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CSV2KML

Main window ................................................................................................................................................ 2

Loading a CSV file .......................................................................................................................................... 3

Export options ............................................................................................................................................... 5

Placemark options ........................................................................................................................................ 6

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Main window

Basically the main window is, from top to bottom, divided in three parts which I will explain further in the following pages:

- Loading of the CSV file and showing the contents - Export options - Placemark options

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Loading a CSV file

Before starting you need to make sure that your CSV meets the specifications:

- The file needs to be comma separated (and not a ; ) - The columns need to be in the following order: name/ID, longitude, latitude and if used an

altitude - Description lines (above the data lines) may not contain more than two column separators!

Examples

CSV with a column header Name,Longitude,Latitude,Altitude Amsterdam,4.89,52.36,0 CSV with a column header and two description lines File description: Capitol of the Netherlands Contains 1 placemark as an example Name,Longitude,Latitude,Altitude Amsterdam,4.89,52.36,0 CSV without a column header Amsterdam,4.89,52.36,0 CSV without a column header and two description lines File description: Capitol of the Netherlands Contains 1 placemark as an example Amsterdam,4.89,52.36,0

If you use description lines it would be most logical to place them above the column header (if used) but both are accepted (even below the placemark/data lines).

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When your CSV file is ready specify if it has a column header by setting the option

and once set correctly, press the button.

Select the CSV file you want to convert and click the open button.

After openen the file all the lines in the file will be displayed:

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Export options

The export options are very limited:

The name of the KML file will be automatically set to the name of the opened CSV file. You are however free to change this default although you need to keep the limitations of filenames into mind!

The first time you open CSV2KML the default export folder will be set to the folder where the

application is. You can change the directory with the button (the change will be remembered)

With the button you can view and change the description of the file:

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Placemark options

There are two ways of exporting your placemarks, as a line or as separate points.

Line options

Opacity Determines the transparency of the line. Default is 0% transparency.

Line Color The color of the line.

Altitude mode Absolute - the height in the CSV file is the actual height Clamp to ground - the height is basically ignored and the line will follow the ground. Relative to ground - the height will be added to the height of the ground (i.e. the line will in the air)

Tessellate This option can only be used together with the Clamp to ground altitude mode. If enabled Google Earth will make sure the line will follow the ground (it compensates the curvature of the earth).

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Points options:

Icon Change the used placemark icon.

Altitude mode Absolute - the height in the CSV file is the actual height Clamp to ground - the height is basically ignored and the line will follow the ground. Relative to ground - the height will be added to the height of the ground (i.e. the line will in the air)

Icon scale Determines the size of the icon. Values between 0.1 and 2.0 can be selected.

Since of version 0.5.2 CSV2KML can use all the official Google Earth placemark icons. They have however neglected to put them in categories. Since I did not want all of the icons on the screen at once I have divided them in categories myself:

Pins

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Paddle’s

Shapes

Transport

Places