Help with Downloads
21 May 2009 08:36 #456
by abbmus001
Help with Downloads was created by abbmus001
I've just registered on this site. I've downloaded some files but can't view them. How do I view .kml files?
And .gpx.xml files?
And .gpx.xml files?
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21 May 2009 08:54 - 17 Sep 2010 07:55 #457
by intrepid
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Replied by intrepid on topic Re:Help with Downloads
The GPX format is an open XML format which can be read by a wide range of applications. See
this page
for more info, including a link to a list of these applications.
KML stands for Keyhole Markup Language which is also an XML format used by various applications for visualisation of geographic data, Google Earth probably being the most popular. A KMZ file is simply the zipped (compressed) form of a KML file. Read here for more info.
Note that Google Earth can also load GPX files, and for this reason most of the KML/KMZ files on this site will be phased out, since they mostly just duplicate data.
KML stands for Keyhole Markup Language which is also an XML format used by various applications for visualisation of geographic data, Google Earth probably being the most popular. A KMZ file is simply the zipped (compressed) form of a KML file. Read here for more info.
Note that Google Earth can also load GPX files, and for this reason most of the KML/KMZ files on this site will be phased out, since they mostly just duplicate data.
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Last edit: 17 Sep 2010 07:55 by intrepid. Reason: Fixed broken link
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