GOOGLE EARTH VIEWER - How to duplicate Placemarks

13 Feb 2025 07:38 #1 by PETERTHEEATER
I use Google Earth (not Maps!) to save Placemarks.

Frequently I need to create multiple Placemarks with identical information but in a different location.

Is there a simple way to do this? The method given in AI responses does not work.

I can create a duplicate Placemark by going to the Places column on the left of the viewer, Right clicking, Click 'Copy' and duplicate is created in the column.

But, in reality, it has created duplicate Placemark in exactly the same spot. So, clicking on the Placemark in the viewer,two identical Captions appear emanating from the same spot. One on a short White Line and one on a short Red line.

How do I 'capture' one of these and put it in a different location?

I used to be able to do it and it was 'fiddly' but now it wont work.

Even GE Help says 'Right click the Placemark (in the viewer) then click Copy. Move to new location 'Right click and Paste' but that is Bravo Sierra.

Mayday!

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13 Feb 2025 08:36 #2 by mbriscoe
I also thought you could COPY and PASTE, must have a look later.

Have you tried EARTH PRO and ATLAS, both have extra tools.  I thought you had to pay for both but PRO is now free and possible ATLAS.

Years ago I used PRO for importing EXCEL files of Placemarks, I thought you had to pay then but seems free now.



 

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13 Feb 2025 12:50 #3 by Peter Kirk
Replied by Peter Kirk on topic GOOGLE EARTH VIEWER - How to duplicate Placemarks
Not much help for this specific problem, but I sometimes use the website in the link below to convert National Grid lists to Google Earth files.

gridreferencefinder.com/batchConvert/batchConvert.php
 

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13 Feb 2025 21:45 #4 by mbriscoe
I use the non-Batch version many times a day.

There is also a version for the Irish grid.

 

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