set kml
set kml <-type> fnameroot
Sets the filename root and output options for Keyhole Markup Language (KML) output.
Where type
may be one of the following:
img | image
(default) For writing out an image file and complementary KML file
ln | line
For writing out contour lines in a KML file
poly
For writing out polygons from the shaded contouring algorithm in KML format.
When using the -img
or -image
option (the default), two output files will be created:
fnameroot.kml
A text file in the Keyhole Markup Language (KML) that contains
fnameroot.kml
A text file in the KML format that contains the color, thickness, and
Usage Notes
This command is available in version 2.0.a5 or later.
The -ln
option for writing out contours in KML format is available in version 2.0.a9 or later. The -poly
option for writing out polygons in KML format is available in version 2.0.0 or later. In order to use the -img
option, grads must be linked with the TIFF and GeoTIFF libraries. Check
the output from 'q config' for the message "GeoTIFF and KML/TIFF
output ENABLED". The -ln
and -poly
options do not depend on the TIFF library, and are always enabled.
This command is used in conjunction with the set gxout kml
command which sets the graphics output type; the display
command will then create the output file(s) instead of drawing a plot. The display expression must be a
2-dimensional grid that varies in X and Y (longitude and latitude), and the projection must be latlon.
The files fnameroot.tif
and fnameroot.kml
will be replaced if they exist. If fnameroot
provided by the user ends in ".kml",
grads will not append an additional ".kml", and will change the
extension to ".tif" for the image file (if necessary).
The output in KML format is intended for use with GIS tools such as Google Earth. Please note that Google Earth prefers longitudes to range from -180 to 180 instead of 0 to 360.
Examples
clearset gxout kmlset kml myimgset gxout kmld var cleard varset kml -ln mycntr