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If you work with telecommunications, it is

very likely that already has come across
the following request: generate a map in
Google Earth (kml file) from a table with
latitude, longitude and some other basic
information.

This task may seem simple, but if you've

tried to do it, probably realized that it is
not as easy as it sounds!
Many people don't even know where to
start: ask for a friend to help, do a good
'Google Search', among other efforts.
What happens is that as this is a secondary
activity, and that is not part of our routine
or scope, ends up being difficult to find any
tool or straight macro, to just do what you
need in a quick and easy way.
For this reason, we at telecomHall create a
generic Hunter module, the 'Kml Plotter'.
If you match the profile of those who need
or may need such a tool, we invite you to
download, and use it at your will. And
above all: we count on your comments and
suggestions - always welcome.

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Goal

The purpose of this tool ('Hunter Kml

Plotter') is to provide a quick result
whenever there is a need to transform
tabular data to the Google Earth format
(kml).
The design possibilities in Google Earth are
very large (colors, sizes, shapes, etc.).
Moreover, for each specific purpose there is
always a more "detailed" solution, which is
more closer to desired/expected result.
To keep the tool straight and efficient, we
try to keep a very 'clean' and intuitive
interface in general, but without losing its
essence as 'quick help'.

This tool is always evolving, a constant

process of improvement and mainly based
on feedback and comments from users.
Note: It is possible that soon the tool you
download will not have this 'appearance'.
This is because, as already mentioned, the
future of it will be guided by users -
including its appearance.
We hope that you enjoy the tool, and also
participate by helping to shape its roadmap
(new features, etc.).
 Versions and Help

In its original version, the Hunter KML

Plotter have two plot options:
Points: for example used to indicate a Site
Property, or physical location where the
equipment are (Base Stations) are.

Polygons: cone-shaped (petal) or semi-

cone cells (by varying inner and outer
radius in the table). For example, to
represent the cells of a 2G-3G-4G network.

The different coverage areas for different

network cells can be adjusted - changing
the values of the external and internal
radius of the cell.
 Download

To Download (and use) the Hunter Kml

Plotter, click the link below.

Conclusion

The tool available here allows anyone to make

their own plots data in Google Earth.
Staring from a simple table, with basic
latitude and longitude information, you
can, quickly and easily, generate a Google
Earth file (kml format), ie with
georeferenced data.
Thus, most of the time can be allocated to
analysis. The generated files allow a more
simplified analysis, a more 'direct' view of
the network topology, enabling a much
more precise correlation among problems
and whre they occur.
We also started here a new development
phase. For this specific tool, where we'll try
to improve based on users comments. And
also for other tools and resources, geared
for increased use in our large telecom
community. After all, this has always been
our goal!
Thank you for visiting, we hope your
comments, criticisms and suggestions.
Until the next tutorial.