Google Earth
The KML feature of the portal delivers an easy to use mechanism to feed location data to Google Earth or another application that supports a network KML feed.
A KML export of your asset’s latest positions, historical position data and geofences are available in the following URL formats:
Format for challenged authentication
Latest Positions: https://{Domain}/KML/LatestPositions
Historical Positions: https://{Domain}/KML/PositionHistory?fromDate=(from)&toDate=(to)
Emergency Historical Positions: https://{Domain}/KML/EmergencyHistory?fromDate=(from)&toDate=(to)
Geofences: https://{Domain}/KML/Geofences
Places: https://{Domain}/KML/Places
Format for including authentication
Latest Positions: https://{Domain}/KML/LatestPositions?username=(username)&password=(password)
Historical Positions: https://{Domain}/KML/PositionHistory?username=(username)&password=(password)&fromDate=(from)&toDate=(to)
Emergency Historical Positions: https://{Domain}/KML/EmergencyHistory?username=(username)&password=(password)&fromDate=(from)&toDate=(to)
Geofences: https://{Domain}/KML/Geofences?username=(username)&password=(password)
Places: https://{Domain}/KML/Places?username=(username)&password=(password)
Date Formats
When passing from or to dates as parameters, please do so using the international date format of yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss. This will ensure dates are always parsed correctly regardless of your user’s language/date formatting preference.
Using Google Earth
To view this feed in Google Earth, you must add it as a Network Link.
- Go to Add->Network Link within Google Earth
- Name the link, e.g. “My Tracking Assets”
- Enter the KML feed URL in the “Link” box, e.g. https://{Domain}/KML/LatestPositions
- An authentication window will appear after a few moments. In it you must enter your tracking Username and Password. Check the “Remember my credentials” box if you do not want to have to re-enter them whenever you access Google Earth.
- Click “Ok”
Your Tracking feed has now been added to Google Earth and should be listed inside the “Places” box.
To refresh the feed, right-click on its name in the “Places” section inside Google Earth and choose “Refresh”.