[RndTbl] Google Earth points within circle/object

[Adam Thompson]

Or, depending on what kind of tool you prefer, you can insert geospatial data directly into a PostgreSQL table and then run a SQL query with geo. functions/operators to find the answers you're looking for.  Since I've come to hate any and all GIS apps, that'd be my approach.
-Adam

On April 28, 2017 8:38:43 PM CDT, Colin Stanners <cstanners at gmail.com> wrote:
>Google Earth is pretty close to read-only in terms of use as a GIS
>program,
>and doesn't seem to support plug-ins. You'd probably need a more
>full-fledged GIS program for that kind of data analysis. I'm trying
>some
>(MapInfo, Maptitude, QGIS) at work for the design of fiber networks and
>could try an attempt at the results you're looking for... I may even
>know
>which map you're talking about.
>
>On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 3:47 PM, Dan Keizer <dan at keizer.ca> wrote:
>
>> Odd question - but I'll ask if anyone else has done such a thing ...
>>
>> Using google earth pro on PC ...
>>
>> Can't seem to find an easy solution to this one ...
>>
>> I have a bunch of points on a map that were geocoded by address ..
>and I
>> have this circle (radius 50km or such)  I drew on the map ...
>>
>> I want to know the number of points that are within this circle --
>> optionally also want to extract these /save them to extrapolate out
>the
>> attached meta data on the points ...
>>
>> anyone do such a thing directly in GEP?
>>
>> Dan.
>>
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