[OSGeo-Discuss] Auto-cataloging of image files

[Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)]

Tyler,

gdaltindex did not work. The Windows EXE does not like 'wildcards' and 
does not recognize ECWs.

Your python program looks promising as a catalog of datasets in a 
directory but does not create a spatial representation of this 
information, which is what I need.

Additional functionality worth considering is the ability feed the 
routine OSGeo Project Files for the various open source GIS packages and 
have the datasets used extracted and used to create a "project catalog" 
with all the relevant metadata. The users could also be allowed to 
augment certain fields. A utility like this would be good to reference 
what vector and data was used in a project when the information is still 
on the system. If you are like me, I am bound by Data Supply Agreements, 
which require me to remove the data from my computer once the project is 
finished. Prior to deletion it would be great to get as much information 
on what was used as possible.

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 
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On 11/02/2010 11:49 AM, Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> 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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