Provide support for KML Services in ArcMap and ArcCatalog.

on Mar 30, 2010

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Partially Implemented

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Currently, there is no way to view KML Services directly, in ArcMap or ArcCatalog though you can view them in ArcGIS Explorer and ArcGlobe. It would be very useful to have the ability to consume KML Services in ArcMap and ArcCatalog very much in the same way that we consume services via ArcGIS Online.

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aurorageomatics Apr 8, 2010 11:10 PM
Yup, sure would be nice to have everyone playing in the same playground.
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sgrant-esristaff Apr 13, 2010 3:34 PM
If you make a Data Interoperabiliy Connection in ArcCatalog to your KML, you can add that as a layer in ArcMap and interact with it.
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stacemaples Apr 29, 2010 12:08 PM
I second this! Support for KML shouldn't depend upon 3rd party extensions.
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epaitz-esristaff Apr 29, 2010 12:38 PM
I was told that technically KML is a 3D specification, thus ESRI supports it with ArcGIS Explorer and ArcGlobe. I think there is suppose to be a new 2D specification for KML soon if it’s not already released. That should allow ESRI to view KML across all their client applications.
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pvastagCP May 1, 2012 12:08 PM
Last year I thought of viewing KML services directly in ArcMap as something that would be "nice to have". Now it is a high-priority requirement.
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KKramer-esristaff Oct 3, 2017 6:44 AM
Marked as Partially Implemented as the functionality exists in 2D and 3D in ArcGIS Pro.
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