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Turn a shapefile into KML for Google Earth. Drop the zip or the .shp, .dbf and .prj files; common coordinate systems such as UTM are converted to latitude and longitude.
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The .shp file holds the shapes and is required. Add the .dbf to keep the attributes and the .prj so the converter knows the coordinate system. A zip with all of them works too.
Yes, as long as the .prj file is included. KML always uses WGS84 latitude and longitude, so the converter reprojects the shapes from the coordinate system in the .prj. If it cannot read that coordinate system, it says so instead of guessing, and it warns when an older local datum (such as Arc 1960 or PSAD56) may leave shapes a few hundred metres off.
Yes. Every attribute is written to the KML, and a field called name or description becomes the placemark name or description shown in Google Earth.
Bring in the spreadsheets, field forms and maps you already use, and see every site in one place.