Open kml files in arcmap

If the layer contains refresh parameters of less than 30 minutes, the refresh interval is honored. The minimum refresh value is 30 seconds. KML layers cannot be used as a basemap. KML layers cannot be reordered in the map contents. Internal KML layers are not supported. When you reopen the map or scene, the visibility state is reset to how it is defined in the KML layer.

When this occurs, you cannot expand or otherwise see this part of the hierarchy in the Contents pane; however, the associated KML features still draw on the map or scene canvas.

You cannot select KML features, but you can search for them by keyword in the Contents pane. Enter a term in the Search box to limit the KML structure in the pane to only the nodes that contain the search term. Using a search term limits the features listed in the KML structure in the Contents pane to make them easier to explore. The following chart shows how the altitude modes are translated:. As with other layers, you navigate a KML layer using the Explore tool.

Click a KML feature to open its pop-up. Do you have any tips for troubleshooting? Hey Abril, could you send me the kmz file? I have tried this several times on three separate KMZ files and the package fails to create every time. Any ideas? Would you be up for emailing me one of the KMZ files?

The above suggestion works of dragging the data into the arcmap, however the data points are not listed correctly in the table of contents: they are not listed under their names but instead under the symbols they are and in the incorrect frequency.

Neither method for getting the layer package into ArcMap will work for me. After the item has been added, click Open and choose from the dropdown list to add the KML to the current map, add it to a new map, open it in ArcGIS Desktop, or download the file. Corporate tech evangelist and senior principal product manager at Esri, focusing on ways to broaden access to geographic information and helping users succeed with the ArcGIS online system. On a good day I'm making a map, on a great day I'm on one.