Importing a KML file

The Imaging application can display graphic data stored in KML (Keyhole Markup Language) files over your imagery. To display data from a KML file, you'll need to import it as a layer. You can import of type KML or KMZ (zipped kml) from a URL or from your local machine. Your files can include custom placemark attributes. When you import the KML file, it is stored in your workspace.

NOTE: You can import a KML file that is 2 MB or smaller, however, your browser performance might be slower as the file size approaches 2 MB.

To import a KML file:

1. Click KML Import . The Load KML File dialog opens.
2. Click the applicable tab: Load From URL or Load From File.
3. If you selected "URL," type the URL and click Open. If you selected "File," click Browse and select the file to import. You can select a KML file or a KMZ (zipped KML) file.
4. Click Open in the Load KML File dialog.

The KML file is imported and added to the default annotations folder in your workspace.

If you import a KMZ file, The Imaging application creates a new annotations sub-folder, named for the imported KMZ file, and lists its features underneath it. The new sub-folder is added under the default annotations folder.