[OpenLayers-Users] documentation on KML versions?

[Barend Köbben]

Hoi Milo,

Yes, I have looked in the code, but that does not really give an overview
or statement of what KML flavors are supported. The only clue I find is
that I notice in that code three namespaces mentioned:
        kml: "http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"
        gx: "http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2"
        kmlns: "http://earth.google.com/kml/2.0"


I have examples of KML that both start with namespace declaration:
        <kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"

But one is generated by ArcGIS and uses:
        <styleUrl>#LineStyle00</styleUrl>
And then a separate <Style> object this points to.

And the other one is generated by QGIS and uses an "inline" Style:
        Style><LineStyle><color>ff0000ff</color></LineStyle><PolyStyle><fill>0</fi
ll></PolyStyle></Style>

The ArcGIS one does not work in OL, the QGIS one does...

Barend

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On 24-07-12 19:25, "Milo van der Linden" <milo at dogodigi.net> wrote:

>Basically,
>inspecting the code for the kml format js-file would be my first thing to
>do. Have you looked at that?
>Verzonden vanaf mijn Samsung Galaxy S II
>On Jul 24, 2012 12:10 PM, "Barend Köbben" <kobben at itc.nl> wrote:
>
>
>
>Hi,
>
>[Got no answer to this a couple of weeks ago, maybe more luck now...?]
>
>Is there any documentation about what flavours of KML are supported in the
>vector type layers for OpenLayers? I have been experimenting with
>OpenLayers.Layer.Vector, using protocol: OpenLayers.Protocol.HTTP and
>format: OpenLayers.Format.KML.
>
>But I find that there are many KML versions and ways of setting up a KML.
>E.g. KML created by QGIS always works fine, but ArcMAP exports as KML
>works sometimes, mostly not. Most curiously, not even "Save Place as" KML
>from Google Earth (KMLs native habitat, I'd have thought) not even always
>work...?
>
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