Chapter 5. Overlays
After reading this chapter, you’ll be able to do the following:
• Search the web for an interesting aerial view of the Earth, a historical map, or a topographical map and add the image as a ground overlay to a KML file.
• Create a screen overlay from a corporate logo and display it in the top-right corner of the Google Earth screen.
• Explain how a <LatLonBox> is used in a <GroundOverlay> element.
• Add one of your photos to Google Earth in a <PhotoOverlay> element.
• Create a <Camera> element that views your house or school from an interesting viewpoint.
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