[OSGeo-Discuss] Auto-cataloging of image files

[Tyler Mitchell]

Sounds like gdaltindex is what you're after, but I thought I'd mention my attempts at creating a vector and raster metadata collection script.  It recursively scans and interrogates almost all OGR and GDAL support formats and outputs XML.  Not sure if it's beyond alpha quality yet, but in case anyone is interested:

http://code.google.com/p/spatialguru/wiki/SpatialDataCataloguingScript

Always interested in further improvements to this little python learning exercise.  :)


----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:35 pm
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Auto-cataloging of image files
To: OSGeo Discussions <discuss at lists.osgeo.org>

> http://www.gdal.org/gdaltindex.html
> 
> On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia
> Pty Ltd) <scropper at botanicusaustralia.com.au> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > First, sorry for cross-posting to anyone also on the gvSIG-
> International> List.
> >
> > I just received a CD, and regularly receive CDs, with ~100 1km 
> x 1km ECW
> > Tiles as part of a contract. Does anyone know of a routine to 
> scan these
> > files or their associated header files and creates a shapefile 
> showing the
> > extent of each image?
> >
> > I sort of imagine running the routine, being asked to specify 
> the directory
> > containing the image data then having a polygon layer appear 
> with the extent
> > of each tile. The attribute table would be populated with 
> layer name,
> > coordinates, and any other metadata that can be gleaned from 
> the files.
> > --
> >
> > Cheers Simon
> >
> > Simon Cropper
> > Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
> > PO Box 160, Sunshine, Victoria 3020.
> > P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437.
> > mailto: scropper at botanicusaustralia.com.au
> > web: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au
> >
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