[Gdal-dev] DGN format and projection support

[Jeff L.]

Brent,

I was looking into converting mapinfo files so I can open them in Geomedia 
(Intergraph product).
As Gemoedia does not read mapinfo projections, it's asked about a .csf 
(coordinate system file) to be existent with the mapinfo files in order to 
process the data correctly. Geomedia does support .dgn projected files to 
create a .csf file, so I was thinking if a I can produce dgn (through 
gdal/ogr) i can then load my mapinfo files to Geomedia.

It's a bit indirect way but the only way I found so far to get mapinfo data 
into geomedia (with their coordinate system). The more direct question is 
how to get GIS vector data into Geomedia knowing that Geomedia asks about 
the coordinate system of the data (.csf file) ?

Jeff


>From: "Brent Fraser" <bfraser at geoanalytic.com>
>To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>,<warmerdam at pobox.com>
>CC: <gdal-dev at lists.maptools.org>
>Subject: Re: [Gdal-dev] DGN format and projection support
>Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:43:54 -0600
>
>Jeff, Frank,
>
>   Last I heard (8 years ago!), Intergraph had no plans to publish format 
>or
>provide an open/free API to the coordinate system definition MGE/GeoMedia
>apps store in the type 56 element of the DGN file.  But times change; maybe
>they're open to the idea these days...
>
>   And I doubt if the type 56 element is read by any Bentley Systems 
>products
>(including Microstation).
>
>   Jeff, which application are you planning to use with the DGN files?
>
>Brent Fraser
>GeoAnalytic Inc.
>Calgary, Alberta
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>
>To: <warmerdam at pobox.com>
>Cc: <gdal-dev at lists.maptools.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [Gdal-dev] DGN format and projection support
>
>
> > Hi Frank,
> >
> > Thank you for your response. DGN can store projection according to this
> > document:
> > http://support.intergraph.com/TechNotes/MicroStation_Define_CSF.pdf
> >
> > The paragraph of the document that mention the projection is:
> >
> > "The design file has its projection/coordinate system and mapping 
>working
> > units stored in a format that can be easily read by Intergraph mapping
> > software applications such as GeoMedia and MGE. The assigned projection
> > information is stored in the header of the design file as a Microstation
> > element type 56."
> >
> > Any work around to produce DGN with coordinate system ?
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam at pobox.com>
> > >To: "Jeff L." <nf10 at hotmail.com>
> > >CC: gdal-dev at lists.maptools.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Gdal-dev] DGN format and projection support
> > >Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 13:46:47 -0400
> > >
> > >On 10/18/05, Jeff L. <nf10 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I downloaded GDAL source code and tried out the DGN as an output
>format
> > >but
> > > > it seems that the DGN ogr driver does not support coordinate system.
>Is
> > >this
> > > > correct ? if yes, I'm wondering if there is any work around this to
> > >generate
> > > > DGN with coordinate system ? (scenario: convert mapInfo files to 
>dgn)
> > >
> > >Jeff,
> > >
> > >Your analysis is correct.  I don't know how Microstation stores
> > >coordinate system information in DGNs, and I suspect that in
> > >most geographic maps they don't even bother.
> > >
> > >Best regards,
> > >--
> >
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> >
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