Re: Read support for KML and other OGR

Rick,

Since the OGR library presents a single API for all supported vector
formats, I naively assumed that the data model might be standardized.
It would be very helpful if the current NCL data model for shapefiles
(geometry, segments, x, y, feature metadata) could be extended for
these other formats. This would allow some really easy
interoperability for the various OGR vector formats, from the user
point of view.

Currently I have some KML files that I would like to just plug in in
place of shape files, in some existing programs.

--Dave

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 9:29 PM, <brownrig@ucar.edu> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Yes, I will file a ticket on this so that it doesn't get lost. Offhand I
> would think KML should be a quick one to add. I'll ponder list of others;
> in many cases I suspect the only barrier is simply a matter of tracking down
> example datasets for testing.
>
> Shapefile is the format that gets all the attention, but as you likely know,
> we also support MapInfo, Generic Mapping Tools, and Tiger formats, using OGR
> in the manner you describe (maybe my imagination, but it seems like the OGR
> formats list has grown substantially since I last checked when we introduced
> shapefile). Some map better to NCL's NetCDF-ish data model than others.
>
> Thanks for your feedback and suggestions!
> Rick
>
> On Wed, 22 May 2013 17:34:21 -0600
> Dave Allured - NOAA Affiliate <dave.allured@noaa.gov> wrote:
>>
>> NCL support,
>>
>> Would you please add read support for KML? Would it be easy to add
>> read support for many of the other OGR vector formats at the same
>> time? It appears that these are all readable through the same
>> GDAL/OGR library that is currently used for shape files. Thank you.
>>
>> http://gdal.org/ogr/ogr_formats.html
>>
>> --Dave
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