[OSGeo Africa] Batch conversion from shp to kml

[Mnqweno Mnyengeza]

Thank you Zibu...much appreciated...
 
Regards


Mnqweno Mnyengeza (Mr)
 
Professional GIS Practitioner 
Geography
082 9048267 (Mobile)
Statistics South Africa
"...people are very quick to notice the change in your attitude towards
them but always ignore their unacceptable behavior that led to your
change....."
 


>>> Zibusiso Ncube <ncubezedm at gmail.com> 2016/08/15 02:12 PM >>>
I would just do a complete stand alone python scriptinyana

iterate through all the shapefiles gets their pathnames into a list and
then create the output files pathnames for each file as i am about to
put it into an ogr2ogr conversion for shapefile to kml. then convert
it.

maybe something like ...

def shpToKML(inputPath,outputPath): 

#get the drivers
driver = ogr.GetDriverByName('KML') 
driver = ogr.GetDriverByName('SHP')

#do the conversion 
ogr2ogr.main(['-f', 'KML', outputPath,inputPath])

play around with it you will get it ...just check the specific ogr2ogr
syntax

Regards,

Zibusiso

Regards

Zibusiso M Ncube


On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Mnqweno Mnyengeza
<mnqwenom at statssa.gov.za> wrote:


Dear All

I need to convert approximately thirteen million points from shp2kml
using QGIS. I have already split the points into their respective
provinces, districts and the lowest level of demarcation which is an
enumeration area (EA) here at Statistics South Africa. The output file
of the split is the sub-folder named the EA reference number and
containing the points and polygon of that particular EA. I now need to
batch process this conversion using QGIS batch file processor if any is
available or any other free open source tool that can easily serve the
purpose.

Please assist


Kind regards

Mnqweno Mnyengeza (Mr)
Professional GIS Practitioner 
Geography
082 9048267
( tel:082%209048267)  (Mobile)
Statistics South Africa
"...people are very quick to notice the change in your attitude towards
them but always ignore their unacceptable behavior that led to your
change....."




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