ogr2ogr is an open source command line utility popular for converting to and from various vector spatial data formats.
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How to add field with filename when merging shapefiles with ogr2ogr?
I'm merging some shapefiles and I had some problems doing so inside QGIS, so i'm using ogr2ogr directly.
I'm doing this (in a batch):
ogr2ogr -overwrite %destination% %n1%
ogr2ogr -update -append ...
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ogr2ogr converting to shapefile - how to select feature types?
Shapefiles can only have one geometry type, but many other formats (kml, geojson) can have multiple types.
When converting to shapefiles, is it possible to to tell ogr2ogr to create multiple ...
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How to reduce the file size of GeoJSON data?
For my project I am trying to convert the tiger shapefile information for us states into GeoJSON format
However when I use the ogr2ogr tool the data file is about 20 MB. I have seen the geoJSON file ...
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How to create a GeoJSON that works with D3?
I'm simply trying to convert a .shp file to a geoJSON format using:
ogr2ogr -f geoJSON output.json input.shp
After executing the command nothing seems to be wrong. Here's an excerpt from the ...
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OGR to read from oracle, and then write a CSV
I need to read an Oracle (not spatial) table with OGR.
I have no problem with ogrinfo. I use this command:
ogrinfo -ro OCI:user/password -sql "select * from HR.EMPLOYEES"
I have this kind of ...
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ogr2ogr kml to shp conversion created 184 shapefiles?! What am I missing?
I'm trying to convert this KML dataset of ice arenas to a shapefile using ogr2ogr (GDAL 1.8). After some initial troubleshooting to get the script running, it's creating 184 different shapefiles (736 ...
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How to import KML file, with custom data, to Postgres/PostGIS database?
By custom, I don't mean a different structure of KML file, but in <description></description> section, I have data with HTML tags of this kind:
<?xml version="1.0" ...
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OGR Shapefile to CSV: Using Python to get WKT for multipart Polys.
Using ogr2ogr and python, I'm running into a wall with trying to create a csv with WKTs for a shapefile that contains multipart polygons. Currently this is this code I'm using (found it on interweb):
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Importing KML in QGIS - what are all the node elements that QGIS looks for other than Name and Description?
Of all elements given at (ref: http://service.kmlvalidator.com/ets/ogc-kml/2.2/) only Name and Description seem to be recognized on importing KML using QGIS 1.8.0-Lisboa. I would like to know if this ...
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Translating all features in a shape file
I have a friend with a bit of a problem. He has 1000+ shape files mapping paddocks and being used for precision agriculture. He's recently discovered the base station positions used to create these ...
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ogr2ogr convert all shapefiles in a directory
I have a directory with several shapefiles. How can convert all these shapefiles to MapInfo with ogr2ogr. I know how I can convert one file. And I can make a batch script writing a line for each file. ...
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How can I update ogr2ogr to include the PostgreSQL driver?
I'm trying to use ogr2ogr to upload a shapefile to a remote PostGres installation. When I ran this command:
celenius:~ celenius$ ogr2ogr -f PostgreSQL PG:"host=255.34.00.00 user=postgres dbname=mydb ...
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Can't export a polygon shapefile to MySQL using ogr2ogr?
I am having problems with ogr2ogr and keep getting different versions of the error:
ERROR 1: MySQL error message: The used table type doesn't support SPATIAL indexes.
Description: ALTER TABLE ...
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Importing multiple shapefiles with tablespace and inheritance defined
In the UK we are very fortunate to have the Ordnance Survey who provide the whole of Britain in vector format. The data is provided as over 60 tiles, each of which contains something like 16 ...
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Is it possible to create CAD file from shapefile and also create CAD blocks from the database fields
I am trying to find out if there is any software or plugin/code that I can bundle that will take a shapefile and export it to a CAD file with CAD blocks generated so our CAD mappers can just move the ...
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How did QGIS fix a shapefile's character encoding, and can I do this on the command line with ogr2ogr?
Solved: I'm not sure why, but it works fine if I specify --config SHAPE_ENCODING "ISO-8859-1" in my ogr2ogr command. For whatever reason, this allowed ogr2ogr to go from the original TigerLine ...
