

You can also find the tutorial to convert KML to Shapefile and Shapefile to KML, with the help of QGIS an open source GIS tool. The map saved, can be again viewed and downloaded by going to “My Places -> click on the title of map -> then the KML” option appearing just below the title of your map. Alternative to Google map is Google earth for the same.

While i found some lose of data while uploading KML file of greater than 2MB.

Once the file is opened by Google Earth online application the map is positioned in the place where it should be and perfectly overlays the terrain, it is possible to pan, zoom and view it from all sides in 3D.Upload or import KML file on Google map. KML or Keyhole Markup Language is file which models and stores geographic features for display in Google Earth or Google maps. You can upload and view the KML file you already created on Google Map, to verify Whether the overlapped feature of KML uploaded has proper valid geometry or not in respect to the Google Map Feature.

kml file in this storage) and choose your downloaded local file. In the browser version of Google Earth navigate to Project -> Open -> Import KML file from the computer (or Google Drive, if you saved your edited.kml file to provided location (via FTP, GitHub Pages, S3, etc…).ĭownload the doc.kml file you just uploaded and save it locally. Upload the content of the render output folder including the edited. kml file in any text editor and paste the final HTTPS URL of your online folder in the places shown below and save. In this article, we'll take a look at how this output can be uploaded online and used with the browser version of Google Earth. The procedure of preparing the necessary output is described in a separate article. With MapTiler Engine it is also possible to create KML overlays for Google Earth.
