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KML2GMT(1)                   Generic Mapping Tools                  KML2GMT(1)

NAME
       kml2gmt - Extract GMT table data from Google Earth KML files

SYNOPSIS
       kml2gmt [ infile ] [ -V ] [ -Z ] [ -:[i|o] ] [
       -bo[s|S|d|D[ncol]|c[var1/...]] ]

DESCRIPTION
       kml2gmt reads a  Google Earth KML file and outputs a GMT table file.
       Only KML files that contain points, lines, or polygons can be
       processed.  This is a bare-bones operation that aims to extract
       coordinates and possibly the name and description tags of each feature.
       The main use intended is to capture coordinates modified in Google
       Earth and then reinsert the modified data into the original GMT data
       file.  For a more complete reformatting, consider using ogr2ogr -f
       "GMT" somefile.gmt somefile.kml.

       infile Name of the KML file to work on.  If not given, standard input
              is read.

OPTIONS
       No space between the option flag and the associated arguments.

       -Z     Output the altitude coordinates as GMT z coordinates [Default
              will output just longitude and latitude].

       -V     Selects verbose mode, which will send progress reports to stderr
              [Default runs "silently"].

       -:     Toggles between (longitude,latitude) and (latitude,longitude)
              input and/or output.  [Default is (longitude,latitude)].  Append
              i to select input only or o to select output only.  [Default
              affects both].

       -bo    Selects binary output.  Append s for single precision [Default
              is d (double)].  Uppercase S or D will force byte-swapping.
              Optionally, append ncol, the number of desired columns in your
              binary output file.

EXAMPLES
SEE ALSO
       gmtdefaults(1), GMT(1), img2google(1), ps2raster(1) gmt2kml(1)

GMT 4.5.14                        1 Nov 2015                        KML2GMT(1)