Making Shape2Earth Easier

Some recent changes to Shape2Earth for MapWindow has made it even easier to convert shapefiles to KML for viewing in Google Earth. In the past, it was necessary to download MapWindow, and then install Shape2Earth separately as a plugin. The new install package bundles MapWindow Version 4.7.5 with Shape2Earth in a single installation.

Shape2Earth is a very powerful and easy to use system for creating thematic maps for Google Earth using open source GIS.

A new video on YouTube shows you just how easy it is.

Shapefiles for Web Mapping

KML is becoming a standard way to display geospatial data on the internet. With all of the really good web mapping platforms available today, you can take your pick on how you would like to show off your GIS data to a large audience.

Shape2Earth can get your GIS data on the web quickly by converting your shapefiles to KML for display in Google Earth, Google Maps, or Bing Maps.

Here is a quick example of showing off GIS data in Google's App Engine platform with Google Earth. It's important to note that this capability is essentially free. Google will host your spatial application. All you have to do is put it together.

Shapefiles in in Google's App Engine (select the Shape2Earth layers on the right).