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How to view themed maps in Google Earth

Until a while ago I thought it was not possible to see a map in Google Earth that had a themed fill as it had been Exported from Microstation or ArcView ... well things change with use.

This is the original map, a vector map with color fill in the shape of a shape, but when I showed it in Google Earth I got this view:

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I had always used to open Google Earth in DirectX mode, and the only way to see the imported figures of a shape was as outlines, because the fill was shaking and a crazy thing was seen; note that the lower quadrant shows the fillings well, but above it you can't see anything and the other quadrants deform the fill. I always thought it was about memory but now see just by using the OpenGL mode the problems of shaking shapes disappear and even the line styles are better visualized.

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To open Google Earth in this way, you have to select it in the start menu as shown in the image below.

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Golgi Alvarez

Writer, researcher, specialist in Land Management Models. He has participated in the conceptualization and implementation of models such as: National Property Administration System SINAP in Honduras, Management Model of Joint Municipalities in Honduras, Integrated Cadastre-Registry Management Model in Nicaragua, Territory Administration System SAT in Colombia . Editor of the Geofumadas knowledge blog since 2007 and creator of the AulaGEO Academy that includes more than 100 courses on GIS - CAD - BIM - Digital Twins topics.

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3 Comments

  1. When they come to this page I do not recommend them
    No.
    You find
    nothing

  2. Advice: For those friends who do not have the possibility to open GE in Open GL mode due to a not very powerful video card, this problem can be solved with a little trick: Assign the polygons a height relative to the ground of 1 or 2 meters. That way you can see them correctly. To do this, right click on the polygon name (in the left panel), “Properties” > “Altitude” > “Relative to Ground”.

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