Using the Export GeoMarks Tool

The Export GeoMarks tool allows you to export GeoMarks and annotations to a TerraGo collaboration file (.twz) and to standard file formats such as .kml and shape files (.shm). You can then import the GeoMarks into a GIS, Google Earth, GeoPDF Toolbar, GeoPDF Composer and GeoPDF Publisher for ArcGIS.

For instructions on how to access the GeoMark Toolbar, see Accessing the GeoMark Toolbar.

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Saving your file

• From the GeoMark Toolbar, click TerraGo Collaboration Tool, then Export GeoMarks .

• From the Save in list box, navigate to the location where the .shm, .kml/.kmz or .twz file should be saved.
• In the File name list box, type the name of the export data file.
• From the Save as type list box, click the file format to which the data should be exported.
• Click Save.

Selecting annotation types

In the Select Annotation Types dialog box, choose the annotation type(s) that you want to export.

• GeoMarks – (default) If you are exporting to .kml so that you can view your GeoMarks in Google Earth, the coordinate system on which your map is based must be WGS 84 or be able to shift to WGS 84. For this file format, the options in the Coordinate System group box are disabled and WGS 84 is selected. If you are exporting to any other file format, the options in the Coordinate System group box are enabled.
• All Annotations – The standard Adobe annotations on your map that are to be converted to GeoMarks.

Selecting a coordinate systems

If you are exporting to a file format other than .kml, in the Coordinate System group box, choose one of the following options:

• WGS 84 – The data will be transformed to WGS 84 from the map frame's native coordinate system.
• Map Frame – The data will be exported using the map frame's native coordinate system.

Exporter options

If you want to include additional files or forms in the export package, click Options to open the TerraGo Exporter Options dialog box.

• Google Earth – Includes a .kml file with your exported GeoMarks as a part of the export package (.twz file). When enabled, this option prevents the export process from using the coordinate system native to your map frame.
• Map – Includes the GeoPDF file as a part of the export package (.twz file).
• In the Forms scroll box, select the GeoForms to be included in the export package (.twz file).
• Click OK to save changes or Cancel to close the dialog box.
• Note: You cannot export a GeoForm that is in edit mode in the TerraGo Collaboration Manager.

Choosing the map frame

Click Select Map Frame to the choose the map frame from which to export data from the GeoPDF file. This button is enabled only if multiple map frames exist in the file.

Choose one of the following map frame options:

• Bottom – Allows the file creator to control the base map, which is a 'stack' of map frames in the GeoPDF file. The bottom map frame is determined by the order of GeoRegistration.
• Top – Allows the file creator to control the base map. The top map frame is determined by the order of GeoRegistration.
• Largest – The map frame in the file that occupies the greatest area on the page.
• View – The map frame that consumes the most real estate in the current page view.
• Selected – The map frame selected in the box at the right in the Map frame Selector dialog box.

Select Use As Default to use the selection parameter for all data to be imported.

Filtering GeoMarks

• Click Modify Filter to open the GeoMarks View dialog box through which you can filter the GeoMarks you want to delete from your map.
• In the Filter by user box, select the creators (user names) associated with the GeoMarks that you want to view on your map.
• To view all of the GeoMarks created by the selected creators, select No filter by date.
• To filter the GeoMarks by modification time, choose the Modified before, Modified after or Modified between and then define the date and time in the Start date list box and Start time text box or End date list box and End time text box.
• Click OK to return to the Select Annotation Types dialog box.