Import Shapes

Author(s)	O.Conrad (c) 2008
Library ID	io_gdal
Tool ID	3
Version	1.0
Menu	File \| Shapes

Description

The "OGR Vector Data Import" tool imports vector data from various file/database formats using the "Geospatial Data Abstraction Library" (GDAL) by Frank Warmerdam. GDAL Version:3.12.4 Following vector formats are currently supported:

Name	ID	Extension
(Geo)Arrow IPC File Format / Stream	Arrow	arrow
(Geo)Parquet	Parquet	parquet
AmigoCloud	AmigoCloud
Arc/Info Binary Coverage	AVCBin
Arc/Info E00 (ASCII) Coverage	AVCE00	e00
Arrow Database Connectivity	ADBC
Artificial Intelligence powered vector driver	AIVector
AutoCAD DXF	DXF	dxf
AutoCAD Driver	CAD	dwg
Bathymetry Attributed Grid	BAG	bag
Carto	Carto
Comma Separated Value (.csv)	CSV	csv
Czech Cadastral Exchange Data Format	VFK	vfk
ESRI FileGeodatabase (using OpenFileGDB)	OpenFileGDB	gdb
ESRI Personal GeoDatabase	PGeo	mdb
ESRI Shapefile	ESRI Shapefile	shp
ESRIJSON	ESRIJSON	json
Earth Engine Data API	EEDA
Elastic Search	Elasticsearch
FlatGeobuf	FlatGeobuf	fgb
Flexible Image Transport System	FITS	fits
French EDIGEO exchange format	EDIGEO	thf
GDAL Streamed Algorithm driver	GDALG	gdalg.json
GMT ASCII Vectors (.gmt)	OGR_GMT	gmt
GPSBabel	GPSBabel	mps
GPX	GPX	gpx
General Transit Feed Specification	GTFS	zip
GeoJSON	GeoJSON	json
GeoJSON Sequence	GeoJSONSeq	geojsonl
GeoPackage	GPKG	gpkg
GeoRSS	GeoRSS
Geography Markup Language (GML)	GML	gml
Geography Markup Language (GML) driven by application schemas	GMLAS	gml
Geospatial PDF	PDF	pdf
HTTP Fetching Wrapper	HTTP
IHO S-57 (ENC)	S57	000
Idrisi Vector (.vct)	Idrisi	vct
In Memory raster, vector and multidimensional raster	MEM
Interlis 1	Interlis 1	itf
Interlis 2	Interlis 2	xtf
JPEG-2000 driver based on JP2OpenJPEG library	JP2OpenJPEG	jp2
Kadaster LV BAG Extract 2.0	LVBAG	xml
Keyhole Markup Language (KML)	KML	kml
Keyhole Markup Language (LIBKML)	LIBKML	kml
MBTiles	MBTiles	mbtiles
MIPL VICAR file	VICAR
MS Excel format	XLS	xls
MS Office Open XML spreadsheet	XLSX	xlsx
MapInfo File	MapInfo File	tab
MapML	MapML
Mapbox Vector Tiles	MVT	mvt
Microsoft SQL Server Spatial Database	MSSQLSpatial
Microstation DGN	DGN	dgn
MiraMon Vectors (.pol, .arc, .pnt)	MiraMonVector	pol
NAS - ALKIS	NAS	xml
NASA Planetary Data System 4	PDS4	xml
Network Common Data Format	netCDF	nc
NextGIS Web	NGW
OGC API - Features	OAPIF
OGC CSW (Catalog Service for the Web)	CSW
OGC Features and Geometries JSON	JSONFG	json
OGC WFS (Web Feature Service)	WFS
OGCAPI	OGCAPI
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)	ODBC	mdb
Open Document/ LibreOffice / OpenOffice Spreadsheet	ODS	ods
OpenJUMP JML	JML	jml
OpenStreetMap XML and PBF	OSM	osm
PCIDSK Database File	PCIDSK	pix
Planet Labs Scenes API	PLSCENES
Planetary Data Systems TABLE	OGR_PDS
PostgreSQL SQL dump	PGDUMP	sql
PostgreSQL/PostGIS	PostgreSQL
ProtoMap Tiles	PMTiles	pmtiles
SQLite / Spatialite	SQLite	sqlite
Selafin	Selafin
Storage and eXchange Format	SXF	sxf
TileDB	TileDB
TopoJSON	TopoJSON	json
VDV-451/VDV-452/INTREST Data Format	VDV	txt
VRT - Virtual Datasource	OGR_VRT	vrt
WAsP .map format	WAsP	map

References

GDAL/OGR contributors (2019): GDAL/OGR Geospatial Data Abstraction software Library. A translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats. Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Link

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Output	Shapes	shapes list, output	`SHAPES`	-	-
Options	Files	file path	`FILES`	-	-
	Geometry Type	choice	`GEOM_TYPE`	Some OGR drivers are unable to determine the geometry type automatically, please choose the appropriate one in this case	Available Choices: [0] auto-detect [1] Point [2] Point (2.5D) [3] Multi-Point [4] Multi-Point (2.5D) [5] Line [6] Line (2.5D) [7] Polyline [8] Polyline (2.5D) [9] Polygon [10] Polygon (2.5D) [11] Multi-Polygon [12] Multi-Polygon (2.5D) Default: 0
	Opening Options	text	`OPTIONS`	A space separated list of key-value pairs (K=V).	-

Command Line


Usage: saga_cmd io_gdal 3 [-SHAPES ] [-FILES ] [-GEOM_TYPE ] [-OPTIONS ]
  -SHAPES:      Shapes
	shapes list, output
  -FILES:       Files
	file path
  -GEOM_TYPE:
                     Geometry Type
                     	choice
                     	Available Choices:
                     	[0] auto-detect
                     	[1] Point
                     	[2] Point (2.5D)
                     	[3] Multi-Point
                     	[4] Multi-Point (2.5D)
                     	[5] Line
                     	[6] Line (2.5D)
                     	[7] Polyline
                     	[8] Polyline (2.5D)
                     	[9] Polygon
                     	[10] Polygon (2.5D)
                     	[11] Multi-Polygon
                     	[12] Multi-Polygon (2.5D)
                     	Default: 0
  -OPTIONS:     Opening Options
	text