On 02/25/2012 03:45 PM, Jel Coward wrote: > Ubuntu 10.04 > QGIS 1.7.4 > > kml file exported from google maps > > When I try opening with QGIS I get > > The layer...../Pemberton Medical Clinic area2.kml is not a valid layer and > can not be added to the map > > > Any thoughts from the here gathered wise folks please? > > > I am still a complete nube.....so please accept my apols if the there is > something obvious that I should be doing that I am not doing :) > > > Cheers > > > jel >
Often times if the kml is downloaded from Google Maps, it's not the actual data but only a link to the real data which is hosted online. An easy way to check is to open the kml in a text editor, it will be quite short and obvious if the actual x,y data is in the file. See http://sites.google.com/site/gmapstips/export-my-map-as-kml for more information. If this isn't the issue and the data is public and you can point us to a copy to test that would be great. Thanks, Alex _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
