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GPS

Google - Maps

To specify a location based on coordinates in Google Maps, use (Name) loc:-24.4356,27.731626
- URL build: http://maps.google.com/maps?z=12&t=m&q=loc:38.9419+-78.3020
  - z=zoom
  - t=type, ("m" map, "k" satellite, "h" hybrid, "p" terrain, "e" GoogleEarth)
  - q=search query (prefixed by loc: then google assumes it is a lat lon separated by a +)
  - e.g. http://maps.google.com/maps?z=12&t=m&q=loc:-26.194707+28.279794&
Google Picasa client can upload/backup photos to web, Google maps photo's with embedded GPS coords.
Rough script to covert .csv commadelimited file to google .mkv csvtokml-20100330.py

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  Editor: PieterSmit
  Comment: add name to gps details
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  Editor: PieterSmit
  Comment: Add google gps url
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+    * URL build:  http://maps.google.com/maps?z=12&t=m&q=loc:38.9419+-78.3020
      * z=zoom
      * t=type,  ("m" map, "k" satellite, "h" hybrid, "p" terrain, "e" GoogleEarth)
      * q=search query (prefixed by loc: then google assumes it is a lat lon separated by a +)
      * e.g. http://maps.google.com/maps?z=12&t=m&q=loc:-26.194707+28.279794&