[gdal-dev] converting KML to CSV

[Frank Warmerdam]

Tim Michelsen wrote:
> Hello,
> I'd like to convert KML back to CSV.
> 
> When I issue
> ogr2ogr -f CSV out.csv in.kml
> 
> there are no coordinates written to the CSV file. Only the placemark names are
> written.
> 
> How can I get ogr2ogr to create a file like
> Latitude,Longitude,Name
> 48.1,0.25,"First point"
> 49.2,1.1,"Second point"
> 47.5,0.75,"Third point"

Tim,

The CSV driver does not support writing geometries, though I can see some
support for this might be desirable.

Best regards,
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