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ogr2ogr / GDAL remove features in FileGDB while in use by ArcGIS Server map service
I'm using ogr2ogr to pull features out of Oracle and put them into a File GeoDatabase. The FGDB is being used by an active ArcGIS Server map service. This is all done for performance / reducing DB ...
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Change Layer name when converting from GeoJSON
I am converting GeoJSON files to other formats (including KML) using ogr2ogr.
As you may know, there is no field in a GeoJSON file to specify the name of the layer, causing every conversion to have ...
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Converting kml to shape file via ogr2ogr including all attributes
Here is the example kml file I am using:
<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2">
<Document>
<name>My Golf Course Example</name>
<Placemark>
<name>Club ...
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ogr2ogr from Postgres to GeoJSON missing crs key
I'm using ogr2ogr to convert some OSM data for Greenland (not really important for the question), from a PostGIS database to a file containing GeoJSON.
The problem is that the GeoJSON gets written ...
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Why does Ogr2Ogr Postgres import fail?
I have a lot of S57 files that need to be imported to PostgresDB. The process takes over 2 hours. In order to improve performance, I have tried using PG_USE_COPY to use copy instead of DB inserts. I ...
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How do I split polygons that cross the dateline?
I have a dataset of country borders which I obtained from:
http://thematicmapping.org/downloads/world_borders.php/
I have that dataset in both shp and SQL, but I'll put out there that I don't feel ...
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Why are GeoJSON coordinates different exported from QGIS vs. ogr2ogr?
I have a shapefile with a Google Mercator projection (900913) that I need converted to GeoJSON. I need to do this on a regular basis amongst other things so I wrote a shell script to do it using ...
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How do I clip Geojson FeatureCollection with another Geojson polygon
I have a GeoJSON file that contains one FeatureCollection with a bunch of features that are polygons. I also have the boundary of the continental USA in another GeoJSON file. I'd like to clip the ...
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Convert non-spatial Oracle table to spatial Oracle table in a different database
I'm trying to use ogr2ogr to convert data from a non-spatial table (has X & Y values) in an Oracle database (1) to a spatial format in a different Oracle database (2). This will be scheduled to ...
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How to save table from PostgreSQL to MapInfo File?
I have two tables:
1 with geometry in WGS
2 with geometry in Local System
I tried this:
ogr2ogr -f "MapInfo File" output2.tab PG:"host=localhost user=postgres password=123456 dbname=postgis" -sql ...
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Ogr2Ogr exported this boundary 90 degrees incorrectly
I've got some GEOGRAPHY data in my Sql Server 2008. I wish to export it as a shapefile (so I can import it into QGIS) and when I do, it's rotated 90 degrees to the left.
Command line
C:\>ogr2ogr ...
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How do you open shapefiles with ogr2ogr
I'm following along the D3 tutorial, and on this line:
ogr2ogr \
-f GeoJSON \
-where "adm0_a3 IN ('GBR', 'IRL')" \
subunits.json \
ne_10m_admin_0_map_subunits.shp
run into the following ...
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How to convert multipoint layer to point
I have a Spatialite layer which is multipoint (following a QGIS Save As from shapefile). I need it to be PostGIS and POINT. I have tried ogr2ogr -nlt POINT and got 'new row for relation "xxx" violates ...
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How do I use ogr2ogr to convert a GML to shapefile in Python
I am trying to convert a GML to an ESRI shapefile using ogr2ogr utility in a python script.
I have successfully installed the GDAL/OGR package via osgeo but I am now struggling to find/understand ...
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How to re-project shapefiles?
I wanted to re-project a QGIS project, but there is no such option. When searching for an answer I see ogr2ogr suggested for this task, by re-projecting each vector layer (shapefile in this example). ...
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Can you explain this WKT multipolygon format?
I am confused by the output I'm getting from ogr2ogr when converting a shapefile to WKT. What I'm expecting to see is something in the form below (from Wikipedia):
MULTIPOLYGON (((40 40, 20 45, 45 ...
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What can go wrong in UTM to WGS1984 conversion (shifted data)
I try to convert .shp files to OSM data with shp2osm and ogr2osm but the output data is shifted.
