Trouble making a place

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I’m making a project for the Christmas Bird Count that I compile, and I was trying to create a place so people could see the boundaries and have a .kml to upload but it wouldn’t take it, it said:
There were problems importing that place: Latitude can’t be blank, Longitude can’t be blank, File was invalid or did not contain any polygons, Place geometry can’t be blank

However when I uploaded this to google maps, it did upload. Any suggestions on what I’m doing wrong?

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I’m having the same issue. I found this thread, but am still stumped after getting the error using only the boundary and no other featuers: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/error-code-when-trying-to-add-a-kml-file-to-create-a-new-place/14123/6

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Google Maps is more forgiving than iNat in accepting kml files with small issues. We’ll need to see the actual file contents in order to troubleshoot. I would suggest you either open the kml in a text editor like notepad and copy/paste the text here in the forum or upload the file to something like google drive and share the link here.

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https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1VkQpVxQaMtu0AKom7blCS1VXy0xZ8zN9&ll=42.341498460456975%2C-88.86617699999998&z=11
Is that what is needed?

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Not exactly. I might be able to find the problem if I export that MyMap, but it also might change something in the export. And the MyMap isn’t publicly accessible right now anyway.
If you copy/paste, it should look something like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.1">
  <Document>
    <Placemark>
<MultiGeometry><Polygon><outerBoundaryIs><LinearRing><coordinates>-122.100650000000016,37.28266 -122.100080000000005,37.282450000000004 -122.099420000000009,37.28248 -122.099270000000004,37.28219 -122.098980000000012,37.2821 -122.09902000000001,37.281510000000004 -122.098500000000016,37.281260000000003 -122.098350000000011,37.280940000000001 -122.098550000000003,37.280480000000004 -122.098970000000008,37.280200000000001 -122.099980000000016,37.27937 -122.108700000000013,37.279250000000005 -122.108770000000007,37.282890000000002 -122.110890000000012,37.282910000000001 -122.111010000000007,37.28631 -122.103660000000005,37.286470000000001 -122.102940000000004,37.285180000000004 -122.10211000000001,37.284750000000003 -122.102050000000006,37.284030000000001 -122.101210000000009,37.283290000000001 -122.100650000000016,37.28266</coordinates></LinearRing></outerBoundaryIs></Polygon></MultiGeometry></Placemark>
  </Document>
</kml>
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I think this?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> RockCut.kml ff4f0e88 4.5 normal #line-880E4F-3000-normal highlight #line-880E4F-3000-highlight ff4f0e88 3 Rock Cut St.P. <![CDATA[Date: Tuesday, December 26, 2017
North Central Illinois Ornithological Society (http://www.ncios.org/)
