Converting files from KML to GPX

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Converting files from KML to GPX

Mission Manager has the ability to import KML files from programs like Google Maps. Yep, Google Maps can be exported as KML files but how do you it into Mission Manager since a KML file cannot be imported? I use GPSVisualizer and convert the KML file to GPX for importing and use.

Need more help with this or have a comment? Let me know. – Andy

Here are two barebones YouTube videos of the actions.  I make them fast and on the fly for real world use. You might hear sirens, radio traffic, or dogs barking. Like many, my office is often with law enforcement, fire departments, emergency management, CERT teams, Search & Rescue Teams, military agencies, federal agencies,

 

 

Full Disclosure: I make these videos and post them fast and on the fly for real world use. You might hear sirens, radio traffic, or dogs barking. Like many of you, my office is often in the field. What we do is serious business but how I choose to do it is usually light-hearted. I get to train and learn from law enforcement, fire departments, emergency management agencies, CERT teams, Search & Rescue Teams, The Department of Defense, federal agencies, NGOs, and corporations.