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Name	Keyhole Markup Language (Container)
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Identifiers	MIME: application/vnd.google-earth.kmz PUID: fmt/724
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Classification	GIS
Disclosure
Description	KML is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) sponsored xml schema file format used to display geographic data in an earth browser, such as Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Maps for mobile. A KML file is processed in much the same way that HTML (and XML) files are processed by web browsers. Like HTML, KML has a tag-based structure with names and attributes used for specific display purposes. Thus, Google Earth and Maps act as browsers for KML files. Full specifications available at: http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml
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Related file formats	Equivalent to Keyhole Markup Language (XML)
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	Google
Supported by	Google
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	18 Feb 2015
Source description	This format can be identified via a container signature in DROID version 6 or later. The PRONOM database cannot currently represent container signatures.
Last updated	18 Feb 2015
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