# Map will not upload to project

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/map-will-not-upload-to-project/64829>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** projects\
**Created:** [May 6, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/map-will-not-upload-to-project/64829 "2025-05-06T19:38:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![janestanbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@janestanbury](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/janestanbury)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/map-will-not-upload-to-project/64829/1 "2025-05-06T19:38:26Z")

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I have followed the instructions on adding a place to a project - I’ve made the map in Google maps but when I go to upload the kml file I get an error message saying that there is nothing in the file. Has anyone come across this issue?

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**Author:** ![thomaseverest](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/thomaseverest/32/63220_2.png) [@thomaseverest](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/thomaseverest)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/map-will-not-upload-to-project/64829/2 "2025-05-06T20:13:07Z")

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Can you paste the file here? The iNat uploader tends to be pickier about KMLs. Although it’s possible you saved the KML without a polygon. I’ve seen that happen before.

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**Author:** ![janestanbury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@janestanbury](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/janestanbury)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/map-will-not-upload-to-project/64829/3 "2025-05-06T21:14:19Z")

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Yes that is what I did! It appeared to be a polygon but I had not clicked the starting point so it was still a series of lines.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/map-will-not-upload-to-project/64829/4 "2025-07-05T21:15:15Z")

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