A service for creating short, shareable links to geographic locations. Paste a coordinate pair and get:
Use a latitude, longitude pair in the URL:
https://kmz.me/lat,long
Example: https://kmz.me/40.0185,-105.2781
Add zn for zoom level (0–20): /40.0185,-105.2781z16
Append .kml for a direct download: /40.0185,-105.2781z12.kml
| Provider | Description |
|---|---|
| Google Maps | Default. Hybrid satellite + labels view. Requires no configuration. |
| OpenStreetMap | Community-driven open data via Leaflet.js. No API key required. |
| ArcGIS | Esri geospatial platform. Satellite hybrid basemap with professional cartography. Switch in Settings. |
Keyhole Markup Language is an XML-based format for expressing geographic annotation and visualization on maps. Originally developed by Keyhole Inc (acquired by Google in 2004), KML became an OGC international standard in 2008. KML 2.3 is actively maintained by the OGC KML Standards Working Group.
A KMZ file is a KML document (and supporting assets like images) compressed into a ZIP archive. KMZ.me generates KML files that can be opened in any compatible application.
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| OGC KML Standard | ogc.org/standard/kml |
| OGC KML SWG (Standards Working Group) | ogc.org/standards/KML |
| Google KML Documentation | developers.google.com/kml |
| Wikipedia: Keyhole Markup Language | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyhole_Markup_Language |
| Wikipedia: KML (file format) | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KML |
| OpenStreetMap Wiki: KML | wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/KML |
URLettes let you query popular internet services using just a single letter prefix. Each URLetter maps to a service, and your query follows after the slash. For example, typing g.kmz.me/cats searches Google for "cats".
Available URLetters:
Just remember the letter, type it at kmz.me/urlettes, and enter your search. The full list is always available on the URLettes page.
Henry Koren. Questions or feedback: h at kmz.me.