quade 4 #1 August 2, 2006 Google Earth is simply amazing. Free and you can see some amazing detail for a lot of areas on the planet. It got me to thinkin'. What if we all, as a group, created a database of our own home drop zones. Hopefully somebody from just about every drop zone could take a few minutes, mark up some interesting landmarks and other information about their home dz and then we could all share the info. For instance, here's one I did for my home drop zone, Perris Valley Skydiving. I created a folder and gave it a generic view, added in the drop zone web site, then inside that folder are some other marks showing the buildings, the regular landing area and just for kicks my interpretation of how I look at the bigway jump run. What do you think of the format I've outlined? Anybody else have any ideas for this project?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #2 August 2, 2006 Google Earth is so cool. I like the format you have. I'll try to do one for lspc. I wonder if they could somehow be hosted here within the dropzone directory? Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 August 2, 2006 QuoteI wonder if they could somehow be hosted here within the dropzone directory? The mark up files are very, very small and as you can see, fit easily within the upload limits imposed by the standard threads. We -could- just make a thread devoted to the topic.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #4 August 3, 2006 Quade, How about a little tutorial on exactly how you made the file. Not that I need it mind you...... Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #5 August 3, 2006 Right click on My Places and create a new new folder. Put all of your markers in that folder. Then right click on the folder and pick "Save As", save the KMZ file, then upload it here. If you are one of those single-mouse-button Mac types, you'll have to figure out what to do instead of right clicking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 August 3, 2006 Then you can edit the information to your heart's content! The description fields can contain HTML too! The views can be specified precisely if you know the lat-longs or just repositioned and you can adjust the "eye height" of the view as well. Google Earth really did this right and it's an awesome tool.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
specialguest 0 #7 August 3, 2006 What do you use to open a kmz file? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #8 August 3, 2006 A KMZ file is just a zip file. WinZip or any of those programs can open it, and you can edit the KML files inside with a plain old text editor. But the easiest thing to do is just download Google Earth and use that to load up the KMZ and edit everything visually. Unfortunately my home DZ is in the low-res part of the world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #9 August 3, 2006 QuoteThen you can edit the information to your heart's content! The description fields can contain HTML too! The views can be specified precisely if you know the lat-longs or just repositioned and you can adjust the "eye height" of the view as well. Google Earth really did this right and it's an awesome tool. My favorite part of Google Earth is how open it is. I had a service going that would automagically show you the 20 geocaches closest to wherever the map is centered. It was way cool, and only took me a few hours to get set up, but scraping the geocaching site for coordinates was way against their TOS and apparently they notice lots of traffic and ban IPs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #10 August 3, 2006 Here is one for Lincoln Sport Parachute Club in Weeping Water, NE. Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #11 August 3, 2006 Awesome! Ok, test complete. Proof that with minimal direction another person can fairly easily do this. Is it just me or is the potential here pretty fantastic? BTW, "end of runway" . . . lol . . . I can only imagine.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #12 August 3, 2006 QuoteBTW, "end of runway" . . . lol . . . I can only imagine Remember one of the very first episodes of skydiveradio.com? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #13 August 3, 2006 First quick 'n dirty of Jumptown, Orange MA Too bad the Google Earth picture is a couple of years old -- makes it hard to point out new man-made features. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZ_EPHESUS_TR 0 #14 August 3, 2006 Thanks for letting us learn such a nice application.Here is a quick one for Turkey's one and only dropzone DZ EPHESUS. If we can upload these files to the ''Dropzones'' section it will be cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merkur 1 #15 August 3, 2006 Isn't it somehow possible to add these files to the dropzone profiles? M.vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #16 August 3, 2006 Raeford Parachute Center Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #17 August 3, 2006 QuoteBTW, "end of runway" . . . lol . . . I can only imagine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember one of the very first episodes of skydiveradio.com? Yep. That's where Pinky took his naked tumble down the hill. It was actually just to the East of the marker on the map. It's hard to see the depth from the photo but it's at least 20 or 30 feet there. Also, did you notice whats written on top of the clubhouse :) Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thornsten 0 #18 August 3, 2006 Skydive Center Spa, Belgium Where I did my SL jumps with the Dutch Army. It's right on the edge of the hi-res, so you can't see the whole facility. The packing hall and hangers are hidden in the low-res. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beezyshaw 0 #19 August 3, 2006 If I click on any of these ".kmz" files in this thread, google earth opens, but then I get an error window that pops up and says "cannot open ...file for reading". So, I just figured out that I had to right-click the file, then save it to (desktop) then in google earth click file, open, etc. and it loads right up. Just an FYI for anybody else who runs into the same problem I encountered when just trying to open the file without saving it to their computer first. Is anyone able to open the files by left clicking them right from dz.com, or is everyone else having to save the file first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #20 August 3, 2006 New and improved Jumptown, replacing the one done at 2 a.m. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #21 August 3, 2006 Ok, this is officially a cool thing we have going. At first I thought it would be great to have them all be ultra consistant and formatted exactly alike, but after seeing a few, I love everybody's individual styles of doing them. Let's you know that you really are getting the information from individuals closely associated with the DZ. Now all we have to do is get more people to join in!quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topper 0 #22 August 3, 2006 This is Black Knights Parachute Centre, /dropzone/Detailed/177.shtml A fantastic DZ in the UK, with a nice quick porter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 27 #23 August 3, 2006 How do you create a folder to put all the landmarks under?Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #24 August 3, 2006 Here's one of Mile High....yea, I was bored at work, lol... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyTango 0 #25 August 3, 2006 Johannesburg Skydiving Club (JSC), South Africa +- 80Km outside Johannesburg At least it keeps ATC involvement to 'n minimum. JC If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You get another chance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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