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<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Dear GDAL
developer<SPAN class=347463811-02062009>s</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>We would like to
know if you have in mind to develop for the <STRONG>ogr2ogr</STRONG> utility the
conversion to GML 3.1.1</FONT></SPAN></DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009>
<DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>At the European Environment Agency we use your
tools to convert SHP files into GML. Once we have the GML generated we import
them in SQL Server Spatial for further processing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>To import the GML
into SQL Server Spatial 2008 we have to do some modification in the GML
generated by <STRONG>ogr2ogr</STRONG> utility. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is what we
replace in the GML:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"gml:outerBoundaryIs"<SPAN
class=951342709-02062009> <EM>by</EM></SPAN> "gml:exterior" </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"gml:innerBoundaryIs"<SPAN
class=951342709-02062009> <EM>by</EM></SPAN> "gml:interior" </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"gml:coordinates" <SPAN
class=951342709-02062009><EM>by </EM></SPAN>"gml:posList" </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>And substitute comas
by space</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is the GML 1.0
generated by <STRONG>ogr2ogr</STRONG> utiliy:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2> <ogr:geometryProperty><gml:Polygon><gml:outerBoundaryIs><gml:LinearRing><gml:coordinates>-16.124971301678141,28.532350331930321
-16.125349339587991,28.532437725211178 -16.125317491520253,28.53240278983877
-16.125215922984399,28.532365814754602 -16.125097942598817,28.532313542029279
-16.125047035980906,28.532302772190828
-16.124971301678141,28.532350331930321</gml:coordinates></gml:LinearRing></gml:outerBoundaryIs></gml:Polygon></ogr:geometryProperty></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is the GML 3.1.
needed to import the spatial data into SQL Server 2008:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2> <ogr:geometryProperty><gml:Polygon><gml:exterior><gml:LinearRing><gml:posList>-16.124971301678141
28.532350331930321 -16.124971301673579 28.532350331923503 -16.115508612667128
28.532428395055103 -16.115508611853965 28.532428391612456 -16.146225850780553
28.512726744977815
</gml:posList></gml:LinearRing></gml:exterior></gml:Polygon></ogr:geometryProperty></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please do not
hesitate in contact me for further details.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looking to hearing
from you.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best
Regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=951342709-02062009><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Alberto</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>