Semi-Cross-Posting Warning: I have already asked a questions on the OSM help site, but this questions ...
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How to reproject shapefile using ogr2ogr
I have shapefile in EPSG:2834 and I want to reproject it into EPSG:4326. I am trying to use ogr2ogr in Windows; however, I get this failure output:
C:\Users\Nik\Desktop\Logan_Lines>ogr2ogr -t_srs ...
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How to use non-native spatial data from MS SQL Server with ogr2ogr?
I have some tables in MS SQL Server (2012) with WKT string columns.
I want to export these data to a MapInfo tab file.
Currently I am using the following command:
ogr2ogr -f "MapInfo File" ...
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Can ogr2ogr be used to append multiple DBF files?
Can ogr2ogr be used to append multiple DBF files? It works with SHP files, but I can't see how to do it with DBF files on their own. It ought to be possible, considering DBF is a subset of SHP.
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Converting from shp to geojson fails
I'm following Mike Bostock's tutorial, let's make a map, but for a map of Mexico. I want to display state boundaries.
I was able to get the map of Mexico from Natural Earth Data's world maps. My ...
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How to debug ogr2ogr ERROR 1: Did not get at least 2 values or invalid number of set of coordinates?
I'm trying to convert a government data contour GML (http://geo.data.linz.gv.at/katalog/geodata/hoehenschichten/2011/1m-Hoehenschichten.gml) to Shapefile.
It seems like it was created by FME:
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Export KML ExtendedData with OGR2OGR
I would like to export with ogr2ogr the data I have in a kml as ExtendedData
<Placemark>
<ExtendedData>
<SchemaData schemaUrl="#15540_punti">
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Converting mixed mapinfo tab files
Hi I need a little help/ ideas on how to convert tab files.
The problem:
I have many TAB files produced daily by 3 party app, I need to batch import the files into postgres.
Most files import fine, ...
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Ogr2ogr: Unable to open datasource problem
I downloaded the Precints shapefile from the City of Boston's data hub, and I'm trying import it into SQLServer (I'm running the Express verson). I've already created the database in the SQLServer ...
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CSV rows to Polyline with OGR
I'm not sure if I can complete this operation in one step - but someone might be able to help me.
My input file is a csv file with PointID, x, y, z and LineID columns. I'm looking to combine all ...
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How to convert SHP into GPX or JSON?
I would like to convert the tree inventory shape files of London (Canada) into a GPX file and if possible into a JSON file. You can download the archive from their Open Data website. It contains the ...
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Ogr2Ogr SQLite Geometry Functions
I believe title is all clear.I'm using Ogr2ogr utilities & binaries to read geometry.
I used something like this:
ogr2ogr -f "SQLite" test2.sqlite test.sqlite -sql "SELECT ...
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OGR DXF to KML conversion
I'm trying to convert a DXF 2010 file to KML using ogr2ogr:
ogr2ogr -f "KML" outfile.kml infile.dxf
In the file, $INSUNITS is 6, that's meters, if I'm correct?
The problem is that DXF is not ...
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How to convert KML (Google Latitude) to SHP on Linux?
I downloaded a KML track from Google Latitude. The service allows to download the tracked route from the user's profile providing a link such as:
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GDAL 1.9.1 ogr2ogr KML to PostGIS not incuding ExtendedData
I have a KML file utilizing a Schema in the document and ExtendedData in each placemark. The ExtendedData does not seem to pass in conversion to PostGIS or shapefile.
Any assistance would be much ...
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Export Shapefile To KML - Google Maps Layers/Tiles
I need to convert a shapefile (either polygon shp with millions of polygons or polyline shapefile derived from the polygons) into a format to use online in Google Maps. I currently use GDAL codes ...
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Loading shapefile to a specific table in postgis using ogr2ogr
I have already created a geometry table in postgis. I want to load several shapefiles into that table using ogr2ogr. But I didn't find the parameter which could specify that table.
ogr2ogr -append ...
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Transform GeoRSS from WGS84 to UTM 33N with ogr2ogr
Is this really not supported or do I have missed something in my code? If it is not possible with ogr2ogr, do you know of any other open source methods to reproject from GeoRSS to GeoRSS or from shp ...
