[Qgis-developer] Error in QGIS or not proper KML format?

[Even Rouault]

Le mardi 08 décembre 2015 10:50:04, magerlin a écrit :
> When I recieve KML files from af public state bureau the point coordinates
> are written like this in the kml file:
> 
> <Point>
> <coordinates>8.43307284569448, 55.478226574306</coordinates>
> </Point>
> 
> When opening it in Qgis all points get a y coordinate of zero. Removing the
> blank between the "," and the y coordinate 55.478 solves the problem.
> Google Earth can open the files without problems.
> 
> Shall I claim the producer for not writing proper KLM or is it an error in
> Qgis (or OGR or whatever is used for reading KLM)?

This is invalid KML. Depending on whether you use the "old" KML driver or the 
one based on libkml, this will respectively not work / work :
https://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/5140

Yes, the producer should fix their KML.

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> 
> Currently using Qgis 2.12.1 (OSGeo4),
> Windows 7, 64bit
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