[OSM-dev] Import of KML Radar sites failing

[Thomas Wood]

jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I fixed the mines already. I am importing the EPA sites.
> of course I unzipped it. The gpsbabel produced nothing.
> mike
> 
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Thomas Wood <grand.edgemaster at gmail.com> wrote:
>> jamesmikedupont at googlemail.com wrote:
>>> HI there,
>>> I have been using gpsbabel to convert data.gov kml files to osm.
>>> Here is a problem file that does not work
>>> http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/radar/nexrad.kmz
>>>
>>> Anyone have some advice?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> mike
>>>
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>> Simple, it's not a kml file.
>>
>> (Hint: try unzipping it)
>>
>> Please be careful with bulk imports, I read on one of your diary posts that
>> you messed up the Mines import when following a similar process...
>>

It looks like gpsbabel doesn't support the full range of kml options (or 
the NOAA have seriously messed up their file!)

I think mass replacing "<wsr>" with "<Placemark>" should work... (No 
guarantees)