RockWorks | Borehole Operations | Striplogs | Google Earth Logs - Simple
Use this program to display your stratigraphy data in Google Earth, plotted as vertical logs for all enabled boreholes above the ground surface, using fixed radius, title, and symbol options. Translation of your project database coordinates to longitude and latitude will occur automatically.
See also
Advanced Google Earth Logs which offer more display options.
Feature Level: RockWorks Basic and higher
Menu Options
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Group Name: Type in the name to assign to the output logs, which will be displayed in the Google Earth data tree.
- Output Options: Click on this tab to define the output file and display settings.
- Output File Name
- Automatic: Choose this option to have RockWorks assign the name automatically. It will use the name of the current program plus a numeric suffix, plus the ".KMZ" file name extension.
- Manual: Click this option to type in your own file name. The extension is ".KMZ".
- Display output within Google Earth: Check this box if you want to display the output at this time in Google Earth.
! Note that the actual program which will be used to display the KMZ file is determined by your Windows settings.
- Use Custom View: If unchecked, the starting viewpoint for the logs will be determined automatically. If checked you can set a custom view.
- Longitude, Latitude: Type in the longitude and latitude coordinates where the viewpoint will be.
- Heading: Type in the 0 to 360 degree bearing from the viewpoint to the logs.
- Tilt: Type in the angle downward from the viewpoint to the logs.
- Range: Enter the distance in meters from the viewpoint to the logs.
Follow these steps to create a Google Earth view of your stratigraphy logs.
- Access the RockWorks Borehole Manager program tab.
- Be sure the boreholes whose stratigraphy data are to be displayed in Google Earth logs are enabled (shown with check-marks in the Borehole Manager list).
- Select the Striplogs | Google Earth Logs - Simple option from the Borehole Operations menu.
- Establish the program settings, as described above.
- Click the Continue button to proceed.
The program will read the stratigraphy data for the enabled boreholes and create a KML file with the log data. It will create a KMZ (zip) file containing the KML file. The Google Earth KML and KMZ file names will be assigned as you specified.
The logs will be displayed in Google Earth, if requested.
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