KML can be used to draw points, lines, and polygons and share this information with others.
You can also use KML to specify text, pictures, movies, or links to other GIS services that appear after the user clicks on the feature.
Many KML client applications are free and provide a familiar, user-friendly navigation experience.
Nowadays, many GIS software can generate KML files, such as ArcGIS and Global Mapper. Of course, our micro-maps also support the import and export of KML files.
Compared with the KML Generator to be recommended today, Micrograph not only supports the generation of KML files, but also supports the export of KML files to SHP, DXF, TAB and other formats. It also supports the conversion of coordinate systems, and has richer functions.
To obtain the micro-map software installation package, please follow the official account " Shui Jing Zhu GIS " and reply "micro-map" to automatically obtain the download address.
Micro image
Software introduction
KML Generator is a useful and reliable utility that allows users to easily generate KML files compatible with Google Earth(TM) from Excel tables and txt text files.
The software is a free-to-use application and has a simple and friendly interface, has low system requirements and can run on all Windows operating systems.
To obtain the software installation package, please follow the official account "Shui Jing Zhu GIS" and reply "KML" to automatically obtain the download address.
KML Generator
Instructions for use
The instructions for using the software are as follows:
Software for converting latitude and longitude to Google Earth's KML format.
The software includes both single-point and multi-point systems.
Single point systems can only generate KML for a single point.
The Excel database KML multi-point system can be operated using EXCEL.
Excel database KML production
Introduction to KML files
KML, the full name of Keyhole Markup Language, is a markup language based on the XML (Extensible Markup Language, Extensible Markup Language) syntax standard. It adopts a markup structure and contains nested elements and attributes.
Developed and maintained by Keyhole, a company owned by Google, it is used to express geographical tags.
Files written according to the KML language are KML files. The format also uses the XML file format, which is used in Google Earth-related software (Google Earth, Google Map, Google Maps for mobile, etc.) and is used to display geographical data (including points, lines, etc.) , faces, polygons, polyhedrons and models, etc.).
Now many GIS-related companies have followed Google and begun to use this format to exchange geographic data.
KML file
Special Note
When using it, try to copy your own data into the "Excel Table Sample.xls" table to replace the original data, otherwise an error may be reported.
Longitude and latitude must be numbers, not text. If they are text, an error will be reported.
The name of each column can be modified according to your own requirements, but it is recommended to retain the original name in the example.
The table only needs four columns in total, namely longitude, latitude, label title and location description.
The order of each column in the table is recommended to be arranged according to the sample. In the end, the software will generate the corresponding points in the longitude and latitude columns, generate the names of the corresponding label points based on the label title column, and generate detailed information in the bubbles based on the location description.
Sample form