Notebook showing how I generate a KML polygon with pykml and some self-coded pds label tools.

KML generate notebook

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     "cell_type": "code",
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     "input": [
      "from osgeo import gdal\n",
      "from lxml import etree\n",
      "from pymars import pdstools\n",
      "reload(pdstools)\n",
      "from pykml.factory import KML_ElementMaker as KML\n",
      "from pykml.factory import GX_ElementMaker as GX"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [],
     "prompt_number": 7
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "label = pdstools.PDSLabel('/Users/maye/data/hirise/inca/ESP_022607_0985_RED.LBL')"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [],
     "prompt_number": 2
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "stylename = \"sn_ylw-pushpin\"\n",
      "stylename2 = \"msn_ylw-pushpin\"\n",
      "stylename3 = \"sh_ylw-pushpin\"\n",
      "doc = KML.kml(\n",
      "    KML.Document(\n",
      "        KML.Name(\"Test Position\"),\n",
      "        KML.Style(\n",
      "            KML.IconStyle(\n",
      "                KML.scale(1.1),\n",
      "                KML.Icon(\n",
      "                    KML.href(\"http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pushpin/ylw-pushpin.png\")\n",
      "                ),\n",
      "            ),\n",
      "            KML.LineStyle(\n",
      "                KML.color('ffff0000'),\n",
      "                KML.width('3')\n",
      "            ),\n",
      "            KML.PolyStyle(\n",
      "                KML.color('800080ff'),\n",
      "            ),\n",
      "            id=stylename\n",
      "        ),\n",
      "        KML.StyleMap(\n",
      "            KML.Pair(\n",
      "                KML.key('normal'),\n",
      "                KML.styleUrl('#{0}'.format(stylename)),\n",
      "            ),\n",
      "            KML.Pair(\n",
      "                KML.key('highlight'),\n",
      "                KML.styleUrl('#{0}'.format(stylename3)),\n",
      "            ),\n",
      "            id=stylename2\n",
      "        ),\n",
      "        KML.Style(\n",
      "            KML.IconStyle(\n",
      "                KML.scale(1.3),\n",
      "                KML.Icon(\n",
      "                    KML.href(\"http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pushpin/ylw-pushpin.png\")\n",
      "                ),\n",
      "            ),\n",
      "            KML.LineStyle(\n",
      "                KML.color('ffff0000'),\n",
      "                KML.width(3)\n",
      "            ),\n",
      "            KML.PolyStyle(\n",
      "                KML.color('800080ff')\n",
      "            ),\n",
      "            id=stylename3\n",
      "        ),\n",
      "    )\n",
      ")\n"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [],
     "prompt_number": 3
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "pm_poly=  KML.Placemark(\n",
      "       KML.name(\"Some Inca\"),\n",
      "       KML.LookAt(\n",
      "         KML.longitude(str(label.meanlon-360)),\n",
      "         KML.latitude(str(label.meanlat)),\n",
      "         KML.altitude('0'),\n",
      "         KML.heading('0'),\n",
      "         KML.tilt('0'),\n",
      "         KML.range('88600'),\n",
      "         GX.altitudeMode('relativeToSeaFloor')\n",
      "       ),\n",
      "       KML.styleUrl('#{0}'.format(stylename2)),\n",
      "       KML.Polygon(\n",
      "        KML.tessellate('1'),\n",
      "        KML.outerBoundaryIs(\n",
      "          KML.LinearRing(\n",
      "             KML.coordinates(\n",
      "              \"{maxlat},{westmost}\\n{minlat},{westmost}\\n\"\n",
      "              \"{minlat},{eastmost}\\n{maxlat},{eastmost}\\n\"\n",
      "              \"{maxlat},{westmost}\".format(westmost=label.maxlat,\n",
      "                                           maxlat=label.westmost-360,\n",
      "                                           eastmost=label.minlat,\n",
      "                                           minlat=label.eastmost-360)\n",
      "             ),\n",
      "          ),\n",
      "        ),\n",
      "    ),\n",
      ")"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [],
     "prompt_number": 4
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "doc.Document.append(pm_poly)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [],
     "prompt_number": 5
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "outfile = open('testring.kml','w')\n",
      "outfile.write(etree.tostring(doc, pretty_print=True))\n",
      "outfile.close()"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [],
     "prompt_number": 8
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "print etree.tostring(doc, pretty_print=True)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
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       "output_type": "stream",
       "stream": "stdout",
       "text": [
        "<kml xmlns:gx=\"http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2\" xmlns:atom=\"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom\" xmlns=\"http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2\">\n",
        "  <Document>\n",
        "    <Name>Test Position</Name>\n",
        "    <Style id=\"sn_ylw-pushpin\">\n",
        "      <IconStyle>\n",
        "        <scale>1.1</scale>\n",
        "        <Icon>\n",
        "          <href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pushpin/ylw-pushpin.png</href>\n",
        "        </Icon>\n",
        "      </IconStyle>\n",
        "      <LineStyle>\n",
        "        <color>ffff0000</color>\n",
        "        <width>3</width>\n",
        "      </LineStyle>\n",
        "      <PolyStyle>\n",
        "        <color>800080ff</color>\n",
        "      </PolyStyle>\n",
        "    </Style>\n",
        "    <StyleMap id=\"msn_ylw-pushpin\">\n",
        "      <Pair>\n",
        "        <key>normal</key>\n",
        "        <styleUrl>#sn_ylw-pushpin</styleUrl>\n",
        "      </Pair>\n",
        "      <Pair>\n",
        "        <key>highlight</key>\n",
        "        <styleUrl>#sh_ylw-pushpin</styleUrl>\n",
        "      </Pair>\n",
        "    </StyleMap>\n",
        "    <Style id=\"sh_ylw-pushpin\">\n",
        "      <IconStyle>\n",
        "        <scale>1.3</scale>\n",
        "        <Icon>\n",
        "          <href>http://maps.google.com/mapfiles/kml/pushpin/ylw-pushpin.png</href>\n",
        "        </Icon>\n",
        "      </IconStyle>\n",
        "      <LineStyle>\n",
        "        <color>ffff0000</color>\n",
        "        <width>3</width>\n",
        "      </LineStyle>\n",
        "      <PolyStyle>\n",
        "        <color>800080ff</color>\n",
        "      </PolyStyle>\n",
        "    </Style>\n",
        "    <Placemark>\n",
        "      <name>Some Inca</name>\n",
        "      <LookAt>\n",
        "        <longitude>-64.2178127911</longitude>\n",
        "        <latitude>-81.3880681549</latitude>\n",
        "        <altitude>0</altitude>\n",
        "        <heading>0</heading>\n",
        "        <tilt>0</tilt>\n",
        "        <range>88600</range>\n",
        "        <gx:altitudeMode>relativeToSeaFloor</gx:altitudeMode>\n",
        "      </LookAt>\n",
        "      <styleUrl>#msn_ylw-pushpin</styleUrl>\n",
        "      <Polygon>\n",
        "        <tessellate>1</tessellate>\n",
        "        <outerBoundaryIs>\n",
        "          <LinearRing>\n",
        "            <coordinates>-64.6805775994,-81.2749237185\n",
        "-63.7550479827,-81.2749237185\n",
        "-63.7550479827,-81.5012125913\n",
        "-64.6805775994,-81.5012125913\n",
        "-64.6805775994,-81.2749237185</coordinates>\n",
        "          </LinearRing>\n",
        "        </outerBoundaryIs>\n",
        "      </Polygon>\n",
        "    </Placemark>\n",
        "  </Document>\n",
        "</kml>\n",
        "\n"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 9
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": []
    }
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