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ogr2ogr is an open source command line utility popular for converting to and from various vector spatial data formats.

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Use ogr2ogr to delete content of table and load new data from shapefile

I want to do this using ogr2ogr. … Is there something like this in ogr2ogr? …
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Installation and execution of GDAL

I checked the location of my GDAL with: which ogr2ogr command and I get: /usr/bin/which: **no ogr2ogr in** (/Library/Frameworks/GDAL.framework/Programs:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7 …
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Use ogr2ogr to get KML out of PostGIS

I am trying to export a Postgis database table into KML using ogr2ogr. … When I execute this command in terminal (Ubuntu 12) I just get the "documentation" back but no result or error: ogr2ogr -f "KML" mykml.kml PG:"host=localhost user=**** dbname=nga_test password=***" "public.chalandri …
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Failed once again to import shapefile to PostGIS DB using ogr2ogr

I have checked everything: Permissions of files, Path of shapefiles, Validity of shapefile, triple checked my ogr2ogr command, used ogrinfo to validate my connection to the DB and check the shapefile … This is my ogr2ogr command: ogr2ogr -f "PostgreSQL" PG:"host=localhost user=my_user password=my_pass dbname=my_db_name" -nlt GEOMETRY my_shape_file.shp And the error I get (also checked the PostgreSQL …
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Import a shapefile to postgis with ogr2ogr gives: Unable to open datasource

I want to use ogr2ogr in order to import a shapefile in a postgis database. … I have successfully installed ogr2ogr and I run from the pgsql the following command: ogr2ogr -f "PostgreSQL" PG:"host=localhost user=user_1 password=***** dbname=imports" world_boundaries.shp What …
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