Circuit Rider Mike Veitch shows a custom soultion for exporting UK post code data from V-Base to Google Maps.
From London Riders Network 8 December 2008
6. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
7. From V-Base Create secondary database Select tables Write a query Export data to CSV/Excel Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
8. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
9. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
10. Data now in Excel No data editing Change some variables Change filenames Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
11. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
12. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
13. From Excel VBA in a macro Running the macro Writes out the KML file KML saved to local drive Keyhole Markup Language Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
14. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
15. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
16. Why Google Earth V-base contains postcodes Google Maps requires coordinates Google earth supports UK postcodes Gives visual check on data Test click through Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
17. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
18. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
19. Why Google Earth Can write out KML/KMZ files These files now contain UK postcode And coordinate data Can be read by Google Maps Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
20. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
21. Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website
22. What do we FTP? Our overlay file (KML) Any graphics referenced in the KML file - Map Pins Edit your data Create KML file Extract the data Export from Google Earth Import to Google Earth FTP to website