USNO Cone search on Google Earth

[Alberto Conti]

Actually we are working with Ryan Scranton, Andrew Connolly and Simon  
Krugoff on something that will allow the plotting on a large number  
of pushpins in a "region-based" way.
Carol and her summer students have spent a lot of time testing all  
sorts of catalogs.
I am looking at a VOTable to KML translator, in my spare time...

Stay tuned.
-A


On Aug 27, 2007, at 9:36 PM, Shui Kwok wrote:

> Hi all,
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> I have put together a proof-of-concept PHP script that enables  
> Google Earth to use VO Cone Search data.
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> For now I only hard coded USNO-1B.
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> The link to the KML is:
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> http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/software/gsky/usno1bKML.php
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> The browser will download a KML file and start Google Earth if it  
> is not running.
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> Maximum search radius is set to 0.1deg to limit the download time.
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> When you download the KML for the first time, Google Earth will  
> perform a cone search with search radius set to half of the field  
> of view, up to 0.1 deg. Results will be displayed after the  
> download is completed. Watch the animated icon under Temporary Places.
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> When navigating to another location,  right-click on “USNO-1B  
> catalog” under Temporary Places and then refresh, that will perform  
> a new cone search centered at the new location.
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> I don’t know how current is this. May be Google is working on this  
> type of service already.
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> Please let me know if there is a problem with the link.
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> (Known bug: the apache server sometimes crashes, just refresh and  
> repeat).
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> Aloha,
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> Shui
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  Dr Alberto Conti
Community Missions Office Development Manager
Space Telescope Science Institute
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