[geos-devel] Converting shape files to GEOS geometries

Mateusz Loskot mateusz at loskot.net
Wed Jan 10 09:54:42 EST 2007


Jean-Claude Repetto wrote:
> Perhaps there is already a program or a library that can do that ?

Check sources of GDAL/OGR.
There is exportToGEOS function which follows this scheme:

1. Read shape to OGR geometry
2. Pass OGR geometry to the exportToGEOS
3. Export OGR geometry to WKB
4. Import WKB to GEOS


Cheers
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Mateusz Loskot
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