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on February 11, 2023

How to save a Polygon in an integrated Google Earth

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Draw a path or polygon

  1. Open Google Earth.
  2. Go to a place on the map.
  3. Above the map, click Add Path . To add a shape, click Add Polygon. …
  4. A “New Path” or “New Polygon” dialog will pop up. …
  5. To draw the line or shape you want, click a start point on the map and drag.
  6. Click an endpoint. …
  7. Click OK.

Contents:

  • How do I save a polygon in Google Earth?
  • Can I export a shapefile from Google Earth?
  • How do I export a polygon?
  • How do I share a Google Earth polygon?
  • How do I save something on Google Earth?
  • How do I create a KML polygon in Google Earth?
  • How do I convert a Google Earth KMZ file to a shapefile?
  • How do I convert a Google Earth KML file to a shapefile?
  • Is KML the same as shapefile?
  • How do I add a shapefile to Google Earth?
  • How do I save a 3D building in Google Earth?
  • How do I save a Google Earth georeferenced image?

How do I save a polygon in Google Earth?

You will need to right-click the polygon layer, then click on Save As and select KML. Which you can then view in a GIS application/service. If needed, you can find a tool to convert your KML to shapefile.
Jan 9, 2020

Can I export a shapefile from Google Earth?

You can export a FeatureCollection as CSV, SHP (shapefile), GeoJSON, KML, KMZ or TFRecord using Export.

How do I export a polygon?

Select a polygon for export



In the Control Panel, open the Polygon tab. In the tree, right-click the polygon you want to export and click Export.

How do I share a Google Earth polygon?

Share info with others

  1. Open Google Earth.
  2. In the left-hand panel under “Places” “My Places,” click the placemark, tour, or other item you want to email.
  3. At the top, click File Email. choose an option.
  4. In the box that opens, choose your default email account or your Gmail account.
  5. Fill out the email.
  6. Click Send.


How do I save something on Google Earth?

Quote from video: After you collapse all the folders you're ready to save click on the project folder and select file save there are three options to choose from save to my places. Safe. Place as and save my places.

How do I create a KML polygon in Google Earth?

Creating a KML/KMZ with Google Earth Pro

  1. Download Google Earth Pro on your desktop.
  2. Open Google Earth Pro and find your site by typing the street address or lat,long in the search bar in the upper left, then click Search.
  3. Once you have found your location, select the Add drop down from the toolbar and click Polygon.


How do I convert a Google Earth KMZ file to a shapefile?



Quote from video: Ok once you have opened arcmap you could search here or you can simply press ctrl F. And here type KML to layer. And select the first option. Now here it's asking us to input the KML file.

How do I convert a Google Earth KML file to a shapefile?

How To: Convert multiple KML layers to a shapefile

  1. In the Merge pane, under Parameters, select the shapefiles converted from the Batch Input KML File tool.
  2. Select the output location for Output Dataset. Click Run.

Sep 30, 2021

Is KML the same as shapefile?

Create and Save Polygon in Google Earth



How do I add a shapefile to Google Earth?

Import a GIS shapefile, or other vector dataset

  1. Select Import… from the File menu.
  2. Select your data’s file type from the Files of type menu.
  3. A message will appear, stating that the file contains more than 2500 features and could cause application performance degradation.

How do I save a 3D building in Google Earth?

Save 3D buildings as images

  1. To view a building in 3D, follow the steps in the previous section.
  2. Click File Save.
  3. At the top, click the button that says Save Image.
  4. Choose where to save the file.
  5. In the “File name” field, enter a name.
  6. In the “Save as Type” field, choose a file type from the dropdown.
  7. Click Save.


How do I save a Google Earth georeferenced image?

Export an image from Google Earth



  1. Open Google Earth Pro (the desktop version)
  2. Browse to where you want to be.
  3. Click the Save image button.
  4. Increase the resolution of your image + remove all of the extraneous elements.
  5. Click Save image to save your image.

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