[Gdal-dev] KML Write-only driver for OGR

[Guillaume HUBY]

Hello,

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : gdal-dev-bounces at lists.maptools.org 
> [mailto:gdal-dev-bounces at lists.maptools.org] De la part de 
> Frank Warmerdam
> Envoyé : mercredi 24 mai 2006 23:48
> À : gdal-dev
> Objet : [Gdal-dev] KML Write-only driver for OGR
> 


> 
> As I see it the downside is that this driver is write-only, 
> which isn't a concept that is particularly well handled by 
> OGR (there is not way for
> a driver to indicate it is write only currently).   However, 
> we have done
> this for GML, and DWG/DXF in the past so it isn't a new thing.

I think it would be great to be able to read kml too. When using GE, you can
export features into kml. If you have GE pro edition, you can draw features
and save them into kml. These are examples where reading is interesting.

I would also like to raise a new question. KML is also made for displaying
rasters into Google. Would this driver being able to make this.

An interesting link not mentionned in this thread:
http://earth.google.com/kml/

Thanks for all this job,

Guillaume.