Compiler: st Updated: 11/13/16]]> #line-880E4F-3000 1 -88.719328,42.34178,0 -88.71952899999999,42.347461,0 -88.72013200000001,42.353126,0 -88.721136,42.35876,0 -88.722537,42.364347,0 -88.724332,42.369873,0 -88.72651500000001,42.375321,0 -88.72908099999999,42.380678,0 -88.732024,42.385928,0 -88.735333,42.391057,0 -88.739002,42.396051,0 -88.743019,42.400896,0 -88.74737399999999,42.405579,0 -88.752054,42.410088,0 -88.757047,42.414409,0 -88.762339,42.418531,0 -88.767916,42.422443,0 -88.77376200000001,42.426133,0 -88.779861,42.429592,0 -88.786197,42.432811,0 -88.79275199999999,42.43578,0 -88.799509,42.438492,0 -88.806448,42.440938,0 -88.813551,42.443113,0 -88.820798,42.44501,0 -88.82817,42.446624,0 -88.835645,42.44795,0 -88.843205,42.448986,0 -88.850827,42.449728,0 -88.858492,42.450173,0 -88.86617699999999,42.450322,0 -88.873862,42.450173,0 -88.88152700000001,42.449728,0 -88.889149,42.448986,0 -88.896709,42.44795,0 -88.904184,42.446624,0 -88.911556,42.44501,0 -88.918803,42.443113,0 -88.925906,42.440938,0 -88.932845,42.438492,0 -88.93960199999999,42.43578,0 -88.946157,42.432811,0 -88.952493,42.429592,0 -88.958592,42.426133,0 -88.964438,42.422443,0 -88.970015,42.418531,0 -88.975307,42.414409,0 -88.9803,42.410088,0 -88.98497999999999,42.405579,0 -88.989335,42.400896,0 -88.993352,42.396051,0 -88.997021,42.391057,0 -89.00033000000001,42.385928,0 -89.00327299999999,42.380678,0 -89.005839,42.375321,0 -89.008022,42.369873,0 -89.009817,42.364347,0 -89.011218,42.35876,0 -89.01222199999999,42.353126,0 -89.01282500000001,42.347461,0 -89.013026,42.34178,0 -89.01282500000001,42.336099,0 -89.01222199999999,42.330434,0 -89.011218,42.3248,0 -89.009817,42.319213,0 -89.008022,42.313687,0 -89.005839,42.308239,0 -89.00327299999999,42.302882,0 -89.00033000000001,42.297632,0 -88.997021,42.292503,0 -88.993352,42.287509,0 -88.989335,42.282664,0 -88.98497999999999,42.277981,0 -88.9803,42.273472,0 -88.975307,42.269151,0 -88.970015,42.265029,0 -88.964438,42.261117,0 -88.958592,42.257427,0 -88.952493,42.253968,0 -88.946157,42.250749,0 -88.93960199999999,42.24778,0 -88.932845,42.245068,0 -88.925906,42.242622,0 -88.918803,42.240447,0 -88.911556,42.23855,0 -88.904184,42.236936,0 -88.896709,42.23561,0 -88.889149,42.234574,0 -88.88152700000001,42.233832,0 -88.873862,42.233387,0 -88.86617699999999,42.233238,0 -88.858492,42.233387,0 -88.850827,42.233832,0 -88.843205,42.234574,0 -88.835645,42.23561,0 -88.82817,42.236936,0 -88.820798,42.23855,0 -88.813551,42.240447,0 -88.806448,42.242622,0 -88.799509,42.245068,0 -88.79275199999999,42.24778,0 -88.786197,42.250749,0 -88.779861,42.253968,0 -88.77376200000001,42.257427,0 -88.767916,42.261117,0 -88.762339,42.265029,0 -88.757047,42.269151,0 -88.752054,42.273472,0 -88.74737399999999,42.277981,0 -88.743019,42.282664,0 -88.739002,42.287509,0 -88.735333,42.292503,0 -88.732024,42.297632,0 -88.72908099999999,42.302882,0 -88.72651500000001,42.308239,0 -88.724332,42.313687,0 -88.722537,42.319213,0 -88.721136,42.3248,0 -88.72013200000001,42.330434,0 -88.71952899999999,42.336099,0 -88.719328,42.34178,0
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That file doesn’t conform to the kml standard.

