Как kml перевести в excel

If you have some data in table format with IDs for fields or point locations on the map and Google Earth KML file with those fields having same IDs, it is generally possible to bring spatial information to Excel and merge those data sources together to use in further spatial analysis in other GIS software and in newly released FREE ESRI Maps for MS Office Beta 2. There are a few little tricks to it, though…

Google Earth KML files are essentially XML files with geographical information, but Excel will not open them directly.

If you click Yes, Excel will recognize the file as XML, but will fail to import it nevertheless.

So, you will need to re-name the KML file so it has XML extension. Right click the KML file and select “Open with” Notepad:

It will show XML formatted text in Notepad.

Go to File/Save As and select “all files” option.

then type NEWFILENAME.xml together with extension

Open a new MS Excel file (or the file with your tabulated data information you want to bring KML location data in). In File tab, hit Open and open the NEWFILENAME.xml file. It will recognize it as XML table and suggest schema. Agree to everything!  If all goes well you should see the table with all your data similar to

If your data had polygons, each field will have two lines, sort by coordinates column and erase empty lines. You will end up with a table like this:

Notice, that both Latitude and Longitude in in the same column, separated by comma. In Excel 2010 you can separate those rather easily. Insert empty column to the right of the merged coordinates column. Highlight the coordinates column, go to  Data tab and click Text To Columns, pick Delimited, and Separated by Comma.

Now you have it – two separate columns with exact geographical coordinates in Decimal Degrees, to merge with your other data in Excel. Name them X-Longitude and Y-Latitude (remember, in western hemisphere, Longitude is negative!)

Converting KMZ file to KML

The procedure described above will not work on KMZ files directly. When you open KMZ (zipped KML file) in Notepad, you will not see XML formatted text as in example above, but some gabled code like:

To convert KMZ to KML you will need Google Earth installed. Bring KMZ to the map, right click on the layer you want to convert and select “Save Place As”

“Save as KML” from drop down list. This will generally blow up the file size about 3 times. To bring those Coordinates to Excel, follow the instructions above for KML file.

Troubleshooting

If import fails read the Log info, for me it has happened when field names had spaces, like «11Z365 D»… Thanks to readers of this blog (Michael Bruening) there is a solution how to get rid of spaces in Excel: you could always select the column/row within the excel spreadsheet and do a “Find and Replace” of a [space] with an [underscore].

If you have ESRI ArcMap installed, you can go to ToolboxConversion ToolsFrom KML to Layer

Then go to Point Table, add XY coordinates to Centroids (procedure in previous post), and finally export that table to Excel.

If you need futher assistance with your KML data, please, do not hesitate to contact Landviser, LLC — post comment, email info@landviser.com, or call 609-412-0555.

Here is a list of best free KML to Excel converter software for Windows. Using these freeware, you can easily convert your Google Earth (Keyhole Markup Language aka KML) files to Microsoft Excel (XLS or XLSX) files. These software also provide flexibility to edit a KML file before you convert it to Excel. You can edit waypoint information, remove selected waypoints, add new waypoints, sort waypoints, etc. Some of these software let you merge two KML files into a single Excel file. Apart from KML and Excel, these software support a lot of other formats such as GPX, CSV, KML, RTE, TRK, WPT, ITN, etc.

My Favorite KML to Excel Converter Software for Windows:

RouteConverter is my favorite software to convert KML to Excel as it contains all essential features and also lets you edit the KML file before conversion. POIConverter is also a good and straightforward KML to Excel converter.

Also, you can check out lists of best free GPX To KML Converters, GPX Creator Software, and CSV To KML Converters for Windows.

RouteConverter

RouteConverter is a waypoint, routes, and tracks converter software for Windows. Using it, you can also convert KML to Excel format. After opening a KML file, go to its File menu and use Save as option to convert KML to XLS or XLSX format. Other than these, it supports a lot of other formats for route conversion, such as GPX, CSV, TRK, RTE, LOG, ASC, POI, WPT, etc.

When you open a KML file, you can view contained information in right panel like route, waypoints, etc. It also shows a map with points and routes. It lets you select a desired map service to choose from, such as OpenStreet, HikeBikeMap, Thunderforest, etc. Also, you can modify waypoint information e.g. longitude, latitude, elevation, etc. Plus, you can also insert a new waypoint, delete desired waypoints, rearrange waypoints, sort waypoints, merge routes from waypoints, import another KML or other file to current, etc.

All in all, it is a nice free KML to Excel converter software for Windows.

POIConverter

POIConverter is a small KML to Excel converter software for Windows. In it, you can open a KML file and then convert it to Excel Table (XLS). This can be done using File > Save option. It also lets you append two KML files and convert them to a single Excel file. Besides Excel, you can convert other files too, such as GPX, CSV, KML, RTE, TRK, WPT, ITN, etc.

From its Options menu, you can select data type as Track, Route, or Waypoint. You can also select a coordinate format.

Extra_POI_Editor

Extra_POI_Editor is another free KML to Excel converter for Windows. It lets you convert KML to XLS and XLSX using Save as option. You can also export a KML file to Excel by category, symbol, state, country, or filename. Besides KML and Excel, it supports various other input and output formats such as GPX, CSV, GPI, OV2, LOC, etc.

After opening a KML file, you can view its waypoints, map, preview, and information. If you want, you can edit waypoints’ information, add waypoints, delete waypoints, sort points, etc. It provides options to find duplicates, find POI on routes, replace a field value, etc. It also lets you merge open KML files and convert it to a single Excel file.

GpsPrune

GpsPrune is another alternative to a free KML to Excel converter software for Windows. Although it doesn’t provide direct options to convert KML to excel, you can still perform the conversion. How? Let’s see.

How to convert KML to Excel using GpsPrune:

• First, open a KML file and as you do that, you can view its information like waypoints, point details, etc. You can also edit waypoints if you want.
• Next, go to its File menu > Save as text option and while saving the output file, write output filename with ‘.xls’ file extension. You can also select fields to export and customize coordinate format, timestamp format, altitude unit, etc.

It is basically a free software to view, edit, and convert coordinate data from GPS systems. You can also create GPX, KML, etc. files using it.