use cases
Google My Maps Export to GeoJSON and Which Styles Survive
Google My Maps is where a lot of maps start: a school trip, a list of venues, a delivery route, built by someone who never opened a GIS. When the map needs to go …
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Geojson
use cases
GPS Tracks With Timestamps and What Happens to Them in GeoJSON
A GPS track in KML is more than a line. Google’s gx:Track element stores a time for every position, so a ride, a run or a vehicle’s day can be replayed, …
releases
iKML 0.1 Shows What Is Inside a KML, KMZ or GeoJSON File Before You Import It
Somebody sends you a map file. A KMZ from a drone pilot, a KML export from Google My Maps, a GeoJSON layer from a city’s open data portal. You open it in QGIS, or …
explainers
What KML, KMZ and GeoJSON Are and Why Map Files Lose Data on Import
Most map data that moves between people moves in one of three formats. They look interchangeable, and every tool converts between them. They aren’t interchangeable, …