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reading gps data/kml file

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by Krodil, Nov 25, 2011.

  1. Krodil

    Krodil

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    hey,
    Any tips for reading in a set of gps positions from a kml file or txt file?
    Subsequently I wish to spawn certain objects on the positions given.
    I know there will be some mapping from gps to unity terrain coords.

    Hope you can help,
    Krodil
     
    Krodil, Nov 25, 2011
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  2. Ted-de-Munnik

    Ted-de-Munnik

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    How is this txt file formatted?
    If it is one position on a new line, you can use default .NET IO libraries(System.IO) to loop trough every line.

    Then there problably(correct me if i'm wrong) should be some sort of character in between x, y, z. You can split the string by this delimiter to find the x,y, z coordinate and then instantiate a gameobject at that location.

    For the looping you should use this as a reference:
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1500194/c-looping-through-lines-of-multiline-string

    Hope this has helped ;)
     
    Ted-de-Munnik, Nov 25, 2011
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