend's testing).

I am sorry but I followed your steps but it didn't work.
Any other ideas on how to get this on my iPad.
Also how do you get a google earth account

Originally Posted by zesandler

First: Does your friend have Google Earth installed on his/her phone?

If you email the kml as an attachment vs. navigating directly to the kml file uploaded to the web (use some sort of FTP to accomplish this), iPhone 4 will first display the kml source code. To open with Google Earth to click on the top right on the "download" button (looks like the arrow in a folder deal). This will provide you three options: Open in Google Earth, Print, or Cancel.

Click "Open in Google Earth" and Google Earth should open to the extent of the kml. Use the find location icon (bottom left of the iphone) to find your current location.

Hope this helps. Test this if you want to see what I'm working with: vtid.us/test/zetest.kml

Contact me if you need further assistance: zach at vtid . us

Thanks for the instructions. I have sent various methods to try and open the file using your instructions to my friend with the iPhone. When I send him the network link and it downloads the code he says there is no option to open it in google earth. He does have google earth installed however. When I email him a small KML file he can open the file with google earth but it starts acting erractic and he is forced to close. I will have to go see for myself what is happening with the files on his phone. I have been looking around for an App that will be more KML user friendly for the iPhone - I see there is a GPS-TRK2 program that costs about $10 and it claims to be able to import/export KML files - has anyone tried it yet?

Thanks

No need to upload the KML file. Just email it to yourself on the ipad. Then pressandhold on the .kml attachment ant click on "open in google earth". Works fine for me

Hi all, now that we have the wonderful ios5, can any one tell me how to get my subscription newspapers into the newsstand ? I currently have them in a folder but would be cuffed to get them across.
Cheers