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Thanks for your support gents! For now, I have managed to get by, both compiling, converting and displaying (though it broke a few cool nerves in the process). <br><br>I tried Google Earth, and this handles large .kml files - I guess the data transfer is the issue in using online apps, like Google Maps. The ideal of course would be to fund a GPL alternative...<br><br>Again, thanks!<br><br>Mattias<br><br>> From: even.rouault@mines-paris.org<br>> To: gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org<br>> Subject: Re: [gdal-dev] ogr2ogr .SHP to .KML conversion problem<br>> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:28:00 +0100<br>> CC: gregcoats@mac.com; powerphysics@hotmail.com<br>> <br>> No, this was not packages of 1.7.0 but 1.7.0dev of several months ago. I've <br>> removed them from the site to avoid any confusion. Hopefully the UbuntuGIS <br>> team will package 1.7.0 now it is released.<br>> <br>> Le Wednesday 03 February 2010 16:52:11 Greg Coats, vous avez écrit :<br>> > Even Rouault offers GDAL 1.7.0 compiled for Ubuntu at<br>> > http://even.rouault.free.fr/<br>> ><br>> > On Feb 3, 2010, at 3:14 AM, Mattias Carlsson wrote:<br>> > > Thanks, that says version is 1.5.4. I guess an upgrade might do the<br>> > > trick. However, as I am very green in Linux, I have yet to compile my<br>> > > first source and would appreciate any simpler way, i.e. pre-compiled<br>> > > binaries. Is there any such way, or any good reference for learning<br>> > > necessary basics regarding compilation? /Mattias<br>> > ><br>> > > Subject: Re: [gdal-dev] ogr2ogr .SHP to .KML conversion problem<br>> > > From: gregcoats@mac.com<br>> > > Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 18:06:28 -0500<br>> > > CC: gdal-dev@lists.osgeo.org<br>> > > To: powerphysics@hotmail.com<br>> > ><br>> > > Use gdal_translate --version<br>> > ><br>> > > Since you told me that you are using GDAL version 1.5.0 from December<br>> > > 2007, I suggest that you upgrade to GDAL 1.7.0 from January 2010. Greg<br>> > ><br>> > > On Feb 2, 2010, at 4:01 PM, Mattias Carlsson wrote:<br>> > ><br>> > > Hi,<br>> > ><br>> > > I am trying to learn how to use ogr2ogr to convert a shapefile to kml,<br>> > > but fail to do so and cannot understand whether I am at all on the right<br>> > > track or completely lost (very much beginner in GIS). I would like to<br>> > > convert either, or all, of the files on<br>> > > <http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/LandandDevelopment/DDC/GasElectricNW/unde<br>> > >rgroundcables/shape/> to .kml and try using<br>> > ><br>> > > >ogr2ogr -f "KML" LINE.kml LINE.shp<br>> > ><br>> > > but get a buffer overflow (I can send a backtrace if this would help):<br>> > > >*** buffer overflow detected ***: ogr2ogr terminated<br>> > ><br>> > > (btw, I am using Ubuntu 9.10)<br>> > ><br>> > > Apologies if this is the wrong forum or totally basic, but after many<br>> > > frustrations I am getting desperate and, please, please, guide me in the<br>> > > right direction...<br>> > ><br>> > > Thanks!<br>> > ><br>> > > \Mattias<br>> <br>> <br>                                            <br /><hr />Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. <a href='https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969' target='_new'>Sign up now.</a></body>
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