I’ve just had way too much fun playing with KML Writer, a poor man’s Google Earth authoring tool. Just draw a polygon by clicking away in the Google Maps interface, add the amount of extrusion in meters, and export the result as a KML file that opens right away in Google Earth. You can even combine different polygons into one KML file. And it’s free.
One obvious use is making instant skyscrapers that really give free rein to your inner Trump. Here is my vision for Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, New York, circa 2016: Ogle Earth Towers (KML), a 300-meter high medium-income housing project to alleviate the housing shortage there. There’s always Central Park for those who need parks, though imagine the size of the things you could build in Central Park!
KML Writer is by Simple Spatial Solutions, a Canadian outfit.
Links for Today
Programming Language Comparison – This article compares the languages C++, Java, Ruby and Python. He implements a Red-Black Tree algorithm in all four languages and compares the implementations. Quite interesting.
Hand made Cryptex Box – This site sell
Hello, have been trying to d-load the KML writer, but the link just takes me to a web search. Could anyone help me out or point me in the right direction….thanks