You can add geographic features and dynamic information, such as roads and traffic
flow, to georeferenced maps by importing Keyhole Markup Language (KML) objects to the Map
Manager role.
What you should know
Keyhole Markup Language (KML) is a file format used to display geographic
data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth and Google Maps. KML files define map
objects that represent static features, such as roads and buildings, or dynamic
information, such as weather conditions and traffic flow. They can only be used with
georeferenced maps.NOTE: Dynamic KML layers are refreshed on an interval defined in the
KML file.
To add KML layers to your georeferenced maps:
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From the Config
Tool home page,
open the System task, and click the
Roles view.
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Select the Map Manager role, and click the
Properties tab.
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Under the Map layers section, click Add an
item (
).
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In the Select layers to import dialog box, enter the path
to a
.kml or .kmz file.
If the file was loaded successfully, a preview of the KML objects and a
list of available layers is displayed. All layers are selected by
default.
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If required, deselect any layers that are not needed.
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Click Import, and then click
Apply.
After you finish
By default, newly imported KML layers are automatically shown on all georeferenced
maps. If the KML information is not required in some maps, you must hide the KML layers in the map
configuration.
