Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Problem with KML input

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We don't read gx:track; that's an extension to KML.

On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 3:30 PM, tsteven4 <tst...@qw...> wrote:

>  Mike,
>
> Your kml violates the schema, but fixing it doesn't seem to solve your
> complaint.  The schema dictates that a <gx:Track> element will accept a
> series of <when> elements followed by a series of <gx:coord> elements.
> This is fixed below.
>
> In any event it looks like the kml writer has some support for multiTrack,
> but I am not sure there is anything there for the kml reader.
>
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"<http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2>xmlns:gx=
> "http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2" <http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2>xmlns:kml=
> "http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" <http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2>xmlns:atom=
> "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" <http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom>>
> <Document>
> <name>Location history</name>
> <open>1</open>
> <description/>
> <StyleMap id="multiTrack">
> <Pair>
> <key>normal</key>
> <styleUrl>#multiTrack_n</styleUrl>
> </Pair>
> <Pair>
> <key>highlight</key>
> <styleUrl>#multiTrack_h</styleUrl>
> </Pair>
> </StyleMap>
> <Style id="multiTrack_n">
> <IconStyle>
> <Icon>
> <href>
> http://earth.google.com/images/kml-icons/track-directional/track-0.png
> </href>
> </Icon>
> </IconStyle>
> <LineStyle>
> <color>99ffac59</color>
> <width>6</width>
> </LineStyle>
> </Style>
> <Style id="multiTrack_h">
> <IconStyle>
> <scale>1.2</scale>
> <Icon>
> <href>
> http://earth.google.com/images/kml-icons/track-directional/track-0.png
> </href>
> </Icon>
> </IconStyle>
> <LineStyle>
> <color>99ffac59</color>
> <width>8</width>
> </LineStyle>
> </Style>
> <Placemark>
> <name>Latitude User</name>
> <description>Location history for Latitude User from 12/31/1969 to
> 11/29/2011</description>
> <styleUrl>#multiTrack</styleUrl>
> <gx:Track>
> <altitudeMode>clampToGround</altitudeMode>
> <when>2011-09-28T23:12:44.594-07:00</when>
> <when>2011-09-29T07:34:48.915-07:00</when>
> <when>2011-09-29T09:43:59.015-07:00</when>
> <when>2011-09-29T09:46:59.455-07:00</when>
> <gx:coord>-76.7120778 37.2686977 0</gx:coord>
> <gx:coord>-76.7120778 37.2686977 0</gx:coord>
> <gx:coord>-76.715055 37.271584 0</gx:coord>
> <gx:coord>-76.713327 37.274159 0</gx:coord>
> </gx:Track>
> </Placemark>
> </Document>
> </kml>
>
>
>
> On 12/5/2011 3:38 PM, Mike Weissberger wrote:
>
> Hi there!
>
>  I'm having some trouble converting my KML track to GPX format using
> Babel beta 1.4.3.  I also tried current, 1.4.2 as of this writing, to no
> avail. Both for OSX, and I'm using Lion. My problem seems to be that my
> input KML isn't recognized.  Here's what happens:
>
>  I select "Google Earth (Keyhole) Markup Language" as the input format,
> specify my KML file as the input, and choose "GPX XML" as the output.
>
>  I hit Apply, and Babel gives me this as output:
>
>   gpsbabel -w -r -t -i
>> kml,lines=1,points=1,floating=0,extrude=0,track=1,trackdata=1,trackdirection=0,labels=1
>> -f /Users/gurami/Downloads/history.kml -o
>> gpx,suppresswhite=0,logpoint=0,humminbirdextensions=0,garminextensions=0 -F
>> /Users/gurami/Downloads/history6.gpx
>> Translation successful
>
>
>  However, the output GPX file is empty, except for the header:
>
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>> <gpx
>>   version="1.0"
>>   creator="GPSBabel - http://www.gpsbabel.org"
>>   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
>>   xmlns="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0"
>>   xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0
>> http://www.topografix.com/GPX/1/0/gpx.xsd">
>> <time>2011-12-05T22:18:55Z</time>
>> </gpx>
>
>
> Below is a snippet of my KML file, which I generated from google maps.
> I've also tried to strip out the extra gunk tags between <Document> and the
> opening <Placemark> tag, but I get the same result.  Is my KML file not
> supported? What can I do to as a workaround? Thanks for the help!
>
>   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>> <kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:gx="
>> http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2" xmlns:kml="
>> http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
>> <Document>
>> <name>Location history</name>
>> <open>1</open>
>> <description/>
>> <StyleMap id="multiTrack">
>> <Pair>
>> <key>normal</key>
>> <styleUrl>#multiTrack_n</styleUrl>
>> </Pair>
>> <Pair>
>> <key>highlight</key>
>> <styleUrl>#multiTrack_h</styleUrl>
>> </Pair>
>> </StyleMap>
>> <Style id="multiTrack_n">
>> <IconStyle>
>> <Icon>
>> <href>
>> http://earth.google.com/images/kml-icons/track-directional/track-0.png
>> </href>
>> </Icon>
>> </IconStyle>
>> <LineStyle>
>> <color>99ffac59</color>
>> <width>6</width>
>> </LineStyle>
>> </Style>
>> <Style id="multiTrack_h">
>> <IconStyle>
>> <scale>1.2</scale>
>> <Icon>
>> <href>
>> http://earth.google.com/images/kml-icons/track-directional/track-0.png
>> </href>
>> </Icon>
>> </IconStyle>
>> <LineStyle>
>> <color>99ffac59</color>
>> <width>8</width>
>> </LineStyle>
>> </Style>
>> <Placemark>
>> <name>Latitude User</name>
>> <description>Location history for Latitude User from 12/31/1969 to
>> 11/29/2011</description>
>> <styleUrl>#multiTrack</styleUrl>
>> <gx:Track>
>> <altitudeMode>clampToGround</altitudeMode>
>> <when>2011-09-28T23:12:44.594-07:00</when>
>> <gx:coord>-76.7120778 37.2686977 0</gx:coord>
>> <when>2011-09-29T07:34:48.915-07:00</when>
>> <gx:coord>-76.7120778 37.2686977 0</gx:coord>
>> <when>2011-09-29T09:43:59.015-07:00</when>
>> <gx:coord>-76.715055 37.271584 0</gx:coord>
>> <when>2011-09-29T09:46:59.455-07:00</when>
>> <gx:coord>-76.713327 37.274159 0</gx:coord>
>> ...
>> </gx:Track>
>> </Placemark>
>> </Document>
>> </kml>
>>
>
>
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