[Qgis-user] Qgis tif to kmz?

[Ben Jones]

Thanks Duarte. Yes I know how to georeference an image in GE but I was hoping there was a way of avoiding doing the georeferencing twice (first in Qgis and again in GE). MapInfo has a Google Earth link tool that creates kmz files that can then be used in GE and GPS units. Think it would be nice to be able to do the same in Qgis. Thanks again,

Ben

On 04/02/2013, at 9:51 PM, Duarte Carreira wrote:

> GE does support image overlays. You can add a georreferenced image to Google earth and then save it as kmz, but you have to georeference the image again in ge. Or you can create a kml by hand, looking up the docs for kml.
> 
> Look here for instructions:
> http://geochalkboard.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/using-the-image-overlay-tool-in-google-earth/
> 
> So, qgis does not do this work for you but it wouldn't be hard to do. It is just a matter of writing an xml file with the correct tags...
> 
> Regards,
> Duarte
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> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:info at locatepress.com] 
> Enviada: sábado, 2 de Fevereiro de 2013 17:42
> Para: Mats Elfström
> Cc: Qgis; Ben Jones
> Assunto: Re: [Qgis-user] Qgis tif to kmz?
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> I thought KMZ supported an image overlay format.
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> On 2013-02-02, at 5:42 AM, Mats Elfström wrote:
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>> No, no software could. It is two fundamentally different file types.
>> I'ts like asking to convert a youtube movie to excel.
>> 
>> Hälsning / Regards
>> Mats.E
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>> Skickat från min / Sent from my iPhone, Ursäkta att jag är kortfattad 
>> / Excuse my brevity.
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>> 2 feb 2013 kl. 08:46 skrev Ben Jones <bmjones at iprimus.com.au>:
>> 
>>> Dear All,
>>> 
>>> Is it possible to use Qgis to convert a georeferenced tif image to a kmz file?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Ben
>>> 
>>> Ben Jones
>>> bmjones at iprimus.com.au
>>> 
>>> 
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Ben Jones
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