You can also use GeoCommons - upload your shapefile and export as KML or CSV. You can also use Geocommons to make a Google Maps mashup. http://www.geocommons.com/
If you want another solution - Shape2Earth that works with the free and open source GIS software MapWindow. The Shape2Earth plugin is free for less than 500 record shapefiles and gives you a number of options to style the kml. The points, lines, or polygons will keep the same symbology you set in MapWindow. http://shape2earth.com/default.aspx Lela On Nov 25, 10:34 am, julz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm totally new to Google Maps API. I need to color code states based > on some criteria. My understanding so far is that I probably need to > use a shape file containing all the lats and longs for the US and > create an overlay on my google map. I do have the shape file itself > (group of shp, shx, dbf, txt). I have read postings related to this > topic in this forum, however, none seem to work for me (although I > might just not understand things well enough). I don't want to use > 3rd party software and I don't have PHP. Somehow I need to read the > shape file in, possibly convert it to xml (and I'm guessing here), and/ > or import it into my local DB? Can someone help because I'm clueless > at this point.....thanks! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
