Exporting to Google Earth or KML/KMZ

Exporting to KML or KMZ with EXPORT2KML

If you want to export rasters to KML, you can use the EXPORT2KML function in EASI or Modeler. This function also allows you to export vector layers.

Exporting to Google Earth

You can export an image of the current view to KML or KMZ and open the exported image in Google™ Earth.

The exported image is essentially a snapshot of the Focus current view, which is in turn a rendering of the actual data. This means that the opaque background of the current view is also exported and appears when the result is displayed in Google Earth. The original pixels of the actual rasters and the original vertices of the actual vectors, however, are not exported.

To include the original pixels and vertices and exclude the opaque background, use the EXPORT2KML algorithm. For more information, see the CATALYST Professional Algorithm Reference.

During the export, Focus creates the KML file and a folder bearing the same name as the KML file but appended with "_files". For example, if the KML file name is irvine, the folder name becomes "irvine_files". The KML file and the folder appear in the directory location that you specified. If you specify KMZ as the export format, the KMZ contains the KML file and folder in a single compressed file.

The folder contains tiles and overviews of the KML file. These tiles and overviews are used as super-overlays by Google Earth for optimal display.