Problem with KML input

[Mike W.-5]

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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[tsteven4]

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" 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>
<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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[Robert Lipe-4]

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

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

<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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