kml_to_csv: KML To CSV Conversion

In ocean-tracking-network/glatos: A package for the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System

KML To CSV Conversion

Description

Function for extracting features (points, lines, polygons) from kml files and writing them to csv files.

Usage

kml_to_csv(filePath, type = c("points", "lines", "polygons"))

Arguments

filePath	The pathname for the kml file you wish to convert.
type	Optional character string indicating the type(s) of feature(s) to read from the kml file. Valid values are ⁠c("points", "lines", and "polygons")⁠.

Details

kmz files are not supported. Make sure exports from Google earth are saved as kml. Or extract (unzip) kml from kmz.

Value

A csv file (same name as input filePath but with csv extension) is written to directory containing input filePath with five columns

name

Feature name

feature_type

Feature type

seq

Sequential position in feature

longitude

Longitude

latitude

Latitude

altitude

Altitude

Examples

# Get example kml with two polygons
kml_file <- system.file("extdata", "example_polygons.kml",
  package = "glatos"
)

kml_to_csv(kml_file)

ocean-tracking-network/glatos documentation built on April 17, 2025, 10:38 p.m.