Create three-dimensional (3-D) Geometric objects for Google Earth
(triangles to cylinders)

Please read the user notes.

1. Coordinates

Input the coordinates at the center in decimal degreesLatitude: Longitude:

2. Geometry

Input the radius to the outer boundry Radius in meters


Choose the number of sides Sides (3 = triangle to 360 = circle)



Input the height above the surface that the figure will extend Altitude in meters



Extrusion: (Yes: attaches the figures to the surface with sides No: floats the shape above the surface) Yes No

3. Colors -click on the palette icon

Click on the palette icon to change the default colors.

Outline color (default color is red)


Input the width of the outline in pixels Width (1 pixel is thin and 5 is significant)



Fill color (default color is red)


Is the figure outlined, filled or filled and outlined? Outlined  ||  Filled  ||  Filled and Outlined



Input the Opacity percentage for the fill color % (100% is solid, values less than 30% are essentially invisible)

4. Text

Input text to name the figure (e.g. My house )


Input descriptive text for a popup box (you can include web addresses)

These scripts have been contributed by Derek Munro of the Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF) to GBIF beginning on 2005-09-28. More...