{"id":70471,"date":"2023-01-24T15:10:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T23:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T15:11:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T23:11:07","slug":"using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps","title":{"rendered":"Add KML to your ArcGIS Online maps"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[22941],"tags":[28681,27321],"industry":[],"product":[36571,36551],"class_list":["post-70471","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mapping","tag-google-earth","tag-kml","product-arcgis-enterprise","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"KML is among the many file types you can add via URL or from local file sources for use in Map Viewer. Here's how...","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>KML (Keyhole Markup Language) is an XML-based format used to represent geographic features. Originally developed for Keyhole&#8217;s Earth Viewer, KML became ubiquitous when Keyhole was acquired by Google, and Earth Viewer became Google Earth. KML is supported throughout ArcGIS in 2D and 3D desktop applications, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Earth. Here&#8217;s how to use KML in ArcGIS Online web maps.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Add a KML file to your map<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong> \u2014 Sign in to your ArcGIS account and open Map Viewer. There are two ways to add files as layers from the Contents (dark) toolbar.<\/p>\n<p>(1) Click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong>, then\u00a0<strong>Add layer from file<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1803232,"id":1803232,"title":"gd-1","filename":"gd-1.png","filesize":26492,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/use-google-drive-arcgis-online\/gd-1","alt":"Add layer from file","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"gd-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1801962,"date":"2022-12-22 01:33:17","modified":"2022-12-22 01:33:28","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":378,"height":340,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-1.png","medium-width":290,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-1.png","medium_large-width":378,"medium_large-height":340,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-1.png","large-width":378,"large-height":340,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-1.png","1536x1536-width":378,"1536x1536-height":340,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-1.png","2048x2048-width":378,"2048x2048-height":340,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-1.png","card_image-width":378,"card_image-height":340,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-1.png","wide_image-width":378,"wide_image-height":340}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>(2) From the Layers pane, choose\u00a0<strong>Add layer from file<\/strong>\u00a0from the <strong>Add<\/strong> drop-down list.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1803242,"id":1803242,"title":"gd-2","filename":"gd-2.png","filesize":32019,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/use-google-drive-arcgis-online\/gd-2","alt":"Add layer from file","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"gd-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1801962,"date":"2022-12-22 01:35:51","modified":"2022-12-22 01:36:02","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":542,"height":491,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-2.png","medium-width":288,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-2.png","medium_large-width":542,"medium_large-height":491,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-2.png","large-width":542,"large-height":491,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-2.png","1536x1536-width":542,"1536x1536-height":491,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-2.png","2048x2048-width":542,"2048x2048-height":491,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-2-513x465.png","card_image-width":513,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/12\/gd-2.png","wide_image-width":542,"wide_image-height":491}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong> \u2014 In the Add Layer pane, click\u00a0<strong>Your device<\/strong> and browse for the KML file, or drag and drop the KML onto the pane.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1822772,"id":1822772,"title":"file-3","filename":"file-3.png","filesize":19993,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-3.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps\/file-3","alt":"Add file from your device","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"file-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":70471,"date":"2023-01-24 00:34:14","modified":"2023-01-24 00:34:35","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":634,"height":299,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-3-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-3.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":219,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-3.png","medium_large-width":634,"medium_large-height":299,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-3.png","large-width":634,"large-height":299,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-3.png","1536x1536-width":634,"1536x1536-height":299,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-3.png","2048x2048-width":634,"2048x2048-height":299,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-3.png","card_image-width":634,"card_image-height":299,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-3.png","wide_image-width":634,"wide_image-height":299}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong> \u2014 A KML item will be created and added to your map. Specify the title, summary, tags, and other information for the layer.<\/p>\n<p>When finished, click\u00a0<strong>Create and add to map<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1822782,"id":1822782,"title":"file-4","filename":"file-4.png","filesize":31386,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-4.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps\/file-4","alt":"Add layer","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"file-4","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":70471,"date":"2023-01-24 00:57:46","modified":"2023-01-24 00:57:59","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":704,"height":611,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-4-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-4.png","medium-width":301,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-4.png","medium_large-width":704,"medium_large-height":611,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-4.png","large-width":704,"large-height":611,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-4.png","1536x1536-width":704,"1536x1536-height":611,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-4.png","2048x2048-width":704,"2048x2048-height":611,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-4-536x465.png","card_image-width":536,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-4.png","wide_image-width":704,"wide_image-height":611}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: While you can add effects and blending, the symbols and pop-ups for the KML layer cannot be changed.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Add a KML file to your map via URL<\/h2>\n<p>KML can be added from web locations via its URL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong> \u2014 Sign in to your ArcGIS account and open Map Viewer. There are two ways to add URL-based files as layers from the Contents (dark) toolbar.<\/p>\n<p>(1) Click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong>, then\u00a0<strong>Add layer from URL<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1822742,"id":1822742,"title":"URL-1","filename":"URL-1.png","filesize":17505,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-1.