Input file
OV2
- Full Name: TomTom Navigator Point Of Interest Format
- Developer: TomTom
Output file
KML
- Full Name: Google Earth Keyhole Markup Language Format
- Developer: N/A
What is OV2 file?
OV2, known also as .OV2 file extension, is a points of interest (POI) database used by the very popular satellite navigation system TomTom. It contains important location data information that can be displayed on the device's display. OV2 files are basically plain text files coded using UTF-8 and are typically saved in GPX (GPS Exchange Format) format. Although the TomTom brand name is widely associated with OV2 files due to their popularity, other brands like Garmin also support this file type. [ ⏩ ] OV2 file extension
What is KML file?
The KML (.KML) file extension is associated with Google Earth, ArcGIS Earth, and other geographic information systems (GIS) programs. It is primarily used for storing information related to geographic data, including map overlays, images, and points of interests. KML is an XML-based language employed by Google and other GIS applications and which allows users or developers to create new layers of data within GIS environments. [ ⏩ ] KML file extension
Software, that you can use to convert
How to convert the file from OV2 to KML?
To successfully convert the OV2 file to KML, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.OV2). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case KML (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than KML).
What is a file conversion?
A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. OV2 to KML. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.
Program for converting OV2 files to KML files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension KML, while before this step we had the OV2 file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new KML file, or not.