SAGA-GIS Module Library Documentation (v2.1.3)

Module OGR: Import Vector Data

The "GDAL Vector Data Import" module imports vector data from various file/database formats using the "Geospatial Data Abstraction Library" (GDAL) by Frank Warmerdam. For more information have a look at the GDAL homepage:
http://www.gdal.org

Following vector data formats are currently supported:





































NameDescription
ESRI Shapefile
[x] create data source
[x] delete data source
MapInfo File
[x] create data source
[x] delete data source
UK .NTF
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
SDTS
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
TIGER
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
S57
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
DGN
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
VRT
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
REC
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
Memory
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
BNA
[x] create data source
[x] delete data source
CSV
[x] create data source
[x] delete data source
GML
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
GPX
[x] create data source
[x] delete data source
KML
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
GeoJSON
[x] create data source
[x] delete data source
Interlis 1
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
Interlis 2
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
GMT
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
SQLite
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
DODS
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
ODBC
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
PGeo
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
OGDI
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
PostgreSQL
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
MySQL
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
PCIDSK
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
XPlane
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
AVCBin
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
AVCE00
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source
DXF
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
Geoconcept
[x] create data source
[x] delete data source
GeoRSS
[x] create data source
[x] delete data source
GPSTrackMaker
[x] create data source
[ ] delete data source
VFK
[ ] create data source
[ ] delete data source

Parameters

 NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
OutputShapesShapes list (output)SHAPES--
OptionsFilesFile pathFILES--
Geometry TypeChoiceGEOM_TYPESome OGR drivers are unable to determine the geometry type automatically, please choose the appropriate one in this caseAvailable Choices:
[0] automatic
[1] wkbPoint
[2] wkbPoint25D
[3] wkbMultiPoint
[4] wkbMultiPoint25D
[5] wkbLineString
[6] wkbLineString25D
[7] wkbMultiLineString
[8] wkbMultiLineString25D
[9] wkbPolygon
[10] wkbPolygon25D
[11] wkbMultiPolygon
[12] wkbMultiPolygon25D
[13] wkbGeometryCollection
[14] wkbGeometryCollection25D
Default: 0

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd io_gdal 3 [-SHAPES <str>] [-FILES <str>] [-GEOM_TYPE <str>]
  -SHAPES:<str>   	Shapes
	Shapes list (output)
  -FILES:<str>    	Files
	File path
  -GEOM_TYPE:<str>	Geometry Type
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] automatic
	[1] wkbPoint
	[2] wkbPoint25D
	[3] wkbMultiPoint
	[4] wkbMultiPoint25D
	[5] wkbLineString
	[6] wkbLineString25D
	[7] wkbMultiLineString
	[8] wkbMultiLineString25D
	[9] wkbPolygon
	[10] wkbPolygon25D
	[11] wkbMultiPolygon
	[12] wkbMultiPolygon25D
	[13] wkbGeometryCollection
	[14] wkbGeometryCollection25D
	Default: 0