Import Shapes

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2008
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:3.9.2 Following vector formats are currently supported:

Name	ID	Extension
	ODBC
AmigoCloud	AmigoCloud
Arc/Info Binary Coverage	AVCBin
Arc/Info E00 (ASCII) Coverage	AVCE00	e00
AutoCAD DXF	DXF	dxf
AutoCAD Driver	CAD	dwg
Bathymetry Attributed Grid	BAG	bag
Carto	Carto
Comma Separated Value (.csv)	CSV
Czech Cadastral Exchange Data Format	VFK	vfk
ESRI FileGDB	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
GMT ASCII Vectors (.gmt)	OGR_GMT	gmt
GPSBabel	GPSBabel
GPX	GPX	gpx
General Transit Feed Specification	GTFS	zip
GeoJSON	GeoJSON
GeoJSON Sequence	GeoJSONSeq
GeoPackage	GPKG
GeoRSS	GeoRSS
Geoconcept	Geoconcept
Geography Markup Language (GML)	GML	gml
Geography Markup Language (GML) driven by application schemas	GMLAS
Geospatial PDF	PDF	pdf
HTTP Fetching Wrapper	HTTP
IHO S-57 (ENC)	S57	000
Idrisi Vector (.vct)	Idrisi	vct
Interlis 1	Interlis 1
Interlis 2	Interlis 2
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
MBTiles	MBTiles	mbtiles
MIPL VICAR file	VICAR
MS Excel format	XLS	xls
MS Office Open XML spreadsheet	XLSX
MapInfo File	MapInfo File
MapML	MapML
Mapbox Vector Tiles	MVT
Memory	Memory
Microsoft SQL Server Spatial Database	MSSQLSpatial
Microstation DGN	DGN	dgn
MiraMon Vectors (.pol, .arc, .pnt)	MiraMonVector
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 Document/ LibreOffice / OpenOffice Spreadsheet	ODS	ods
OpenJUMP JML	JML	jml
OpenStreetMap XML and PBF	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
SDTS	OGR_SDTS
SQLite / Spatialite	SQLite
Scalable Vector Graphics	SVG	svg
Selafin	Selafin
Storage and eXchange Format	SXF	sxf
TileDB	TileDB
TopoJSON	TopoJSON
U.S. Census TIGER/Line	TIGER
UK .NTF	UK .NTF
VDV-451/VDV-452/INTREST Data Format	VDV
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`	-	-
Options	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] Automatic [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

Command Line


Usage: saga_cmd io_gdal 3 [-SHAPES ] [-FILES ] [-GEOM_TYPE ]
  -SHAPES:   	Shapes
	shapes list, output
  -FILES:    	Files
	file path
  -GEOM_TYPE:	Geometry Type
	choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Automatic
	[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