Converting files of all sorts.

[Northeast]

Afternoon all.

I’ve got a specific question but also thought why not create a thread re: how to do this or a place we can put files and people might be kind enough to convert if they know how.

I’m wanting to convert the Bendigo Regional Park Prospecting map to kml so I can use it on Trilobite. The map comes as a PDF and a bit of Googling suggests it can be converted from PDF to kml. But, I don’t have Adobe Acrobat. I can download and use it on Avenza maps from their store but I would prefer to have the overlay open in Trilobite.

Would someone have Acrobat and the skills to convert this file please? Wouldn’t just be for me, anyone on the forum could then use it

Hopeful in advance

 

[Simmo]

Does this help ya mate?

 

[Northeast]

Hi Simmo.

Thanks, it sort of did. I emailed that to myself and could see it was a kmz file. I then saved it as a kml file, emailed it to myself, opened it on my phone in Trilobite and it said there were no saved features.

I then tried the whole process myself using mygeodata website to convert the PDF to kmz and then save as kml, email it - same result.

I don't really understand Vector and Raster but my guess is that a PDF is lacking the important bits that need to transfer through to kml. Although, the kmz file opens up quite well on Google Earth on my desk top so I don't know.

I will email David from Trilobite about it and if I get the answer I'll report back. And if I do eventually get a file that works on Trilobite I'll attach it in here.

Not sure if BrokeInBendigo has been on here in a long time, he was a whiz at all of this stuff.

Thanks for trying