diff --git a/rowers/admin.py b/rowers/admin.py
index e1094553..14599dc5 100644
--- a/rowers/admin.py
+++ b/rowers/admin.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from .models import (
     Rower, Workout,GraphImage,FavoriteChart,SiteAnnouncement,
     Team,TeamInvite,TeamRequest,
     WorkoutComment,C2WorldClassAgePerformance,PlannedSession,
+    GeoCourse,GeoPolygon,GeoPoint,
     )
 
 # Register your models here so you can use them in the Admin module
@@ -50,6 +51,16 @@ class PlannedSessionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 class GraphImageAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('creationdatetime','workout','filename')
 
+class GeoPolygonInline(admin.StackedInline):
+    model = GeoPolygon
+
+
+class GeoCourseAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ('manager','name')
+    inlines = (GeoPolygonInline,)
+
+
+    
 admin.site.unregister(User)
 admin.site.register(User,UserAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Workout,WorkoutAdmin)
@@ -63,4 +74,4 @@ admin.site.register(WorkoutComment,WorkoutCommentAdmin)
 admin.site.register(C2WorldClassAgePerformance,
                     C2WorldClassAgePerformanceAdmin)
 admin.site.register(PlannedSession,PlannedSessionAdmin)
-
+admin.site.register(GeoCourse, GeoCourseAdmin)
diff --git a/rowers/courses.py b/rowers/courses.py
index 2d35363c..71ccaec1 100644
--- a/rowers/courses.py
+++ b/rowers/courses.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from utils import myqueue
 
 from matplotlib import path
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as et
+
+ns = {'opengis': 'http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2'}
 
 import django_rq
 queue = django_rq.get_queue('default')
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ def polygon_to_path(polygon):
 def coordinate_in_polygon(latitude,longitude, polygon):
     p = polygon_to_path(polygon)
 
-    retun p.contains_points([(latitude,longitude)])[0]
+    return p.contains_points([(latitude,longitude)])[0]
 
 
     
@@ -71,3 +74,54 @@ def time_in_polygon(df,polygon,maxmin='max'):
 
     
     return time
+
+
+def kmltocourse(f):
+    doc = et.parse(f)
+    polygonpms = doc.findall('.//opengis:Placemark[opengis:Polygon]',ns)
+    polygons = []
+    for pm in polygonpms:
+        name = pm.findall('.//opengis:name',ns)[0].text
+        coordinates = pm.findall('.//opengis:coordinates',ns)
+        if coordinates:
+            cc = coordinates[0].text
+        else:
+            cc = ''
+
+        pointstring = cc.split()
+
+        points = []
+        for s in pointstring:
+            coordinates = s.split(',')
+            points.append({
+                'longitude':float(coordinates[0]),
+                'latitude':float(coordinates[1]),
+                })
+
+        polygons.append({
+            'name':name,
+            'points':points
+            })
+
+    return polygons
+
+def createcourse(manager,name,polygons):
+    c = GeoCourse(manager=manager,name=name)
+    c.save()
+
+    i = 0
+    for p in polygons:
+        pp = GeoPolygon(course=c,order_in_course=i,name=p['name'])
+        pp.save()
+        j = 0
+        for point in p['points']:
+            obj = GeoPoint(
+                latitude = point['latitude'],
+                longitude = point['longitude'],
+                polygon = pp,
+                order_in_poly = j
+                )
+            obj.save()
+            j += 1
+        i += 1
+        
diff --git a/rowers/models.py b/rowers/models.py
index 6d380cc2..f90131f2 100644
--- a/rowers/models.py
+++ b/rowers/models.py
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ class GeoCourse(models.Model):
     
 
 class GeoPolygon(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=150,blank=True)
     course = models.ForeignKey(GeoCourse, blank=True)
     order_in_course = models.IntegerField(default=0)