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Activate the API and get an API key. To use the Google Maps Elevation API, you must first activate the API in the Google API Console and obtain the proper authentication credentials. You need to provide a server API key in each request (or a client ID if you have a Premium Plan). Click the button below to flow through a process where you will:
Google Earth Elevation Profile. It is possible to plot the elevation profile of a path (line) or a track in the newer version of Google Earth. You can also draw a desired path in Geokov Map Maker on a topographic map or Google Maps base maps. The drawing can then be exported in the form of a kml file. Save the file with .kml extension, and import it to Google Earth. Proceed as above to draw the path's elevation profile. Below, two parallel paths are drawn in Google Earth. For each path an elevation profile is created showing the cross-sectional view of the topography along the path.