Author Topic: .KML file input errors (Read 4371 times)

42.cliffside · « **on:** May 12, 2007, 11:23:21 AM »

I am trying to import these .kml files - they view fine in Google earth, but when i try to import them into topofusion they are all over the world the actual track is invisible and the length reported is off by many thousands of Km ... strange?

http://www.rally-america.com/event.OREGON.2007.php?section=stage_maps

http://www.rally-america.com/Archives/2007/OREGON/Stages/SS10.kml

i am trying to get a 10m reolution elevated .csv file outta this data ultimately - still have to downlod the DEMs but first need to see the track!!

looked up some stuff while posting this and:

i was able to convert the kmls to gpx with
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/101188/page/0

and then imported that .. and that worked fine so i got my data but thought you might want to know about the weird kml import

Krein · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2007, 03:06:26 PM »

This is definitely a problem with the TopoFusion .kml reader. That .kml file is very messy, but apparently still valid.

Thanks much for sending the file so we can work with it. We'll have a fix in the next version.

Glad you found a workaround in the meantime.

42.cliffside · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2007, 05:00:47 PM »

one question:

When you export a gpx to csv are the units in feet or meters? is there a option to change that anywhere?

found my answer..
did some experimenting and found that the units preference affects the output to the csv as well .. that was easy ,just not documented =P

Krein · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2007, 05:46:14 PM »

Yep, it changes based on your setting.

We should be updating the docs for TF soonly. Might be nice to have some options on some of these exports, though too.