Layer2KMZ is a plug-in for QGIS (version >= 3.0; http://www.qgis.org). It allows the conversion between spatial layers (points, lines or polygons) to a KMZ file. It exports the symbology as shown in QGIS but, at the moment, it only works with simple or categorized styles.
The purpose of this plug-in was to facilitate the creation of a KMZ file for a fast visualization of organized data in Google Earth and to export to other devices like tablets using a KMZ compatible software. Other QGIS plug-ins allow more advanced interaction with Google Earth (check GEarthView, for instance).
The Layer2KMZ plug-in allows to:
- Export data to KMZ
- Use the QGIS symbology (single or categorized)
- Choose an attribute field to group data in folders
- Choose an attribute field to display labels associated with each feature.
The Layer2KMZ is in the QGIS plugin repository. Using the plugin manager inside QGIS, search layer2kmz and install.
Download the files to your computer into a folder layer2kmz. Copy this folder to the plug-in folder of your QGIS user profile. You can find your user profile folder in QGIS menu "Settings -> User Profiles" (check also QGIS manuals for more details). In QGIS, activate the layer2kmz in the plug-in manager.