Obtaining Elevation Data - GIS

[ChEMatt]

Anyone have a step-by-step method for obtaining elevation data from a Google Earth .kmz file? I'm in the process of reviewing a pipeline route (probably going to be about 10 miles long) through some back-country in Texas. Elevation changes are on the order of +/- 200 feet at the most extreme so it's definitely not flat country.

I have a copy of QGIS and Google Earth. Knowing just a little bit about Q, I think elevation data isn't really built into that software but it comes from somewhere else? So not sure how to get to a table of Cumulative Feet (of pipeline) versus Elevation which is the desired result.

Thanks for your help!

-m

 

[cvg]

not sure about a table, but a profile takes seconds.
[ul]
[li]draw a path[/li]
[li]from the edit menu, select profile[/li]
[/ul]