Help with overlaying a map

Alex Burke · Jul 10, 2013

Is there a way to overlay a grid like this onto a different map easily? I want to use it on google earth preferably, not necessarily this area, this is just an example. Can i save it as a kml or other, place it in the right spot and change the opacity somehow? Thanks for any advice.
http://www.mindat.org/usmap.php?loc=82337

GMD52 · Jul 10, 2013

If the plate map can be oriented to the same as your google earth map, it should be easy. You will need the coordinates,( lat and long), and the magnetic declination from true north for the particular area, and the plate map overlay needs to be in the same scale of your primary image, All these factors should be readily fixed on the computer, If not the maps, and overlay can be copied and expanded or reduced on paper. Hope this helped.

Alex Burke · Jul 10, 2013

I was hoping to just use the coords of the red x on the grid as my centering point it doesn't have to be perfect, then try to match the cords and scale it up or down but it sounds harder than I thought, thanks for your help though. I think I understood lol I'll give it a shot.

songdog · Jul 11, 2013

Very easy!
Save your map image to your desktop.
Open Google Earth.
Open the IMAGE OVERLAY TOOL and BROWSE your desktop for your map image. Open the file and it will appear on Google Earth.
You will notice some green "handles" on yor image which allows you to fit your image into the proper place on your map.