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#1 Postby hicksta » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:14 pm

How do i use it to set up a track for Rita?
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#2 Postby hicksta » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:20 pm

Bump!!!
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#3 Postby WindRunner » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:22 pm

You can get a .kml file from one of the keyhole forum sites that will download and overlay models, SSTs, sat pics, wind shear, etc. images on the map, but if you wish to create your own, you can use the "measure path" tool, or to get the one with the the polygons for cones and labels, you'd have to by the $20 upgrade I believe.
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#4 Postby hicksta » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:23 pm

Do you have the web addy?
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#5 Postby WindRunner » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:24 pm

Hold on . . . I'm looking real quick . . .
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#6 Postby logybogy » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:26 pm

http://earth.google.com

In the future, just go to google and type in what you want to look for. It's quicker than asking people here. 8-)
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#7 Postby WindRunner » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:28 pm

Ding Ding Ding

Here it is:

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Number=51227

Comes with a decent explanation.
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