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Import SketchUp created KML contour lines model to QGIS

There's a neat trick to create contour lines based on the GE 3D terrain using Sketch-Up. The resulting KML however is a model I have looked at ways of importing KML layers to QGIS, like it was ...
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How to convert KML (Google Latitude) to SHP on Linux?

I downloaded a KML track from Google Latitude. The service allows to download the tracked route from the user's profile providing a link such as: ...
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How do I change the delimiter in the attribute table

I have imported a .kml file into QGIS, and the data is all shoved together into a single field like this: Fine, it's pipe delimited - easy to change the delimiter like in LibreOffice calc imports I ...
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Changing symbology/color in kml when exported from arcGIS/QGIS [closed]

I have marked some points and used symbology in ArcGIS/QGIS... when I export the file to kml, the color/symbology changes and only single color/symbol remains. Is there any possible way that the ...
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How do I stop polygons from a .kml layer disappearing as I zoom in on the layer?

I am relatively new to GIS stuff and have a query about .kml files in QGIS. I have downloaded the .kml filefrom ...
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Why can I only see a default list of KML attributes in attribute table?

I converted a shapefile to kml using ogr2ogr. Glancing at the output, it looks correct -- it has a <Schema ...> and each <ExtendedData> references the schema (I uploaded a snippet here). ...
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How to create one KML per polygon (from one Shapefile)?

I have a shapefile containing hundreds of polygons. I need to create a kml of each of the polygon. Is there any way that I may not have to deal each polygon individually and my polygon file may give ...
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How to get labels to diplay in Google Earth after saving to KML?

When saving a QGIS layer as kml, is it possible to have labels be displayed when opened in Google Earth?
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How to keep layer style/symbology when saving as KML?

When saving as a kml, is it possible to keep the style of the QGIS layer? I have tried a couple plugins that have been mentioned on here: qgis2kml ('format not yet supported') and qgis2google2 ...
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KML (KMZ) to layer including all attributes [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to convert KML to shapefile without losing attributes? This question is here in many variations but though I went through it I still don't have any good solution how ...
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How to export shp to kml?

I already browsed your FAQs, and could not come up with a good answer, I am trying to export shp files to kml to be placed on Google Earth. On a previous version of QGIS it was as simple as right ...
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Editing a KML file or converting KML to Editable format with attributes

I'm using QGIS. I'm trying to either edit a .kml file someone else created in Google Earth or convert it to another editable format (like a .shp file). I've read the following threads without really ...
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How to create a 500m Regular Grid for KML input area?

I am hoping to create a point grid over the city of Edmonton. My workflow is: Import a KML of Edmonton neighborhoods from here Save the layer as a SHP Delete the layer and load the SHP Define the ...
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Importing KML in QGIS - what are all the node elements that QGIS looks for other than Name and Description?

Of all elements given at (ref: http://service.kmlvalidator.com/ets/ogc-kml/2.2/) only Name and Description seem to be recognized on importing KML using QGIS 1.8.0-Lisboa. I would like to know if this ...
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How to convert KML to shapefile without losing attributes?

I'm new to QGIS and all geoinformation itself but have to work on some difficult stuff. I have a KML file with hundreds of points. To each point there is information, such as Name, Power, Age (it's a ...
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Import KML or KMZ files into Qgis [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can QGIS open KMZ files? Is it possible to import Google Earth generated KML or KMZ files into QGIS and then use these files as background data for a project? I intend ...
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import kml in qgis : kml.kml is not a valid or recognized data source

When I import kml.kml (generated from ArcGIS) into Google Earth, there is no problem. However, when I try importing this file as vector layer in QGIS 1.8 on XUbuntu 12.04, I get this error : kml.kml ...
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How to merge many individual KML layers into one?

I'd like to open a USGS KML file of bedrock geology for an entire county, but there are over 2,000 individual polygon layers. Does anyone know if there is a way to merge all of these layers together ...
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Is there a way to export QGIS layers to KML?

has had anyone had any luck with the new experimental plugin qgis2kml? I keep getting the error msg layer : format not yet supported I had a look but the author has not provided any documentation, ...
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How can the scale be projected correctly in Quantum GIS when it is imported from google earth (KML) files?

While importing KML files from google Earth to Quantum GIS, the scale is not being projected properly and the area of a particular selected feature is not being calculated in the attribute table by ...
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OSGB36 to WGS84 reprojection 'error'

First off, I am a recent convert to QGIS and am greatly impressed with its ease of use and speed compared with the ESRI products with which I am more familiar - my congratulations and thanks to its ...
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When I import polygon kml layer, how do I change projection and offset to correct for GMT wrap?

I created a polygon in Google Earth and saved to kml. After importing as a vector layer, where the polygon crosses the prime meridian, the polygon wraps around the world. So far, I have figured out ...
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Why can't I edit KML/GML layers?

Newbie here confused by my first experience in QGIS I have a handful of lines defining a bike route. Originally they were saved in a .gml file and later translated into .kml so they could be viewed ...
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How to export multiple Shapefiles to one KML file in QGIS?

As the title says, is it possible to export multiple Shapefiles to one single KML in Quantum GIS (Similar to "Map to KML" in ArcMAP)?