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Wildlifewriter Founder member
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Norn Iron
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: Whupped by GE conversion |
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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 Member
Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 176 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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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 Founder member
Joined: 27 Sep 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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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 Founder member
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Norn Iron
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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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 Founder member
Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 635 Location: Highlands, Scotland
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Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:08 am Post subject: |
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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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