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to the HTML .
The following additional options are also available:
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Character Encoding - this option controls the character encoding value encoded in the header of the KML file.
You will typically just keep the default of iso-8859-1, but if your loaded data includes text encoded with a
different character set, like UTF-8, you can select that or even type in your own encoding if something else fits
your data best.
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Create Compressed KMZ File - if this option is checked, a compressed KMZ file will automatically be created.
This will result in much smaller files and is highly recommended unless you plan on manually editing the export
result yourself in a text editor.
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Hide Point Features by Default When Loading File - if this option is checked, all of the point features exported to
the file will be hidden by default in Google Earth so as not to clutter up the display with a bunch of point icons.
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Use Displayed Point Symbols Rather than Push-Pins for Points - if this option is checked, each point feature will
be rendered with the same symbol displayed in Global Mapper rather than using the default push-pin symbol
from Google Earth. This will result in a separate PNG file for each symbol used in the output file being included
with the output data to provide the symbols.
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Display Area and Line Labels - if this option is checked, each exported line or area feature with a display label
will also be marked with a clickable placemark displaying the label for that area or line feature. This is the only
way to get line or area features to display labels in Google Earth.
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Highlight Areas in Google Earth when the Cursor Goes Over Them - if this option is checked, area features will
highlight when you move your cursor over them in Google Earth. In addition, if you checked the option to
display area and line labels, the area label will be hidden until you mouse over the area, at which time the label
will popup.
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Generate Index KML File - if this option is checked, an additional index KML file will be generated which indexes
all tiles exported by the export command. This is very useful for dealing with very large data sets as it will
automatically load and unload individual KML tiles as needed for display in Google Earth, much as a map catalog
does in Global Mapper. With this option you can load massive data sets into Google Earth and they will still
display quickly. The drawing style of the index tiles is controlled by the selected drawing style for the
Coverage/Quad area type on the Area Styles tab of the Configuration dialog.
For advanced users, you can also customize what is displayed in the balloon text that appears in Google Earth when
you click on a point. You are able to customize the <Balloon Style> tag to use text with the string value stored in the
registry (create if it doesn't exist) at 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Global Mapper\KmlExport_BalloonStyle'.If that
value is empty the default setting from Google Earth will be used.
The 3D Line Export, 3D Area Export, and 3D Point Export sections allow the user to control whether or not area, line,
and point features with elevation values associated with them are drawn at the terrain surface or at the elevation
values associated with the feature. You can specify whether the elevation values are relative to ground level or sea
level if drawing the features above the terrain.
If the Area Features are drawn above the terrain, the Extrude Areas option allows you to control whether or not they
will also be extruded, which means they will extend back to the terrain surface, making them look like solid 3D
features.
If this option is not checked, the areas will just be drawn in space as a surface and not a 3D closed object. If the Fake
2D Area Heights to Maintain Area Draw Order option is checked, exported 2D area features will be assigned fake
elevation values in order to attempt to get them to layer properly when displayed in Google Earth. This is only
necessary if you have overlapping areas that do not display in the correct order without this option checked.
If point features are drawn above the terrain, the Extrude Points option allows you to control whether or not a thin line
is drawn from the terrain surface at the location of the point to the floating symbol above the terrain surface. Enabling
this option makes it easier to locate exactly where a point lies relative to the surface.
Landmark Graphics
The Export Landmark Graphics command allows the user to export any loaded vector data sets to a Landmark
Graphics format file.
When selected, the command displays the Landmark Graphics Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up
the export. The dialog consists of an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the loaded
vector data they wish to export.
LMN (Spectra Line Management Node)
The Export LMN (Spectra Line Management Node) command allows the user to export any loaded line features to a
LMN format file for use in applications that support the LMN format. Attributes named FEATURE_GROUP,
FEATURE_TYPE, and FEATURE_REP are recognized for this export and will be used if present to fill in the appropriate
data fields in the exported file.
When selected, the command displays the LMN Export Options dialog which allows the user to set up the export. The
dialog consists of a Gridding panel and an Export Bounds panel which allows the user to set up the portion of the
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