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Google KML Reader/Writer

Note: The KML format is described in detail in the KML Documentation Introduction at http://developers.google.com/kml/documentation. Users who want to create complex KML should familiarize themselves with the KML 2.2 specification that is available on Google's website: http://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/kmlreference.

The Google Earth KML Reader and Writer allow FME to read and write KML files. This chapter refers to the Reader and Writer as the KML Reader/Writer.

Overview

The KML reader reads KML datasets that conform to the KML 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 specifications. The KML Writer will write datasets that conform to the KML 2.2 specification. In addition the KML Writer also support’s writing Google’s ‘gx’ extensions to the KML 2.2 specification.

FME's KML support can be used without knowledge of the KML specification.

Note: Users who want to create complex KML should familiarize themselves with the KML 2.2 specification that is available on Google's website: https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/.

Deprecation Advisory

FME created two plug-ins capable of reading and writing KML datasets: KML and OGCKML.

The KML plug-in is the original KML plug-in designed to read and write KML 2.0 datasets, and this OGCKML plug-in is designed to conform to the latest KML 2.2 specification.

The older KML plug-in is now deprecated. Translations using the older KML plug-in should be migrated to this new plug-in, which has many more features.

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How to Convert and Style KML