Google Earth with Shiny?

[hodgesse1]

Hello!

Can Google Earth be used with Shiny, please?

Essentially, I would be displaying a KML file in Google Earth as an option.

I'm thinking no, but thought I would double check.

Thanks,
Erin Hodgess

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[williaml]

Do you just want a satellite image as a background? You could just use leaflet. Does it need to be Google Earth?

You should be able to read in kml files using sf:

How to import kml file into R and make nice table

The sf package is a really great way to work with spatial data in R. You can use the st_read() function to import many spatial file formats like KML, GeoJSON, and shapefiles into R. One great thing about the sf package is that you can use tidyverse tools like dplyr to join and manipulate the spatial data in the same way you work with non-spatial data frames in R. Below, I import the CCG region KML file and then plot it. library(sf) #> Linking to GEOS 3.6.1, GDAL 2.1.3, PROJ 4.9.3 ccg <- st_read("https://opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/de108fe659f2430d9558c20fe172638f_2.kml") #> Reading layer `OGRGeoJSON' from data source `https://opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/de108fe659f2430d9558c20fe172638f_…

[hodgesse1]

This is great! It should work like a charm. Thanks so much!
Sincerely,
Erin