+1Hello,
I have the following map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1mtB5peL8y8Xc0aj85d5OMZX-sFs
Where I would like to use FME to read directly (online) from the map and extract out the desired pieces of information to publish in our Open Data Catalogue.
Everything I have found suggests to export to a KML file but that requires manual intervention and I want this as an automated process.
I am open to suggestions.
Thank you
Best answer by gerhardatsafe
Hi @billnjarheim
You should be able to use the URL that is used to export the KML (in your case: https://www.google.com/maps/d/kml?mid=1mtB5peL8y8Xc0aj85d5OMZX-sFs&forcekml;=1) in an HTTPCaller to download the KML to a file. Then you can read the KML file with a FeatureReader.
Hi @billnjarheim
You should be able to use the URL that is used to export the KML (in your case: https://www.google.com/maps/d/kml?mid=1mtB5peL8y8Xc0aj85d5OMZX-sFs&forcekml;=1) in an HTTPCaller to download the KML to a file. Then you can read the KML file with a FeatureReader.
+52Hi @billnjarheim
You should be able to use the URL that is used to export the KML (in your case: https://www.google.com/maps/d/kml?mid=1mtB5peL8y8Xc0aj85d5OMZX-sFs&forcekml;=1) in an HTTPCaller to download the KML to a file. Then you can read the KML file with a FeatureReader.
+52Hi @billnjarheim, the @GerhardAtSafe sent you a perfect answer.
Just complemeting for the automate process to execute this Workspace, you can use the Schedule from FME Server.
Thanks,
Danilo
+14Hi @billnjarheim
You should be able to use the URL that is used to export the KML (in your case: https://www.google.com/maps/d/kml?mid=1mtB5peL8y8Xc0aj85d5OMZX-sFs&forcekml;=1) in an HTTPCaller to download the KML to a file. Then you can read the KML file with a FeatureReader.
+1Hi @billnjarheim
You should be able to use the URL that is used to export the KML (in your case: https://www.google.com/maps/d/kml?mid=1mtB5peL8y8Xc0aj85d5OMZX-sFs&forcekml;=1) in an HTTPCaller to download the KML to a file. Then you can read the KML file with a FeatureReader.
Using your recommendation, I have proceeded onto the next step of my work. With the map URL that I had in my original post, there are different colored icons. The different colors represent that usability for that pay station; is there anyway to determine via the kml export the color of the icon? I have been exploring all of the format attributes and I have not found any that return the icon color (despite there being a number of color attribute options available).
Using your recommendation, I have proceeded onto the next step of my work. With the map URL that I had in my original post, there are different colored icons. The different colors represent that usability for that pay station; is there anyway to determine via the kml export the color of the icon? I have been exploring all of the format attributes and I have not found any that return the icon color (despite there being a number of color attribute options available).
