Calculates all possible combinations of line segments and shows the distances of points from each. You can view a demo of this working here: http://kmturley.github.io/geo/
Instructions for use:
- In Google Earth right-click a folder that contains placemarks and choose 'Save As'
- Ensure you change the save option to be .kml and save the file somewhere on your computer
- Open Geo index.html in your browser to show the start screen
- Now open the kml file you previously saved in a plain text editor such as Notepad
- Copy and paste the source code into the Geo textarea, making sure there are no spaces around the code.
- Enter a max distance the points are allowed to be from the line to register as a valid line (set this higher to start with)
- Enter a minimum number of points the line should contain (Every line has two points already start/finish so put 3 or more)
- Click 'Load Results' to start the script running
Problem solving:
- Avoid having too many points as it slows down the browser
- Ensure there isn't any space around the source code because this prevents the xml from being read
Obtaining kml files:
Some useful links to generate kml files automatically for you: