topic import kml with all fields in ArcGIS Enterprise Portal Questions

import kml with all fields

francescodi_vito — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:38:03 GMT

Hy guys,
i have a KML file and i have to import it in arcmap as shape.
I used the toolbox and other tool that i find online, but all tool import the kml without the original fields; all fields are in a field info window.
There is a script or any way to import a kml in arcmap with all original fields?
Thanks
best regard

Re: import kml with all fields

AlexeyTereshenkov — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:45:08 GMT

Hi,

You can try using the KML to Layer geoprocessing tool first (Conversion toolbox > To KML toolset). It will convert your KML/KMZ file into a file geodatabase feature class with the layer file .lyr (which you can export later to a shapefile and apply the symbology). The tool is available in all licenses.
http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00120000004w000000

There are other options - Data Interoperability extension (or if you FME Desktop software), 3rd party tools (if you just search for "KML to shapefile"), and Esri http://arcscripts.esri.com/.

Re: import kml with all fields

francescodi_vito — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:32:18 GMT

thank you tereshenkov,
but i use that tool but all field are in new one field.
thanks e best regard

Re: import kml with all fields

AlexeyTereshenkov — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:37:28 GMT

Hm, could you please check that the KML to Layer works fine first then?

1) Use the Layer to KML tool to export any of your shapefiles/feature classes (with multiple fields) into a KML/KMZ file.
2) Use the KML to Layer tool to export the newly created KML/KMZ file into a feature class.

Do you get all your fields then? By this I am trying to verify that the tool itself works correctly. And if it does, then there is probably something wrong with the data you used.

Do you have ArcGIS 10 with the latest SP installed (SP4)?