Preparing layers and maps to be converted to KML Layers How your layers look in ArcGIS Desktop will for the most part match how they will look as KML for example, if you want the KML to have a certain symbol or color, work in ArcMap to give the map layer the desired symbology and export it to KML. KML created in ArcGIS Desktop represents a snapshot of the layers and maps at the time they were converted to KML. Before they can be converted to KML, feature classes or raster datasets must first be added to the display (automatically makes a layer from the dataset) or made into a layer using the Make Feature Layer or Make Raster Layer tools.
You can also create KML from your 3D multipatch feature classes using the Multipatch To COLLADA tool.īoth feature and raster layers and ArcMap map documents (. Create the KML file using one of the KML conversion tools: Layer To KML or Map To KML.Prepare the layers and maps to be converted to KML by setting certain properties and data attributes that will ensure the KML created matches your requirements and is user-friendly and well-formed.Author layers and maps in one of the ArcGIS Desktop applications ( ArcMap, ArcGlobe, and ArcScene).Preparing layers and maps to be converted to KMLĬreating KML in ArcGIS Desktop is an easy process involving three primary steps:.
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