[OSM-talk] Using OSM data for GoogleEarth

Robin Paulson robin.paulson at gmail.com
Fri Apr 18 04:06:43 BST 2008


2008/4/18 maning sambale <emmanuel.sambale at gmail.com>:
> > The KML is not a problem, only if someone makes a screenshot or
>  > whatever from the whole thing with the Google Earth layer visible,
>  > that would have to be CC-BY-SA licensed meaning that he can't
>  > distribute such a screenshot unless Google also agrees to CC-BY-SA
>  > which they won't ever do. But as long as you only distribute the KML
>  > you're fine.
>  OK, then I'm also looking at Worldwind as another option.
>  GoogleEarth/Map data for the area I'm interested is  just Landsat and
>  nothing more.  OSM has better covereag at least for some roads.

you might want to have a look at marble as well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_%28KDE%29

similar idea to gearth and uses kml, although lacking in the features of ge




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