You can convert the KML file to a shapefile using the ogr2ogr command in FWtools - http://fwtools.maptools.org/.
Zachary Woolard GIS Programmer Analyst County of Moore PO Box 905 Carthage, NC 28327 Phone: 910 947 1078 Fax: 910 947 2313 -----Original Message----- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Geofrey Sanders Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 1:30 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [Qgis-user] trouble importing a .kml from Google Maps I'm trying to pull a custom Google Map into QGIS with a view to adding in additional data like county boundaries, however I've been unable to add the file as a vector layer, getting the 'not a valid or recognized data source' message. I'm importing from a .kml file saved from the Google Maps web interface. I'm running QGIS 1.1.0, installed from the OSGeo4w package manager. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as it really seems like I should be able to use KMLs without hassle... -gws _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user