Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] shp support
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From: Rich G. <ri...@te...> - 2005-04-01 00:35:20
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Hi Marcel, Quantum GIS, http://qgis.org/, includes a plug in that can import GPX files. Also see the shaplib library at http://shapelib.maptools.org/ It is pretty easy to write scripts using the shapelib utilities to create shp files. Here is a horrible shell script that I've used... #!/bin/sh shpcreate annotation point dbfcreate annotation -n elevation 5 0, -s timestamp 19, -s event 1023 grep -v "^#" $1 | \ awk -F\| '{print "shpadd annotation " $2 " " $1 "; dbfadd annotation \"" $3 "\" \"" $4 "\" \"" $5 "\""}' | \ sh -- First it creates the shp/shx files annotation.shp and annotation.shx with shpcreate. Then it creates annotation.dbf file with the fields elevation, timestamp, and event. Then it does hideous things by using awk to create a shell script, and then piping it to awk... But the key is that you use shpadd and dbfadd to add points to a shape file... Cheers, Rich On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Marcel St-Germain wrote: > Hi, > Do someone know if gpsbabel have any plan to include esri shp format. > It could be a plus for integration in gis software if it could generate > for the waypoint and trak, all the file required for use in gis > software, .dbf . shx .prj etc > > Marcel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by Demarc: > A global provider of Threat Management Solutions. > Download our HomeAdmin security software for free today! > http://www.demarc.com/Info/Sentarus/hamr30 > _______________________________________________ > Gpsbabel-misc mailing list > Gps...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gpsbabel-misc > |