Synchronize ArcMap 10 and Google Earth via Python?

[NickJacob]

Hello,

    Anyone know if it's possible to synchronize ArcMap & GE Desktop with something like an Add-In or maybe even a script written in Python?  I recall using vb to accomplish this task back at version 9.3, but I'm not sure if it would work at version 10 or not.  Any ideas?

Thanks!

[MichaelVolz]

jacobne:

What do you mean by synchronize?  Do you mean putting the data together in the same projection?

[NickJacob]

jacobne:

What do you mean by synchronize?  Do you mean putting the data together in the same projection?

Woops, I wasn't very clear at all in my first post.   I want Google Earth to respond to pan/zoom events from ArcMap.  Sometimes it's really convenient to have both ArcMap and GE synchronized on a dual monitor set-up. 

The trick is I'd really like to accomplish this in Python if possible.  At first I had considered executing a python script with every pan event in arcmap and controlling GE via PyWin, but I'm back pedaling from that approach now.  Any thoughts?

[MikeJones2]

There is an arc2google tool that I can't seem to get running smoothly.  It would be nice to have it run straight through GE.

[MathewCoyle]

Arc2Google works perfectly for me.

http://www.husseinnasser.com/2011/01/arc2google-for-arcgis-10.html

[NickJacob]

Thanks for responding!  Arc2Google is a pretty neat tool, but at the time I was looking for something to directly interact with Google Earth Desktop.  Unfortunately, the only way I know of doing this is via COM, so I might wait until my organization upgrades to 10.1.

[MikeJones2]

Is there any script out there that lets you pan the extent of Google Earth into ArcMap?  I'm using 10.1.

[FranzLeonardo]

You can check this link, Synchronize ArcMap with Google Earth (without python).

http://en.acolita.com/synchronize-arcgis-arcmap-10-with-google-earth.html