Adding a Geography Markup Language file to ArcMap returns 'Unable to read GML file'

Error Message

When adding a Geography Markup Language (GML) file to ArcMap, the following error message occurs:

“Unable to read GML file”

Cause

The ArcGIS OGC Interoperability Add-on supports the ESRI GML profile, and is a subset of the GML 2.1.2 specification. The file being loaded includes elements unsupported by the ESRI GML profile.

Solution or Workaround