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File Management & CADD Standards Manual

Creating Shapefile from Google KMZ

1. Save KMZ into the project folder under Record/In/

2013-xx-xx_Description

2. Create shapefile from KMZ. A KMZ can be imported into ArcMAP then

exported as SHP

Create SHP files using ArcMAP

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Open ArcMAP

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Select overall map for project

(13Cxxxx/GIS/13Cxxxx/13Cxxxx-OverallMap.mxd)

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If overall map isn’t created, create a new file

Add Basemap, Select

Imagery with Labels

(if necessary for visual reference)

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Open ArcToolbox, Conversion Tools, Select From KML –

KML to Layer

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