They primarily open with Google Earth or can be unzipped with compression software such as WinZip on Windows.
These files have been specially designed to be able to reduce the space occupied by KML files, so that they are easier to distribute and share with multiple users.Ĭommon uses of a KMZ file include the ability to share placemarks or tracks with users via email or post to a web page. Keyhole, was the founding company of the Earth Viewer software on which Google Earth was built.Ī KMZ file may contain placemarks, which may include within them a custom name, the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates of the location, the COLLADA 3D model data, as well as overlays and images referenced by the KML file. KMZ (Keyhole Markup language Zipped) is a Zip-compressed version of a KML (Keyhole Markup Language) file, which is responsible for storing map locations that can be viewed in various geographic information system (GIS) applications, on all Google Earth.
Track data can be imported via GPX files which are then shown on the map. Here it is possible to load, save and edit gpx files. This is done by selecting Draw Track from the selection menu. The second available option is to create gpx files. This file can then be imported into a Garmin device, or any other device for that matter that supports the KML format. The last map tile download directory is automatically selected, and all that's left is to enter a name for the KML file. This is done by switching to the Generate KML tab in the application. The kml file can be generated after the tiles have been downloaded. It is then required to start the map downloader which is linked from the start menu and the application directory.
Save map finally saves the map as a map project. A click on build map starts the build process which displays the approximate kmz map size.
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