: What is the best practice with KML files when adding geositemap? I'm not sure how to deal with KML files. Now important particularly in reference to the Google Venice update. My site basically

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I'm not sure how to deal with KML files. Now important particularly in reference to the Google Venice update. My site basically is a guide of many company listings (sort of Yellow Pages). I want each company listing to have a geolocation associated with it.

Which of the options I present below is the way to go?

OPTION 1: all locations in a single KML file with a reference to that KML file from a geositemap.xml

MYGEOSITEMAP.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:geo="http://www.google.com/geo/schemas/sitemap/1.0">
<url><loc>http://www.mysite.com/locations.kml</loc> <geo:geo> <geo:format>kml</geo:format></geo:geo></url>
</urlset>


ALLLOCATIONS.kml

<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<Document>
<name>MyCompany</name>
<atom:author>
<atom:name>MyCompany</atom:name>
</atom:author>
<atom:link href="http://www.mysite.com/locations/3454/MyCompany" rel="related" />
<Placemark>
<name>MyCompany, Kalverstraat 26 Amsterdam 1000AG</name>
<description><![CDATA[<address><a href="http://www.mysite.com/locations/3454/MyCompany">MyCompany</a><br />Address: Kalverstraat 26, Amsterdam 1000AG <br />Phone: 0646598787</address><p>hello there, I'm MyCompany</p>]]>
</description><Point><coordinates>5.420686499999965,51.6298808,0</coordinates>
</Point>
</Placemark>
</Document>
</kml>

<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<Document>
<name>MyCompany</name><atom:author><atom:name>MyCompany</atom:name></atom:author><atom:link href="http://www.mysite.com/locations/22/companyX" rel="related" /><Placemark><name>MyCompany, Rosestreet 45 Amsterdam 1001XF </name><description><![CDATA[<address><a href="http://www.mysite.com/locations/22/companyX">companyX</a><br />Address: Rosestreet 45, Amsterdam 1001XF <br />Phone: 0642195493</address><p>some text about companyX</p>]]></description><Point><coordinates>5.520686499889632,51.6197705,0</coordinates></Point></Placemark>
</Document>
</kml>


OPTION 2: a separate KML file for each location and a reference to each KML file from a geositemap.xml (kml files placed in a kmlfiles folder)

MYGEOSITEMAP.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:geo="http://www.google.com/geo/schemas/sitemap/1.0">
<url><loc>http://www.mysite.com/kmlfiles/3454_MyCompany.kml</loc> <geo:geo>
<geo:format>kml</geo:format></geo:geo></url>
<url><loc>http://www.mysite.com/kmlfiles/22_companyX.kml</loc> <geo:geo>
<geo:format>kml</geo:format></geo:geo></url>
</urlset>


*3454_MyCompany.kml*

<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<Document><name>MyCompany</name><atom:author><atom:name>MyCompany</atom:name></atom:author><atom:link href="http://www.mysite.com/locations/3454/MyCompany" rel="related" /><Placemark><name>MyCompany, Kalverstraat 26 Amsterdam 1000AG</name><description><![CDATA[<address><a href="http://www.mysite.com/locations/3454/MyCompany">MyCompany</a><br />Address: Kalverstraat 26, Amsterdam 1000AG <br />Phone: 0646598787</address><p>hello there, I'm MyCompany</p>]]></description><Point><coordinates>5.420686499999965,51.6298808,0</coordinates></Point></Placemark>
</Document>
</kml>


*22_companyX.kml*

<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<Document><name>companyX</name><atom:author><atom:name>companyX</atom:name></atom:author><atom:link href="http://www.mysite.com/locations/22/companyX" rel="related" /><Placemark><name>companyX, Rosestreet 45 Amsterdam 1001XF </name><description><![CDATA[<address><a href="http://www.mysite.com/locations/22/companyX">companyX</a><br />Address: Rosestreet 45, Amsterdam 1001XF <br />Phone: 0642195493</address><p>some text about companyX</p>]]></description><Point><coordinates>5.520686499889632,51.6197705,0</coordinates></Point></Placemark>
</Document>
</kml>


OPTION 3?

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