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps\/url-1-2","alt":"Add layer from URL","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"url-1-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":70471,"date":"2023-01-24 00:22:14","modified":"2023-01-24 00:22:25","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":346,"height":304,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-1-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-1.png","medium-width":297,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-1.png","medium_large-width":346,"medium_large-height":304,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-1.png","large-width":346,"large-height":304,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-1.png","1536x1536-width":346,"1536x1536-height":304,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-1.png","2048x2048-width":346,"2048x2048-height":304,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-1.png","card_image-width":346,"card_image-height":304,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-1.png","wide_image-width":346,"wide_image-height":304}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>(2) From the Layers pane, choose\u00a0<strong>Add layer from URL<\/strong>\u00a0from the <strong>Add<\/strong> drop-down list.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1822752,"id":1822752,"title":"URL-2","filename":"URL-2.png","filesize":31696,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-2.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps\/url-2-2","alt":"Add layer from URL","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"url-2-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":70471,"date":"2023-01-24 00:23:19","modified":"2023-01-24 00:23:34","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":499,"height":484,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-2-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-2.png","medium-width":269,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-2.png","medium_large-width":499,"medium_large-height":484,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-2.png","large-width":499,"large-height":484,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-2.png","1536x1536-width":499,"1536x1536-height":484,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-2.png","2048x2048-width":499,"2048x2048-height":484,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-2-479x465.png","card_image-width":479,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/URL-2.png","wide_image-width":499,"wide_image-height":484}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong> \u2014 In the Add Layer pane, enter the URL and verify the type as KML (OGC). When finished, click <strong>Add to map<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1822792,"id":1822792,"title":"file-5","filename":"file-5.png","filesize":41737,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-5.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps\/file-5","alt":"Add layer from URL","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"file-5","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":70471,"date":"2023-01-24 01:12:11","modified":"2023-01-24 01:12:24","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":747,"height":482,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-5-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-5.png","medium-width":404,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-5.png","medium_large-width":747,"medium_large-height":482,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-5.png","large-width":747,"large-height":482,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-5.png","1536x1536-width":747,"1536x1536-height":482,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-5.png","2048x2048-width":747,"2048x2048-height":482,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-5-721x465.png","card_image-width":721,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-5.png","wide_image-width":747,"wide_image-height":482}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: The KML layer is added to your map, but no KML item is created. Only when adding a KML via URL using <strong>New item<\/strong> in My Content will a KML item be created.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Add a KML item using New item<\/h2>\n<p>The steps above outline how to add a KML directly in Map Viewer. Another way to add KML is via <strong>New item<\/strong> in <strong>My Content<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1822902,"id":1822902,"title":"file-7","filename":"file-7.png","filesize":11446,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-7.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps\/file-7","alt":"New item","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"file-7","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":70471,"date":"2023-01-24 01:43:52","modified":"2023-01-24 01:44:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":391,"height":149,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-7-213x149.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":149,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-7.png","medium-width":391,"medium-height":149,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-7.png","medium_large-width":391,"medium_large-height":149,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-7.png","large-width":391,"large-height":149,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-7.png","1536x1536-width":391,"1536x1536-height":149,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-7.png","2048x2048-width":391,"2048x2048-height":149,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-7.png","card_image-width":391,"card_image-height":149,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-7.png","wide_image-width":391,"wide_image-height":149}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>The steps are the same as described above. After adding the KML using <strong>New item<\/strong>, a new KML item is created for both file and URL-based KML. The KML can be opened in Map Viewer by choosing <strong>Open in Map Viewer<\/strong> from the <strong>Overview<\/strong> tab in the KML item pages.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1822912,"id":1822912,"title":"file-6","filename":"file-6.png","filesize":19866,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-6.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-kml-in-arcgis-online-web-maps\/file-6","alt":"Open in Map Viewer","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"file-6","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":70471,"date":"2023-01-24 01:44:48","modified":"2023-01-24 01:45:01","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":419,"height":264,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-6-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-6.png","medium-width":414,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-6.png","medium_large-width":419,"medium_large-height":264,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-6.png","large-width":419,"large-height":264,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-6.png","1536x1536-width":419,"1536x1536-height":264,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-6.png","2048x2048-width":419,"2048x2048-height":264,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-6.png","card_image-width":419,"card_image-height":264,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2016\/01\/file-6.png","wide_image-width":419,"wide_image-height":264}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<p>For more information, see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/reference\/kml.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KML<\/a> (Help)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/arcgis-online\/reference\/kml.htm#KML\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Considerations for using KML in your map<\/a> (Help)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>This post was originally published on July 29, 2013, and has been updated.<\/em><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":7641,"user_firstname":"Bernie","user_lastname":"Szukalski","nickname":"Bern Szukalski","user_nicename":"bszukalski","display_name":"Bern Szukalski","user_email":"bszukalski@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-26 17:55:14","user_description":"I am a corporate technology evangelist and geo advocate at Esri, focusing on ways to broaden access to geographic information and helping customers succeed with ArcGIS. \r\n\r\nOn a good day I'm making a map, on a great day I'm on one. 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