Is there a way to export a shapefile to Google Earth format (*.kmz) using QGIS?
[GIS] Exporting shapefile to Google Earth format (*.kmz) using QGIS
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This has recently been discussed on the Google Earth Help forum.
Apparently this is a bug or a current limitation of Google Earth on iOS platforms. Only workaround at present is to have the KML/KMZ refer to inline images with full URL located on a public web site.
Doesn't matter if embedded image is PNG or JPEG or uses STORED or DEFLATE compression. Google Earth does not currently display the inline images in balloon popups if images are embedded in KMZ on iOS platform.
This greatly limits the usefullness of the KMZ files but it's only a temporary condition. It has been reported to Google and hopefuly soon an update to GE will fix this.
Google Earth itself will give you an excellent georeferencing experience.
Go to menu Add and select Image Overlay. Select your image in the Link field (by clicking on Browse button).
You can control green handles on and around the image to fit it to desired location. Then hit OK to finish.
To save it as a new kmz file, go to Places panel and right click on the layer, then Save Place As....
Best Answer
QGIS will not save/export straight to KMZ. As Aaron suggests in his comment above, you can right click on your layer in QGIS, select 'Save As...' and choose KML.
To then convert your KML to a KMZ, you have two options:
Open the KML in Google Earth, right click on 'Save Place As...', and select KMZ as your desired format.
Put your KML in a .zip file, then change the file extension to .kmz. You will now have a working KMZ file you can open in Google Earth as normal.