[kml-support] UTM to KMZ file

[luis rodriguez]

Hi! I am trying to create a kmz file from UTM coordinates. I am
wondering if someone can help me in this task. Normally I have a
block boundary corners in UTM coordinates but I need to plot them on
Google Earth to visualize that particular block along with the
topography. Thanks, Luis O Rodriguez

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[Rossko]

> Hi! I am trying to create a kmz file from UTM coordinates. I am
> wondering if someone can help me  in this task. Normally I have a
> block boundary corners in UTM coordinates but I need to plot them on
> Google Earth to visualize that particular block along with the
> topography. Thanks, Luis O Rodriguez

http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+utm+to+wgs84
How you go about this would obviously depend on how the data is held,
where it is to be put, and the resources and skills available to you.

[Andy Anderson]

On May 12, 11:59 am, luis rodriguez wrote:
> Hi! I am trying to create a kmz file from UTM coordinates. I am
> wondering if someone can help me  in this task. Normally I have a
> block boundary corners in UTM coordinates but I need to plot them on
> Google Earth to visualize that particular block along with the topography.

Use Quantum GIS <http://www.qgis.org/> to convert a data set expressed
with UTM projected coordinates to one in WGS84 geographic coordinates.
Note that if your UTM projection is not itself based on WGS84 and you
don't also transform the geographic coordinates, your data could be
off by a few or many meters, depending.

It may take you a bit of effort to become familiar with QGIS, but if
you work with non-WGS84 data regularly you will likely find it useful
for other tasks, too.

-- Andy