Google Earth – Fix Exported KMZ File Not Being XML

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According to wikipedia, kmz is a:

DescriptionKeyhole Markup Language is an XML notation for expressing geographic annotation and visualization within Internet-based, two-dimensional maps and three-dimensional Earth browsers. KML was developed for use with Google Earth, which was originally named Keyhole Earth Viewer.

However, the KMZ file got exported by Google Earth is not a XML one. It's even not a XML file but a binary file.

How can I see the XML content?

Thanks

Best Answer

A KMZ is a zip file which contains a KML document, you can use an application like 7-Zip to open it and extract the KML.