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KML (Keyhole Markup Language) is an XML-based markup language which is used to display geographic data<ref name="google">http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kml_tut.html</ref>. Data is divided into nested elements and attributes. KML was originally developed by [[:en:Keyhole,_Inc|Keyhole Inc]] but Google acquired it in 2004. <ref name="wiki">[[:en:Keyhole Markup Language]]</ref>. Most commonly KML is used in [[:en:Google Earth|Google Earth]]. | |||
This an example of KML syntax which shows a view of city of Kuopio in Finland: | |||
<pre> | |||
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> | |||
<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:gx="http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2" | |||
xmlns:kml="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> | |||
<Placemark> | |||
<name>Kuopio, Suomi</name> | |||
<open>1</open> | |||
<address>Kuopio, Suomi</address> | |||
<LookAt> | |||
<longitude>27.679328</longitude> | |||
<latitude>62.893334</latitude> | |||
<altitude>0</altitude> | |||
<range>42529.324219</range> | |||
<tilt>0</tilt> | |||
<heading>0</heading> | |||
</LookAt> | |||
<styleUrl>http://maps.google.com:80/maps?q=Kuopio&sll=63.9916,25.9735&sspn=98.3031,360& | |||
output=kml&ie=utf-8&v=2.2&cv=5.0.11733.9347&hl=fi#default+ | |||
nicon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon60.png+hicon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon52.png</styleUrl> | |||
<Point> | |||
<coordinates>27.679328,62.893334,0</coordinates> | |||
</Point> | |||
</Placemark> | |||
</kml> | |||
</pre> | |||
<ref>http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml/</ref> | <ref>http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml/</ref> | ||
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KML (Keyhole Markup Language) is an XML-based markup language which is used to display geographic data[1]. Data is divided into nested elements and attributes. KML was originally developed by Keyhole Inc but Google acquired it in 2004. [2]. Most commonly KML is used in Google Earth.
This an example of KML syntax which shows a view of city of Kuopio in Finland:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:gx="http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2" xmlns:kml="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <Placemark> <name>Kuopio, Suomi</name> <open>1</open> <address>Kuopio, Suomi</address> <LookAt> <longitude>27.679328</longitude> <latitude>62.893334</latitude> <altitude>0</altitude> <range>42529.324219</range> <tilt>0</tilt> <heading>0</heading> </LookAt> <styleUrl>http://maps.google.com:80/maps?q=Kuopio&sll=63.9916,25.9735&sspn=98.3031,360& output=kml&ie=utf-8&v=2.2&cv=5.0.11733.9347&hl=fi#default+ nicon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon60.png+hicon=http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pal3/icon52.png</styleUrl> <Point> <coordinates>27.679328,62.893334,0</coordinates> </Point> </Placemark> </kml>