R: Create and write a KML file on the basis of a given Points...

kmlPoints {maptools} | R Documentation

## Create and write a KML file on the basis of a given Points object

### Description

The function is used to create and write a KML file on the basis of a given SpatialPointsDataFrame object for the usage in Google Earth resp. Google Maps.

### Usage

    kmlPoints(obj=NULL, kmlfile=NULL, kmlname="", kmldescription="",
        name=NULL, description="",
        icon="http://www.gstatic.com/mapspro/images/stock/962-wht-diamond-blank.png")

### Arguments

`obj` | a `SpatialPointsDataFrame` object
`kmlfile` | if not `NULL` the name as character string of the kml file to be written
`kmlname` | the name of the KML layer
`kmldescription` | the description of the KML layer (HTML tags allowed)
`name` | a character vector to be used as names for each KML Placemark
`description` | a character vector to be used as the description for each KML Placemark (HTML tags allowed)
`icon` | a character vector of icon URLs to be used in the style associated with each KML Placemark

### Details

The function is used to convert a given `SpatialPointsDataFrame` object into a series of KML Placemarks, each with a single Point. If `kmlfile` is not `NULL` the result will be written into that file. If `kmlfile` is `NULL` the generated KML lines will be returned (see also value).

If `name=NULL`, the <name> tag for each Placemark will be `'site #'`. If a single value is used for `name` or `description`, that value will be replicated for each Placemark. If a single value is used for `icon`, only a single style will be created and that style will be referenced by each Placemark.

Note that the geometries should be in geographical coordinates with datum WGS84.

### Value

x is a list with the elements `style` and `content` containing the generated lines of the KML file as character vectors if `kmlfile` is `NULL`.

y is a list with the elements `header` and `footer` representing the KML file' header resp. footer if `obj` is `NULL`.

### KML icons

The default icon URL is http://www.gstatic.com/mapspro/images/stock/962-wht-diamond-blank.png. Additional icons are available at: http://sites.google.com/site/gmapsdevelopment.

### Author(s)

Jonathan Callahan

### See Also

`kmlLine`, `kmlOverlay`, `kmlPolygon`, `Line`

### Examples

    data(SplashDams)
    num <- length(SplashDams)
    td <- tempdir()
    kmlfile <- paste(td, "OregonSplashDams.kml", sep="/")
    kmlname <- "Oregon Splash Dams"
    kmldescription <- paste("Data for Splash Dams in western Oregon.",
     "See http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/lwm/aem/people/burnett.html#projects_activities",
     "for more information.")
    icon <- "http://www.gstatic.com/mapspro/images/stock/962-wht-diamond-blank.png"
    name <- paste("Dam on",SplashDams$streamName)
    description <- paste("<b>owner:</b>", SplashDams$owner, "<br><b>dates:</b>", SplashDams$datesUsed)

    kmlPoints(SplashDams, kmlfile=kmlfile, name=name, description=description,
              icon=icon, kmlname=kmlname, kmldescription=kmldescription)

[Package maptools version 0.9-3 Index]