Item Name
| Description
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Main page
| Takes you back to the site homepage from anywhere
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Site info
| This page describes the site
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Queue of upcoming events
| Here I list all the things I am either expecting to do, would like to do, or have been requested to do. If I don't expect something to be doable, the reason why is listed. Go here to learn how you can help me compete these tasks.
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News
| This is my new blog. Its submenu is a list of categories under which I may post.
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| Site status updates
| This is where I list what changes I am making to the site.
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New KM file added
| I will use this category when I upload a new KMZ to Google's servers.
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KMZ File updated
| I will use this category when I upload an updated version of a KMZ set I already have on Google's servers.
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New Map available
| I will use this category when I upload a new map to Wikimedia® Commons.
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Map updated
| I will use this category when I upload an updated version of a map I already have on Wikimedia® Commons.
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New Item in Queue
| This category will be used to tell you about items I expect to look into working on.
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In Progress
| Once I start something that may take a while, I will use this category to let you know what to expect.
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Other
| This category is a catch-all for whatever didn't fit into the other categories.
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Blogs
| Eventually, this will be a list of blogs on the site. Because my blog is currently our only blog, there is not yet anything here other than a link to my blog. Subhosts can publish there blogs here.
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Image Albums
| I don't really know how this section will be used. Tentatively, this will list all the maps I have done. However, the site doesn't yet support a tag cloud or some other means of organization other than two levels of categories and no item can be part of more than one category. So I don't know what will happen here. Its submenu is a list of categories. Currently, two of those are grouped into a "section." You might still see this section's name on some pages. That was "Photo Albums", but I changed it to reflect that I will upload few photos. If you see the old name, please let me know. Subhosts can upload here.
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| Maps
| All maps will be placed into this section.
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| Racing | This category is for my racing maps
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| Other | This category is for whatever maps aren't related to racing (or whatever other categories get added later).
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Other
| This category is for any images I upload that don't happen to be maps.
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File Catalog
| I don't know how this section will be used either. Like with the Image Albums section, this tentatively will list all the KMZ sets I have uploaded. But again, there isn't any tag cloud or anything similar. I am limited in both modules to one level of categories. Once again, one category per item. I might change its name to reflect that is would store KMZ sets rather than files in general. While I created categories, please assume I will be changing them. When I created the categories, I was thinking of uploading the map images here. That will not happen so I will be deleting the categories and recreating them. It's submenu will be a list of the categories. Subhosts can upload here.
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Forums
| Here, you can suggest changes to the site, make requests, talk about Google Earth and Inkscape, and more. The first level of submenus are forum sections. The second level are the forums themselves. I may add more forums for subhosts. Note: Inside the forum pages the site menu is hidden in a small rectangle labelled "Site menu".
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| Administrative & related
| This section holds three special forums. One is currently reserved for my use as a way to publish news about the forums.
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| Announcements
| Any news about the forums that doesn't affect the rest of the site will be here.
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Site suggestions & ideas
| Place your feed back on the site here. If you are posting about site bugs, please include a screen shot, which browser and OS you use including the version, and attempt to describe it as best possible. Thanks. Please note that I do most of my testing with Firefox.
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Sandbox
| This is your chance to experiment with the local version of BBCode. Expect me to delete any posts over 24 hours old.
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Requests & Comments
| Go here to either request a map/KMZ or to suggest changes to the look of either a map or KMZ.
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| Requests | Would you like to see a map or KMZ of something be done? Go here and ask. Please include as many of the following as possible: a Wikipedia® link, coordinates (not needed if the Wikipedia® link has some that are accurate), link to their home page (again, skip it if the Wikipedia® article provides it). It is very helpful if the links you give are to English pages.
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| Feedback | If you like or dislike my maps or KMZ sets, this is where you provide that feedback.
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Tool Talk
| From here, you can talk about some of the tools I use. None of these are true support forums, but I will help where I can.
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| Inkscape® | This is a tool for creating SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) documents although other other vector formats are supported. I may choose to to use this forum to offer limited lessons on map-making.
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Google® Earth®
| Want to learn how to publish your own KMZ sets? Go here.
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| Paint.NET® | This is a free paint program based on .NET for Windows. It is NOT open source. However, I like it because it is easier to use than GIMP® if not as powerful (yet).
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Water Cooler
| Talk about whatever. Just keep things civil.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
| Answers to all sorts of questions about the site, tools, me, and more. The submenu is a list of the various categories. Subhosts get one category.
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| Site info
| Answsers to questions about the site
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Questions about the forums
| How to use the forums, the BBCodes available, etc.
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About Will Pittenger
| Pretty much everything I am willing to reveal about myself.
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About Will Pittenger's KMZ sets
| Here I talk about how I create my sets and what tools I use.
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About Will Pittenger's Maps
| Here I talk about how I create maps and the techniques used.
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About Google® Earth®
| If you don't see your answer on one of Google's sites, you might find it here.
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About Inkscape®
| I answer a lot of questions here about Inkscape®.
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About Wikimedia® Commons®
| I talk about what licenses are accepted, file types, and more.
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Guest book
| This is a whay for you to say hello without loggin in or creating an account. Spam will be deleted.
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List of Members
| Here you can look anyone up. Note: Due to a lack of space, the site menu is hidden. To use it, hover over the box that reads "Site menu".
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| Friends | This is a list of ads athough it is better to think of it as a list of related sites. Any site member can place one, but sites must be related somehow to this site and a return link is required.
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| Graphic Editors
| Sites related to editing graphic files, pixel or vector based.
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| Inkscape®
| Sites about Inksacpe®, the free open source SVG editor.
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GIMP® sites
| Sites about GIMP®, the free open source painting program.
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| Paint.NET® | Sites about Paint.NET®, the free painting program for Windows.
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Google® Earth® sites
| All kinds of Google Earth stuff here.
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| Blogs like mine
| This is the place for blogs about Google Earth
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KML Discussion sites
| If you like to code your KML by hand, check out these sites.
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More Goodies
| Everything from tools to measure the area and/or length of paths to icons and more.
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Unofficial Google Earth Forums
| Are there more forums out there where people like to talk about Google Earth? List them here.
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Contact Us
| You can use this as a way to reach of me (and possibly subhosts) without logging in.
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Donate
| Your money is the only way you can ensure the site stays up and I remain active. Donations may be used to buy more disk space for the site, delete the ads, or ensure I have a working computer. The last item is required or I vanish.
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My name is Will Pittenger. I have been making KMZ sets for Google Earth for a long time. After I starting making those, I wanted overlays for my sets. I was unsatisfied with the accuracy of the images available at Wikimedia Commons. So I started making my own with Inkscape and uploading them. Then I needed a place for anyone that liked my KMZ sets and/or maps to find others. For a while, a simple blog sufficed. But, once I started getting requests, I knew I needed something better. This site is the result. You are welcome to set up an account. Some activities are for registered users only. Take your time poking around and let me know what you think.
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