Google Earth users can now search publicly available Keyhole Markup Language (KML) data files, also known as map layers.

It is a popular format developed and maintained by Esri for use in GIS products. Google Earth Pro, it turns out, has built-in support for importing shape files.

Google's installable maps software Google Earth makes KML overlay files that add points of interest, descriptions and photos to your earth, and now you can view those KML files live on the web at ...

A quick trick for viewing a KML map file directly in Google Maps without downloading it or opening Google Earth.

Our KML map of 3D areas has been steadily growing in size as new areas are added. We have considered converting it to KMZ format, which is the compressed version of KML files. KMZ uses standard ...

From here, click on KML button to download the file. After downloading the file to your desktop, Google Earth will load it and provide weather forecasts.

What are KML (Keyhole Markup Language) files? We show you how to edit KML files in Windows 11/10 using free software.

The spread of that information has already extended to Google competitor Microsoft Virtual Earth, which has started to include KML files in Live Search Maps.

Google Earth reads both KML files and their compressed equivalent, KMZ, which uses the ZIP compression algorithm. KMZ files also can contain other resources, such as models of structures keyed to ...

Those with Google Earth already installed could open it fine. Others couldn't easily figure out that the file also opens in the Web-based Google Maps service, though without all the 3-D goodies.