# Project Description

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SharpKML is an implementation of the
[Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) KML 2.2 standard](http://www.opengeospatial.org/standards/kml/)
 developed in C#, able to read/write both KML files and KMZ files.

The library has been based on Google's C++ implementation of the standard
([libkml](http://code.google.com/p/libkml/)), however, instead of using the SWIG
bindings the code has been written from scratch to give a more C# feel, by using
properties, extension methods and the built in XML handling of the .NET
framework.

## Getting Started

The easiest way to use the library is to install the
[SharpKml.Core NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/SharpKml.Core/),
however, you can also download the binaries/source code from this project page.

Check out the [Getting Started](docs/GettingStarted.md) page for some useful
documentation.