Share your work as images, or save it as a KMZ file.
Share as a KMZ file
Beginning with ArcGIS Earth 1.12, you can share KML with your organizations as a KMZ file. To share KML, complete the following steps:
- Verify that you are signed in and have privileges to share data to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise.
- Expand the table of contents, right-click the KML layer that you want to share, and click Share to.
The Share KML to Portal window appears.
- Specify values for the item in the Name, Summary, and Tags fields, and for Portal Folder, choose a location where you want to place the item. In the Share With section, select who you want to share the item with.
The options include everyone, the organization, or groups in the organization. You can also unshare the item by unselecting the options.
Note:
- When KML is shared from ArcGIS Earth to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise, the download option is only available for items that are shared with Organization or Owner.
- The KML sharing option is available for a KML layer, KML drawings, the My Drawings folder, folders that include KML layers, and the entire My Data folder.
- While sharing the My Data folder or a folder that includes KML layers, note that not all of the data in the folder will be shared. Only KML data is shared.
- If KML data is too large and exceeds the 10 MB limit for ArcGIS Online Map Viewer, it will not be loaded successfully in Map Viewer when shared to ArcGIS Online or ArcGIS Enterprise. However, you can add and load this portal item back in ArcGIS Earth.
- Photo overlay and KML tours cannot be shared from within a folder; they need to be shared as an individual KML layer.
Save as a KMZ file
You can save drawing elements, 3D models in .dae files, feature layers, and CSV and TXT files as KMZ files and share them with your collaborators as described in the following steps:
- To save drawings, right-click a folder that contains drawing elements or an individual drawing element. To save feature layers and CSV and TXT files, right-click the file in the table of contents.
- To save a 3D model, right-click the layer in the table of contents.
The 3D model and textures under the same folder path are saved as a KMZ file.
- Click Save as in the context menu to save your data as a KMZ file (.kmz).
Note:
- See KML support for COLLADA common files when saving 3D models as a KMZ file.
- Feature services can be saved as KMZ files only if export is enabled for the service. Otherwise, the Save as option is unavailable.
Send by email as a KMZ file
You can now send KML as a KMZ file by email and share it for visualization and further analysis:
- To send a single KML layer, right-click the layer and click Email.
- To send KML drawings, right-click My Drawings and click Email.
- To send KML layers located in a folder or send the entire My Data folder, right-click the folder or My Data folder and click Email KML.
Note:
While sending a My Data folder or a folder that includes a KML layer, note that not all of the data in the folder will be sent. Only KML data is sent.