JEQL User Guide - Examples

Example: Convert KML/KMZ files into Shapefiles in BC-Albers coordinate system

Goal

Convert a KML/KMZ file containing a set of placemarks into ESRI Shapefile format. The geometry is reprojected from geographics into the BC-Albers coordinate system.

Input

A KML or KMZ file containing Placemarks. To be compatible with the Shapefile format, the placemarks should all have the same geometric type (Polygons, Lines or Points)

Script

kmlToShape_BCAlbers.jql

Instructions

If Jeql is not currently installed, follow the Installation instructions.
Open a command window.
Change the working directory to the directory containing the file(s) to convert
Download the script file above into this directory
Use the following command to convert a KML/KMZ file:
```
jeql kmlToShape_BCAlbers.jql input.kml
```

Output

The output shapefile is created in the same directory as the script is run, and has the same name as the input file.