#Import kmz into a layer in expertgps pro#

# Description: Convert a directory of KMLs and copies the output into a single After it has been converted, perform the geoprocessing operation on the new output.

Using the KML to Layer tool, select the KML layer from the Contents menu and drag it into the Input KML File parameter of the tool. To perform geoprocessing operations on a KML layer, it must be converted to features in a file geodatabase.

#Import kmz into a layer in expertgps pro#

The ArcGIS Pro 1.3 release introduced native support for KML and KMZ as data sources. A valid latitude and longitude location is required in the source KML. Point locations that use the address tag (by way of geocoding) are not supported. Input up to KMZ version 2.2 of the OGC KML standard is mostly supported. The output features can be reprojected to another coordinate system using the Project tool. Output will be generated in the WGS84 coordinate system. Highly detailed imagery may take a long time to convert due its file size. All of the imagery will be converted if a KML references a service that provides imagery. All available rasters and overlays in the KML will be converted. Use the Include Ground Overlay parameter to create rasters.Ĭonverting overlays using the KML To Layer tool may take a long time, depending on the source data. Ground overlays are not converted by default. The source raster in its native format is in the GroundOverlays folder at the same level as the output file geodatabase. Rasters, or ground overlays, will be converted to a mosaic dataset in the file geodatabase. The original folder structure, name, and pop-up information, as well as fields that help define how the features sit on a surface, all make up the attributes of each feature. This layer file draws features based on their schema of point, line, or polygon, while maintaining the original KML symbology.Įach feature class created will have attributes that contain information about the input file. At the same folder level as the file geodatabase will be a layer file that can be added to a map to draw the features. The feature class name will be named point, line, polygon, or multipatches, depending on the original features of the input file. This tool creates a file geodatabase containing a feature class in a feature dataset.