[gdal-dev] OziExplorer (ozf2) Files with GDAL?

[Oliver Eichler]

On Friday, 3. October 2008 11:43:04 you wrote:
> On Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:03:55 +0100, Oliver Eichler <oliver.eichler at gmx.de> 
wrote:
> > There is another converter:
> >
> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/ozi2geotiff
>
> As far as I can tell this program just calls gdal_translate!
> So if GDAL doesn't know how to unpack ozf files then how does it work?
>
> Andrew

Hi Andrew,

ask the author. He wanted to integrate ozi import in QLandkarte GT, but I 
rejected to keep QLandkarte GT free from possible proprietary format 
lawsuits. Thus he decided to do a script. As his usual work committed to 
QLandkarte GT is of a good quality, I assume this script is usable, too. 
Personally I do not use ozi files at all. You have to decide yourself if the 
software is good for you.

AFAIK the ozi format is just referencing information to a bitmap stored in a 
known format like jpeg, png or tiff. Thus using gdal_translate is not that 
obscure to me.

Oliver