Exporting to Google Earth Pro

Loading your image into Google Earth lets you verify its size, scale, and positioning against real-world locations. The Focus tool in CATALYST Professional allows you to export an image of your current view into Google Earth KML or KMZ formats for visualization in Google Earth Pro. The exported file is a rendered image of your data, meaning it does not include the original pixels from rasters or the vertices from vectors. If you wish to preserve the original pixels and vertices, you will need to use the EXPORT2KML algorithm.

Note: Google Earth Pro must be installed on your computer prior to exporting your files. You can download the software from Google’s official website.

This tutorial goes through the steps to seamlessly export and open your Focus view in Google Earth Pro, so you can visualize and cross-check the georeferencing with ease. You can learn more about this topic on the CATALYST Professional Help Documentation - Exporting To Google Earth Or KML/KMZ.

1. Open Focus and load your desired file
2. Click File.
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3. Click Export to Google Earth...
   
4. In the Export to Google Earth window, select Browse
5. In the File Selector window that opens, navigate to the folder you want to save the file in and give it a name.
6. Select the format you would like to save the file as and click Save
   
7. Optionally, you can check the Display results in Google Earth checkbox if you would like to view the resulting file in that application.
8. Click Export
   
9. If you have Google Earth Pro installed and checked the box in Step 6, Google Earth Pro will open. If it's not already installed on your machine, you may need to download and install it.
10. Toggle the image on and off to check if it’s in the correct location.