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KMZ

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Compressed Keyhole Markup Language (Google Earth) data

File type: GIS, GPS navigation and map file

Files with kmz extension are saved in the Compressed Keyhole Markup Language used by the Google Earth and other GIS applications for modeling geographic data.

Found 2 different file type records with the same kmz filename suffix.

What is kmz file?

File type category:
GIS, GPS navigation and map file

Date updated: February 4, 2025

File extension kmz is related to Keyhole Markup Language, developed by Keyhole and Google.

A .kmz file is the compressed version of a kml.

Keyhole Mark-up Language is an XML based language for modeling and storing geographic features such as points, lines, images and polygons.

MIME types:
application/vnd.google-earth.kmz

How to open kmz file?

Use Google Earth or Adobe Photoshop to work with the KMZ format.

How to convert kmz file?

KMZ files are commonly used for various GPS navigation/GIS conversion purposes. But also can be exported to CAD/3D model formats.

Suggested software to open kmz file:

Associated software actions with the kmz file

Programs for viewing kmz files:

Microsoft Windows

Software apps that convert kmz files:

On-line services

Software apps that import kmz files:

Correlate K-Map zipped knowledge map

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: June 8, 2017

The kmz file extension is used for Correlate. This helps user access, collect, and manage electronic information found in multiple locations and file systems.

How to open kmz file?

Use K-Map.

Suggested software to open kmz file:

Associated software actions with the kmz file

Software applications that handle other tasks involving kmz files:

Microsoft Windows

Convert .kmz files

Convert to .kmz from other formats

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