Share GPS
Android app for sharing GPS data with mapping applications

Share GPS allows the user to enhance KML/KMZ files with additional files and descriptions. During connection setup or editing, the user has the opportunity to set these on the last page of connection editor. As things are added, the user may delete this at anytime by pressing the item in the list. A confirmation for deletion prompt will be shown. Depending on the type, the following are available:

Description (Placemark and Track)

The user has the option of adding an overall description for this placemark or track. This will be shown when the user clicks the icon on the map in Google Earth.

  1. On the file editing page, choose Description and click Add
  2. The app shows a page to enter the description. Enter and press Ok.



  3. A new entry in the list is entered for the description.

Icons (Placemark and Track)

By default, Google Earth uses a push pin for the icon, this allows the user to replace that with a custom icon. Note that if the user enters multiple icons, only the first is used.

  1. On the file editing page, choose Icon and click Add
  2. The photo gallery will start and allow the user to choose the file.
  3. When the file is chosen, Share GPS will show a page allowing the user to size the icon. By default, Google Earth presents the icon as 32x32 pixels. Using the multiplier, the user can increase the size of the shown icon. By default, this value is 3, resulting in an icon of 96x96 pixels.



  4. A new entry in the list is entered for the file.

Image (Placemark only)

The user has the option to associate images with Placemark files. Multiple images can be added and the user will have the option to re-size the image. The images are shown when the placemark is clicked in Google Earth.

  1. On the file editing page, choose Image and click Add
  2. The photo gallery will start and allow the user to choose the file.
  3. When the file is chosen, Share GPS will show a page allowing the user to choose the size of the image and to add a description for the image.



  4. A new entry in the list is entered for the file.

Embedded Links (Placemark only)

The user has the option to embed videos into the Placemark file via this option. The video will be shown when the user clicks on the placemark in Google Earth.

  1. Copy the full embedded link to the clipboard unless the user plans to type it in by hand. To do this for a Youtube link, go into the web browser and set it to Desktop mode or Request the Desktop version of the website (Youtube does not have the full links in the mobile site or the app). Click the Share button and select Embed. The full embedded link is shown. Copy this to the clipboard.



  2. In Share GPS, on the file editing page, choose Embedded Link and click Add
  3. The user can paste or enter the link the box and click ok.



  4. A new entry in the list is entered for the link.