[GRASS-user] Getting vectors from postscript files

[Richard Chirgwin]

Glynn Clements wrote:
> Richard Chirgwin wrote:
>
>   
>> I have a large and layered PDF map which I'd like to get into Grass-GIS, 
>> preferably without tracing the vectors by hand - there are hundreds!
>>
>> I've been looking at various ways to extract the vectors - in particular 
>> using tools like pdf2ps, pstoedit and fig2dev - to try and get the data 
>> into some kind of usable format. However, the best I can seem to do is 
>> to get an SVG (scalable vector graphics) file that contains the relevant 
>> vectors.
>>
>> Is there a tool that will let me import vectors from either PDF, PS, or 
>> SVG into Grass-GIS?
>>     
>
> CorelDraw can convert import SVG and export DXF, which can be read
> with v.in.ogr.
>
> Inkscape is supposed to be getting DXF export, but I don't know the
> current state of progress.
>
>   
Thanks Glynn - Since I'm a Linux user, I'll have to try and wrangle 
Inkscape ... Its main problem at the moment is that the SVG is too big 
for it, so I need to figure out some way to slice up the image beforehand.

Cheers,
Richard