Import KML or KMZ Into Flight Hub 2

[@tonysimek]

Barry, great video as always!!

[@aviosmedia]

Thanks Tony!

[@PerElofsonMora]

There's a much easier way to do that: 1. Open your project in FH 2. Go to the "Annotation" tab and select import 3. Select the file that your customer done for the selected area 4. After the import, right-click the area and select "Convert to mapping area" 5. Done! Do the setup of the mission as you would like to fly it.

[@aviosmedia]

@PerElofsonMora That's fantastic! Thank you! I tried it out and it works exactly as you described and, yes, that is a much easier way to do this. One of the reasons I create training videos is because I always learn in the process. Often it is through trial and error as I put the videos together but sometimes, like this one, someone will weigh in and teach me something amazing. Soo...I'll leave this video up (at least for the time being) but will probably end up replacing it soon as this is a much better way. Thanks for weighing in!

[@PerElofsonMora]

@@aviosmedia I'm happy to help. I had the same issue importing when I got a job with 13 areas that the customer had made in Google Earth. I tried the import in the "Flight route" tab but never understood how to get it working. Then I fiddled around and checked FH's all tabs and found another import and voila, the import was done. :)

[@aviosmedia]

@@PerElofsonMora I had a similar issue. 10 different solar sites, each needing 3 different flights and, in some cases, multiple areas per site. I knew I could do it on the controller and then export them to FH so that's what I did. It worked great, but this is a better solution so keep an eye out for another video covering that!

[@aviosmedia]

@perelofsonmora Can you drop me an email to [e-mail]? I'd like to share the next video (which you inspired) - but I'm not convinced I pronounced your name correctly so I wanted to send it to you before I publish :)

[@twocattledogs1076]

Just did this two days ago and kmz/kml export from Google Earth Pro does not work with the latest firmware update.

[@aviosmedia]

Which drone?

[@twocattledogs1076]

@@aviosmedia M3E

[@aviosmedia]

I just did this a week ago. I can't believe DJI would remove that feature so I suspect the KML is not right. Can you email it to me at [e-mail] and I'll look at it when I get some time.

[@twocattledogs1076]

@@aviosmedia I said the same thing when the files failed to upload. Before the 07/17/24 firmware update, I had no issues. Thanks for the offer to take a look at the files but they’re LEO related and can’t share the missions.

[@aviosmedia]

@@twocattledogs1076 Understood. I'm traveling right now. I have not done a firmware update since I created this video so it will be interesting to see if there is a firmware update waiting when I get back and if it breaks that feature. I really would be surprised because that is used industry wide and I think there will be an outcry. I'll let you know how it goes! Thanks for the feedback

[@ChrisDaviesDrone]

This still doesn't work. Our RC does not accept any KML or KMZ files uploaded into it. Even ones that we have previously used

[@aviosmedia]

Which version of the RC firmware are you on?

[@ChrisDaviesDrone]

@@aviosmedia whatever the very latest is. I thought it was the original Kml problem where it only accepted kmls from Google earth so I made sure everything was up to date

[@aviosmedia]

@@ChrisDaviesDrone Thanks. I'm currently traveling so I won't be able to check it for a few more days. I find it hard to believe that DJI would remove a feature that so many people rely on. But...they have done strange things in the past. One of my videos never even made it to publication because they pulled a feature just after I made it. I've asked a few other people to see if they are having problems with the KML import. Once I have had a chance to try it out I'll reply here. Thanks for weighing in.

[@aviosmedia]

Ive had quite a few people try on thr latest version. The ones that had problems it turned out to be how the KML was created. Can you try importing this file onto your M3E controller and let me know how it goes? www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yg0uk92dc7b8491f4d43v/Test.kml?rlkey=qgtluxvjrnp2sdyaarrqq3qhm&st=t502i5ku&dl=0

[@ChrisDaviesDrone]

@@aviosmedia Downloaded. FYI my KMLs started life in Mapinfo as Tab files, then translated to Shapefiles. Imported into Google Earth Pro then Save Place As (Exported) as a KML or KMZ. Neither worked. Interesting, I had some old KMLs from previous jobs still on the RC. I tried to make a new route with these, failed. Even though they had previously worked