Google Earth COM API Documentation Document Version: 1.0 - Last modified:

earth.idl File Reference

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Namespaces
namespace	EARTHLib
Classes
interface	ITimeGE
	This represents a date and time. More...
interface	ITimeIntervalGE
	This represents a (beginTime, endTime) interval of time. More...
interface	ICameraInfoGE
	This interface describes a particular camera view as a focus point on the earth and orientation of the camera view relative to that focus point. More...
interface	ITourControllerGE
	This contains the tour options and controls. More...
interface	ISearchControllerGE
	This contains search options and controls. More...
interface	IAnimationControllerGE
	This contains animation options and controls. More...
interface	IViewExtentsGE
	The is used to describe the parameters of a view as a latitude/longitude bounding box. More...
interface	IFeatureGE
	This is a basic representation of a KML feature. More...
interface	IFeatureCollectionGE
	This is a collection of features. More...
interface	IPointOnTerrainGE
	This is the return interface for. More...
interface	IApplicationGE
	This is the main entry point to the Google Earth COM API. More...
Enumerations
enum	AltitudeModeGE { RelativeToGroundAltitudeGE = 1, AbsoluteAltitudeGE = 2 }
	Defines the altitude's reference origin for the focus point. More...

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Detailed Description

This is the IDL source file for the Google Earth COM API. It contains the necessary interfaces and enums for third party applications to query and control the Google Earth application.

The main interface that represents the Google Earth application is IApplicationGE.

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Enumeration Type Documentation

enum AltitudeModeGE

Defines the altitude's reference origin for the focus point.

See also:

FocusPointAltitudeMode

Enumerator:

RelativeToGroundAltitudeGE

Sets the altitude of the element relative to the actual ground elevation of a particular location. If the ground elevation of a location is exactly at sea level and the altitude for a point is set to 9 meters, then the placemark elevation is 9 meters with this mode. However, if the same placemark is set over a location where the ground elevation is 10 meters above sea level, then the elevation of the placemark is 19 meters.

AbsoluteAltitudeGE

Sets the altitude of the element relative to sea level, regardless of the actual elevation of the terrain beneath the element. For example, if you set the altitude of a placemark to 10 meters with an absolute altitude mode, the placemark will appear to be at ground level if the terrain beneath is also 10 meters above sea level. If the terrain is 3 meters above sea level, the placemark will appear elevated above the terrain by 7 meters. A typical use of this mode is for aircraft placement.

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