I pasted your coordinates into a correctly formed kml file. If you copy this into a plain text editor and save it as a kml, it should work.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://earth.google.com/kml/2.1">
  <Document>
    <Placemark>
<MultiGeometry><Polygon><outerBoundaryIs><LinearRing><coordinates>-88.719328,42.34178,0 -88.71952899999999,42.347461,0 -88.72013200000001,42.353126,0 -88.721136,42.35876,0 -88.722537,42.364347,0 -88.724332,42.369873,0 -88.72651500000001,42.375321,0 -88.72908099999999,42.380678,0 -88.732024,42.385928,0 -88.735333,42.391057,0 -88.739002,42.396051,0 -88.743019,42.400896,0 -88.74737399999999,42.405579,0 -88.752054,42.410088,0 -88.757047,42.414409,0 -88.762339,42.418531,0 -88.767916,42.422443,0 -88.77376200000001,42.426133,0 -88.779861,42.429592,0 -88.786197,42.432811,0 -88.79275199999999,42.43578,0 -88.799509,42.438492,0 -88.806448,42.440938,0 -88.813551,42.443113,0 -88.820798,42.44501,0 -88.82817,42.446624,0 -88.835645,42.44795,0 -88.843205,42.448986,0 -88.850827,42.449728,0 -88.858492,42.450173,0 -88.86617699999999,42.450322,0 -88.873862,42.450173,0 -88.88152700000001,42.449728,0 -88.889149,42.448986,0 -88.896709,42.44795,0 -88.904184,42.446624,0 -88.911556,42.44501,0 -88.918803,42.443113,0 -88.925906,42.440938,0 -88.932845,42.438492,0 -88.93960199999999,42.43578,0 -88.946157,42.432811,0 -88.952493,42.429592,0 -88.958592,42.426133,0 -88.964438,42.422443,0 -88.970015,42.418531,0 -88.975307,42.414409,0 -88.9803,42.410088,0 -88.98497999999999,42.405579,0 -88.989335,42.400896,0 -88.993352,42.396051,0 -88.997021,42.391057,0 -89.00033000000001,42.385928,0 -89.00327299999999,42.380678,0 -89.005839,42.375321,0 -89.008022,42.369873,0 -89.009817,42.364347,0 -89.011218,42.35876,0 -89.01222199999999,42.353126,0 -89.01282500000001,42.347461,0 -89.013026,42.34178,0 -89.01282500000001,42.336099,0 -89.01222199999999,42.330434,0 -89.011218,42.3248,0 -89.009817,42.319213,0 -89.008022,42.313687,0 -89.005839,42.308239,0 -89.00327299999999,42.302882,0 -89.00033000000001,42.297632,0 -88.997021,42.292503,0 -88.993352,42.287509,0 -88.989335,42.282664,0 -88.98497999999999,42.277981,0 -88.9803,42.273472,0 -88.975307,42.269151,0 -88.970015,42.265029,0 -88.964438,42.261117,0 -88.958592,42.257427,0 -88.952493,42.253968,0 -88.946157,42.250749,0 -88.93960199999999,42.24778,0 -88.932845,42.245068,0 -88.925906,42.242622,0 -88.918803,42.240447,0 -88.911556,42.23855,0 -88.904184,42.236936,0 -88.896709,42.23561,0 -88.889149,42.234574,0 -88.88152700000001,42.233832,0 -88.873862,42.233387,0 -88.86617699999999,42.233238,0 -88.858492,42.233387,0 -88.850827,42.233832,0 -88.843205,42.234574,0 -88.835645,42.23561,0 -88.82817,42.236936,0 -88.820798,42.23855,0 -88.813551,42.240447,0 -88.806448,42.242622,0 -88.799509,42.245068,0 -88.79275199999999,42.24778,0 -88.786197,42.250749,0 -88.779861,42.253968,0 -88.77376200000001,42.257427,0 -88.767916,42.261117,0 -88.762339,42.265029,0 -88.757047,42.269151,0 -88.752054,42.273472,0 -88.74737399999999,42.277981,0 -88.743019,42.282664,0 -88.739002,42.287509,0 -88.735333,42.292503,0 -88.732024,42.297632,0 -88.72908099999999,42.302882,0 -88.72651500000001,42.308239,0 -88.724332,42.313687,0 -88.722537,42.319213,0 -88.721136,42.3248,0 -88.72013200000001,42.330434,0 -88.71952899999999,42.336099,0 -88.719328,42.34178,0</coordinates></LinearRing></outerBoundaryIs></Polygon></MultiGeometry></Placemark>
  </Document>
</kml>
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The header of the original file was not correct?

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There is extraneous information outside of any tags, and there are missing tags, both at the top and the bottom.

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Thank you very much, I just got it on there. It looks great.

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