[R-sig-Geo] How to read or import a kml file in R

[Hodgess, Erin]

I didn't realize that readOGR could do that.  Very cool!  Thanks for the good info.

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From: Alex Mandel [tech_dev at wildintellect.com]
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 1:30 PM
To: Hodgess, Erin; Manuel Spínola; r-sig-geo at r-project.org
Subject: Re: [R-sig-Geo] How to read or import a kml file in R

Well that hardly seems the whole story.
rgdal package's readOGR should be able to import kml into an sp object,
which can be analyzed or plotted.

https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-sig-geo/2010-May/008370.html

I think Erin was confusing it with KMZ files which are a bundle of kml +
images(sometimes) that are hard to use anywhere but Google Earth. Though
the trick is to just unzip them and use the components individually.

Thanks,
Alex

On 03/24/2014 11:16 AM, Hodgess, Erin wrote:
> Hello Manuel:
>
> Not sure what you're trying to do.  KML files display in Google Earth & Google Maps.
>
> You can create KML files in R but not display them.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Sincerely,
> Erin
>
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> Dear list members,
>
> How to read a .kml file in R.  I was reading some threads on this, but I
> stll don't understand how to do it.
>
> The name of my file is "Circuito Tamarindo.kml"
>
> Best,
>
> Manuel
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