#5068 closed defect (fixed)
GoogleEarth wont read KML files created by ogr2ogr: Unknown element <Schema>
| Reported by: | Nikos Alexandris | Owned by: | warmerdam |
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| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | 1.10.1 |
| Component: | OGR_SF | Version: | unspecified |
| Severity: | normal | Keywords: | ogr2ogr, kml, schema |
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Description
Any attempt to create/convert a kml file (from a shapefile) using ogr2ogr, e.g.
ogr2ogr -f 'KML' SomePoint_from_OGR.kml SomePoint.shp
results in a .kml file that Google-Earth, both version 6 (from the Ubuntu 12.10 repositories) and 7 (the "official" 64-bit deb package), wont read with the "excuse": Unknown element <Schema>. Moreover, the example over at <https://developers.google.com/kml/articles/vector> is rejected by GE with the same error message.
It is noteworthy that, removing the <Schema> instructions altogether, makes the OGR-produced kml files readable.
An example that works fine is to be found at <https://developers.google.com/kml/documentation/extendeddata> (look for the "Example" under "Adding Typed Data to a Feature").
Attached a simple point created in GE (working), exported as kml, converted to ESRI Shapefile successfully using ogr2ogr and converted back to kml (non-working).
Attachments (3)
Change History (5)
by , 11 years ago
| Attachment: | ClimbingSector_from_GE.kml added |
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by , 11 years ago
| Attachment: | ClimbingSector_from_OGR_non-working.kml added |
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Some KML point converted from an OGR-based SHP wich was derived from a GE KML point
by , 11 years ago
| Attachment: | ClimbingSector_from_OGR_removed_Schema_working.kml added |
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Working KML file created using OGR by manually removing the Schema element
comment:1 by , 11 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
Some point created in GE