---
name: "obd2kml"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "obdgpslogger"
version: "0.16-1.3+b2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/obd2kml"
---

# obd2kml(1)

Convert obdgpslogger(1) logs to Google Earth kml files

## NAME

obd2kml - Convert [obdgpslogger(1)](/obdgpslogger/1.md) logs to Google Earth kml files

## SYNOPSIS

**obd2kml \[ options \]**

## DESCRIPTION

Convert [obdgpslogger(1)](/obdgpslogger/1.md) logs to Google Earth kml files

## OPTIONS

- \-o\|--out \<output filename\>

  Output to this .kml file

- \-a\|--altitude \<altitude\>

  In the kml file, normalise the graph to this height

- \-d\|--db \<database\>

  Work from logs stored in this database file

- \-n\|--name \<folder name\>

  Everything in this output file is wrapped in a folder named this

- \-v\|--version

  Print out version number and exit.

- \-h\|--help

  Print out help and exit.

## NOT OPTIONS

These options aren't intended for end-users, they're for the GUI.

- \-p\|--progress

  Print out progress. It will occasionally print a number in the range  \[0..100\], indicating progress percentage.

## SEE ALSO

**[obdgpslogger(1)](/obdgpslogger/1.md), [obd2csv(1)](/obd2csv/1.md), [obd2gpx(1)](/obd2gpx/1.md), [obdsim(1)](/obdsim/1.md), [obdgui(1)](/obdgui/1.md), [obdlogrepair(1)](/obdlogrepair/1.md)**

## AUTHORS

Gary "Chunky Ks" Briggs \<chunky@icculus.org\>