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Wildlifewriter
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:05 pm    Post subject: Whupped by GE conversion Reply with quote

Here's a good one to while away a wet weekend...

I need to convert a set of waypoints (not a route) from Google Earth's native .KMZ file format, to GPS-readable GPX file(s) - preferably with the results in UTM co-ordinates. At the moment, stumped because I can't make head nor tail of the KMZ stuff.

Now, I know what you're thinking: The old fool's gone clean cocoa again - why would anyone want to do that?

It's a bit complicated.

In fact, it's a lot complicated, but there IS a good reason behind it.

I think...

-Wlw.
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chizu
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a trial/shareware version (forget which) called GPS TrackMaker (http://www.gpstm.com/) which can open kml (google earth) and save as GPX.

I hope this will do what you need?
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Remote Part
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A KMZ file is just a zipped KML file. So open it in a zip program, then extract the KML file (or open it in Google Earth then save as KML).

GPSBabel is free and convert from KML to GPX (and to and from lots of other formats).
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Wildlifewriter
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks to both for the suggestions.

Ten minutes after posting the OP, I did realise that KMZ files are just compressed versions of the KML ones, and not a different format - so hand-editing is a possibility in the last resort.

Craig: My GPSBabel (v2.0) doesn't support KML. What is the version number you have?


-Wlw.
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HighlandNick
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wildlifewriter wrote:

Craig: My GPSBabel (v2.0) doesn't support KML. What is the version number you have?
-Wlw.


Isn't GPSBabel only up to v1.3.1?
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