Comments on: KML to ArcMap Converter

By: jayu07

jayu07 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:33:23 +0000

If you have Global Mapper, just Open .kml or .kmz file, and export to shapefile. Done.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:02:04 +0000

Thanks Lauren for the info. That script works great in 9.2!

By: Duane Wilkins

Duane Wilkins — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:18:55 +0000

Gidday from Down Under Mate!

Many thanks for this script link James, I am working with a local indigenous group, who are ace on Google Earth. We are using it to locate traditional resources etc, and then I take their data and transform it within ArcGIS for other purposes like Resource Management applications, planning etc.

Great Blog, as always.

Kind regards
Duane Wilkins
New Zealand.

By: Ishiba Ranoli OÃ±ajosle

Ishiba Ranoli OÃ±ajosle — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:28:50 +0000

Hi, yes i have problems with the converter by Zonums, even with the new version but i consider this program as good as any converter. Actually, when i have problems transforming a KML file, is curious but the file generated by the new versiÃ³n of Google Earth is the real problem. I don’t know why but a modification in GE in combination with Zonums is annoying.

I haven’t used the Script from ESRI, but i suppossed is time to use it. My solution for the last days was to open the KML is GPSTrackMaker and then Save it as GPX file which is actually recognized by GE.

Anyway, problems are problems are problems

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:57:45 +0000

Hello,
I was also having problems with the free Zonums “kml2shp” software. Fortunately, I just discovered from a colleague that there is a free ESRI kml to shp converter to be used in ArcMap Toolbox. Visit this site to download it:

http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=15603

Be sure to get the version created by Jason Parent (because there are other versions that may not work for your purpose: one created by Srinivasa Rao that does not have a tbx file, and one created by Antonio Sobral Almeida).

Follow the pdf Installation Guide that comes with the download. The converter script (python) assumes that ArcGIS is installed on the C drive, so if your ArcGIS is not on the C drive, you will have to edit the path in the script. Good luck.

By: Antonio Almeida

Antonio Almeida — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:30:45 +0000

Hi,

Try the following extension for ArcView 3.x:

http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14988

By: Ishiba Ranoli OÃ±asojle

Ishiba Ranoli OÃ±asojle — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:22:08 +0000

You’re welcome David, in fact, you should thank the guy who develop it. Is great, isn’t it?

By: David

David — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:56:38 +0000

thanks Ishiba Ranoli OÃ±ajosle itÂ´s a really amazing program………

By: evospearhawk

evospearhawk — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:57:32 +0000

i was trying to load the arcscript in arcmap but i wasnt able to find the extension folder where all the arcmap extension are kept. could anybody help me point to the arcmap extension folder…thanks

By: Cdp

Cdp — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:41:19 +0000

Hi there,
The kml2shp didnÂ´t recognize any of kmlÂ´s i have…
some guy posted on ersi site a small script (http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=14569 ), but i couldÂ´t load it to arcgis 9.2 sp1