KML Files

MPSuperShape can import and export KML files. KML ('Keyhole Markup Language') has its origins in Keyhole. It is primarily used by Google Earth, but has quickly becoming the de facto standard for online geographic annotation. Documentation for KML can be found at the following website:

http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/

MPSuperShape supports the new v2.2 of KML. The following features are supported:

•BalloonStyle

•Camera  - the last Camera or LookAt node that is read, is used as the current view location

•ColorStyle

•Document

•kml

•LabelStyle

•LineString

•LineStyle

•ListStyle

•LookAt  - the last Camera or LookAt node that is read, is used as the current view location

•MultiGeometry

•NetworkLink

•Placemark

•Point

•Polygon - outer shape only

•PolyStyle

•Style

•StyleMap - only the 'normal' mapping is imported and used

Note that KML is much more expressive than the MapPoint shape model. The following KML features are not currently supported by MPSuperShape:

•Multiple Camera and LookAt objects - the last will be used for everything

•ExtendedData

•Folder

•GroundOverlay

•IconStyle

•Link  - url is currently used instead

•Model

•NetworkLinkControl

•Overlay

•PhotoOverlay

•Polygon - interior holes are not supported

•Region

•Schema

•ScreenOverlay

•StyleMap - all mappings are ignored except for 'normal'

•TimePrimitive

•TimeSpan

•TimeStamp

•Update