[gdal-dev] netCDF to Shapefile

[Chaitanya kumar CH]

Manuel,

Shapefile is for vector formats alone. Try a raster format to convert the
netCDF data.

As for the performance, you don't need to cache anything. But it may help to
tweak the GDAL_CACHEMAX setting.
http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/FAQRaster#Howtoimprovegdalwarpperfomance

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Manuel Rainer <manuelrainer at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Hi,
>
> I would like to convert certain time slices (records) out of a netCDF file
> to a Shapefile.
> The netCDF file has 7> GB, so what is the best proceed to get an
> appropriate performance?
> I mean, should the data be cached (e.g. in an ASCII file, ...)
> before writing a Shapefile or can the shp directly be generated?
> Perhaps you have some experiences...
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Best regards
> Manuel
>
>
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