Re: Anyone Using KML Files For Family History?

"Roger Donne" <roger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote: 

> Thanks for the feedback.  I will make the link more intuitive.  The
> William Bartle polygon looks OK when I view it.  However, when sharing
> these files with other people, we have come across some problems in
> getting the polygons to display properly.  If the 'altitude' property
> of the polygon is set to zero, it appears to be 'sunk' below the
> surface.  Giving it a few metres elevation (depending on local
> topography) brings it into view, but sometimes it is only partially
> visible. Regards: Roger Donne
> 

Here's the way that the Bartle polygon looks on my computer:

http://www.JustPhotos.ca/post/bartlepolygon.jpg

As you suggested, I gave the polygon some altitude and the problem 
disappeared.  The odd part is that even when I put the altitude back to 0 
the polygon displayed OK.  This seems very odd.