QGIS tutorial: Export Shapefile to KML with image [EN]

[QGIS for beginners] In this video, I will show you how to export shapefile to kml with image in QGIS on windows 10.
==== QGIS ====
QGIS is a Free and Open Source software for use in Geographic Information System.
QGIS is the best alternative to commercial GIS desktop application such as ESRI ArcGIS (ArcGIS Pro), Hexagon erdas imagine, Geomedia MapInfo due to its user friendly interface. QGIS is the leading open source software, user friendly, cross platform and freely downloadable geographic information system desktop application that is licensed underneath GNU, and it helps viewing, editing, analysing of geospatial data and compliance with open geospatial consortium (OGC) standards.
==== KML ====
KML is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth. You can create KML files to pinpoint locations, add image overlays, and expose rich data in new ways. KML is an international standard maintained by the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC).
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File: drive.google.c...
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0:24 Concept
1:03 Generate a new column
2:57 export to KML
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[@theophilebruneton8088]

hello ! thanks for the tutorial, it's great !! do you know if there is a way to rotate the pictures if they are portrait ? thanks a lot in advance

[@chinocio]

Thank you ;)

[@EverythingGIS]

Nice one, keep it up!

[@pattrawuth]

Thank you.

[@Belfran]

Thank you! Can you control the size of the picture? Mine fill the whole screen!

[@eddacamila]

Hi, thanks for your sharing, I have a question about the kml you exported, if you move the images to another path, the images don't appear, right? Or they are saved in the kmz?

[@pattrawuth]

They are not save into KML.

[@azeemsyed8150]

I given numbers to points., But that no.s not showing in Google eart., How to solve this issue sir

[@joyousteatimes]

Thank you!!! :)

[@mezhitamil1304]

what I need to do to see the images of the corresponding shapefile in qgis?

[@haidersaady2280]

in the attribute table of each feature shown on google earth, there is layer name [thai:] so how to remove it and keep only the needed attributes field and value

[@marcolauro7322]

Hi! This tutorial is fantastic! I have a question: if my photos are in a Google Drive folder, can I use the same script? Or there is something to change in the script? Thanks!

[@pattrawuth]

Yes, And if you need to access photo in Google Drive you need to read this stackoverflow.com/questions/15557392/how-do-i-display-images-from-google-drive-on-a-website

[@radoslavzlatinov3255]

Can it be created in dxf file?
Adding the atributes for the picture there?
Thank you for the video! :)

[@pattrawuth]

1. No
2. Yes.

[@vishnusatish2051]

Hi, when I export file, it is going somewhere in middle of Indian Ocean? Why? Is it due to CRS?

[@pattrawuth]

Check your CRS.

[@CeritaNaksha]

hay this not work in my qgis, the photo doesnt pop up in preview. can someone help me? I followed all the steps carefully

[@pattrawuth]

Check your photo path.

[@Laksamee2]

😀

[@taniagrecu9958]

Lfd