Building_Footpring

                                Tutorial

i.        How to take building footprints in Google Earth?

ii.      How to convert a KML into shape file?

In this tutorial the whole process would be done step by step. The footprints are taking on Google Earth in KML format and the shape file make in ArcMap, so considering the following.

If you did not install the Google Earth and ArcGIS please first install them.

1.      Start the Google Earth on your computer.

2.      It displays like this on your computer screen.

               

If you know latitude and longitude coordinates the desired location,i.e; I want to search the Rawalpindi Saddar Flashmen’s Terminal and Ihave the Coordinates(GPS points) 33 35’ 33.58” N ; 73 03’ 18.10” then enter them in the searh space bar and click search it goes the exat location of the earth surface.

3.       Enter the coordinates and click on search button.you can see the red encircle lines of exact location of  Rawalpindi Saddar Flashmen’s Terminal

                          

And if you don’t have  the coordinates then simple type the name of the loaction in search space bar,it goes the exact location on the earth surface.

4.       Just enter the name in the search bar space and click search buton.you can see the desired lloaction.

                       

             

 In the above both cases you can see the same earthe surface results.which the process you feel  convienent for you follow it, but I prefer second, because just enter the name of desired location and find it easily.

                      So the actula concern is buildind footpring.

5.       In the Menu bar click on the Add button, it display the options, and click on Polygon.

     

6.       When cilck on the polygon the Google Earth New polygon window open,then Name 

 

7.       the polygon.i.e,Name….1.

If you want to make more then 1 poygon then the best way is to create a Folder in Places and making polygon as more as.

8.       Then click on Style , Color in the Google Earth New polygon so chose the color for the polygon

                      

9.       In the color option cilck on outline.and don’t click OK or Cancel button.

                    

10.   So please Zoom out the Google Earth display map and make footprint/polygon of a building.    

                 

11.   Then click OK button and the footprint of the building made.

                      

Similarly you have created several footprints of the buildings i.e,

                      

These are the footprints of the buildings.And now need to make a shape file of these footprints.

12.   Right click on the made polygon or folder in the Places, and click on Save Place As…

 

13.   Then save it in the KML format and click OK.

14.   Now open the ArcMap and click on Add Data button

          

15.   The diloge box open as Connect to folder.or drag drop the KML in ArcMap.

        

          

16.   And then Add the KML file in ArcMap.

            

17.   The KML loaded in ArcMap and it contains many other files in the TOC.

         

18.   So except the footprint select and Remove all the other files in TOC.

19.   Right click on the footprint/polygon in TOC click data and then click on Export data.

20.   The dialog box open to change the output feature class.

 

21.   Click on the output feature class to save the shape file.(.shp format).

                    

22.   Change the name of theExport_output.better to save in a new folder because it contain other files i.e,shx,dbf ,prj etc.and click on Yes.the new shape file made.

And now remove the existing file in the TOC and add the new made shape file in ArcMap.

23.   Click on the color and select no color the new footprin look like

           

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.     

         

                              This is the final shape file of the footprint.                                Tutorial

i.        How to take building footprints in Google Earth?

ii.      How to convert a KML into shape file?

In this tutorial the whole process would be done step by step. The footprints are taking on Google Earth in KML format and the shape file make in ArcMap, so considering the following.

If you did not install the Google Earth and ArcGIS please first install them.

1.      Start the Google Earth on your computer.

2.      It displays like this on your computer screen.

               

If you know latitude and longitude coordinates the desired location,i.e; I want to search the Rawalpindi Saddar Flashmen’s Terminal and Ihave the Coordinates(GPS points) 33 35’ 33.58” N ; 73 03’ 18.10” then enter them in the searh space bar and click search it goes the exat location of the earth surface.

3.       Enter the coordinates and click on search button.you can see the red encircle lines of exact location of  Rawalpindi Saddar Flashmen’s Terminal

                          

And if you don’t have  the coordinates then simple type the name of the loaction in search space bar,it goes the exact location on the earth surface.

4.       Just enter the name in the search bar space and click search buton.you can see the desired lloaction.

                       

             

 In the above both cases you can see the same earthe surface results.which the process you feel  convienent for you follow it, but I prefer second, because just enter the name of desired location and find it easily.

                      So the actula concern is buildind footpring.

5.       In the Menu bar click on the Add button, it display the options, and click on Polygon.

     

6.       When cilck on the polygon the Google Earth New polygon window open,then Name 

 

7.       the polygon.i.e,Name….1.

If you want to make more then 1 poygon then the best way is to create a Folder in Places and making polygon as more as.

8.       Then click on Style , Color in the Google Earth New polygon so chose the color for the polygon

                      

9.       In the color option cilck on outline.and don’t click OK or Cancel button.

                    

10.   So please Zoom out the Google Earth display map and make footprint/polygon of a building.    

                 

11.   Then click OK button and the footprint of the building made.

                      

Similarly you have created several footprints of the buildings i.e,

                      

These are the footprints of the buildings.And now need to make a shape file of these footprints.

12.   Right click on the made polygon or folder in the Places, and click on Save Place As…

 

13.   Then save it in the KML format and click OK.

14.   Now open the ArcMap and click on Add Data button

          

15.   The diloge box open as Connect to folder.or drag drop the KML in ArcMap.

        

          

16.   And then Add the KML file in ArcMap.

            

17.   The KML loaded in ArcMap and it contains many other files in the TOC.

         

18.   So except the footprint select and Remove all the other files in TOC.

19.   Right click on the footprint/polygon in TOC click data and then click on Export data.

20.   The dialog box open to change the output feature class.

 

21.   Click on the output feature class to save the shape file.(.shp format).

                    

22.   Change the name of theExport_output.better to save in a new folder because it contain other files i.e,shx,dbf ,prj etc.and click on Yes.the new shape file made.

And now remove the existing file in the TOC and add the new made shape file in ArcMap.

23.   Click on the color and select no color the new footprin look like

           

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.     

         

                              This is the final shape file of the footprint.