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| I export to a KML/KMZ file, but my file ends up in Africa instead of where it should be |
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The reason the KML or KMZ file ends up in Africa if it is not supposed to is because it was exported in page
units (inches) and not map units (lat/long or other map units). This could happen if there are multiple maps in your SRF file, or if there is one map with drawn objects (points, polygons, polylines, text, color scale or map scale). If there are multiple map objects, or map objects with drawn objects in your SRF file, then the
default export will be in page units and not map units.
To work around this, export the map only to a dummy file saving the map coordinates, then re-export the entire project using the saved coordinates. To do this:
- Open the SRF
file, and select Map
in the Object Manager.
- Go to File | Export.
- We are going
to export this to a dummy KML file, saving the map units. Choose to export as a
KML file, check the Selected objects only
check box, give the file a name (ie. Dummy.kml) and click Save.
- In the Export Options dialog, choose Scaling source to be Application, verify that the File Rectangle units are in map units,
and check the Save scaling info check
box.
- Click OK and the dummy KML file is created.
- Now we can
export the entire project to a KML file in correct units. Go back to File | Export.
- Choose to
export as a KML file, do not check (uncheck) Selected objects only, give the file a name (ie. Real.kml) and
click Save.
- In the Export Options dialog, choose Scaling source to be Saved and the File Rectangle units will be converted to the ones saved previously
(they will be converted from inches to real map units).
- Click OK and the real KML file is created. Use
this file in GoogleEarth and it will be in the correct position.
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