Fwd: [OSGeo BC] viewing .gml files with OpenJUMP

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

Can you pop in a DVD and reboot? :)

http://live.osgeo.org

On December 24, 2010 01:26:56 am Sam Vekemans wrote:
> I'll ask the list also.
> I'd rather not install a new operating system just to open up a .gml file
> :)
> 
> 
> Is there an older version of qgis that has an .exe file as part of the
> package? ... or maybe a plugin for OpenJUMP that can handle these .gml
> files?
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> sam
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Sam Vekemans <acrosscanadatrails at gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:29:00 -0800
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo BC] viewing .gml files with OpenJUMP
> To: "Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)" <tmitchell at osgeo.org>
> 
> Hi,
> Thanks.
> The program does not actually open up and run by it's self.
> I'm using a library computer
> 
> in the main folder where there is supposed to be some kind of .exe file
> "Quantum GIS Copiapo"  there is none.
> There is a bat file called 'preremove'
> and there is a text file called 'postinstall'  which appears to be a
> command line installer... but no actual fun windows installer simple .iss
> file that would install everything in the right folders.
> Trying it again, (at the very end of the install script it needs to give
> the end-user the option to run the program right away. I think it's only
> that part that is missing.
> 
> This was the one that i tried.
> 1.1 Standalone Installer (recommended for new
> users)<http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Download#Standalone_Installer_.28recommende
> d_for_new_users.29>
> 
> It's a good thing that i dont have my home computer setup, as i cant mess
> up the library computers :)
> 
> Sam
> 
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
> <tmitchell at osgeo.org
> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Sam, I downloaded the nl_bs file unzipped it and added to QGIS without
> > any
> > trouble.  It was a bit slow to load initially but after was pretty okay
> > (only
> > 90k features).  Then I use Layer -> Save as to put it into a shapefile.
> > 
> >  Then I
> > 
> > add that shp layer, goto Layer -> Properties -> General and choose
> > "Create spatial index" .. and I'm all happy.
> > 
> > Hope that helps!
> > 
> > http://qgis.org
> > 
> > Tyler
> > 
> > On December 23, 2010 07:23:04 pm Sam Vekemans wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm trying to open up the .gml files from NRCan - CanVec website
> > > http://ftp2.cits.rncan.gc.ca/pub/canvec/province_gml/nl/
> > > so then i can use a program like OpenJUMP to be able to save it as a
> > > .shp file, then i can upload the .shp files to
> > > www.koordinates.com
> > > 
> > > Unfortunately, i get an error when trying to load the .gml file.
> > > I tried http://www.gvsig.org/web/   yet the program is rather big and
> > 
> > not
> > 
> > > in english by default (im trying to install it again, but it stalls on
> > > setup)
> > > 
> > > I also tried http://mygeodata.eu/  and it stalls on loading the .zip
> > 
> > file
> > 
> > > :(
> > > 
> > > And what is FGDB file?
> > 
> > http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/whatsnew.html;jsessionid=ACD1DCA
> > 33
> > 
> > > E1D9CEA93EDBFCB2D020E4D#canvec-20100611 I'd like CanVec to provide
> > 
> > province
> > 
> > > sized .shp files broken down by theme, but the files are apparently too
> > > big for nrcan to support (that would make it too easy)
> > > 
> > > 
> > > My alternative solution is to just download all of the NTS tile squares
> > 
> > and
> > 
> > > extract each file type and bring it all into a same folder, then use
> > > OpenJUMP to merge it all together.
> > > (alternativly, i can load it all to koordinates.com and create a layer
> > 
> > with
> > 
> > > multiple data and export it as a single .shp file)
> > > 
> > > Anyone have any better options?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sam
> > > 
> > > P.S. I use windows and don't have the expensive software ArcGIS, and im
> > > a newbie, so i dont know what a PostGIS database actually is nor how
> > > to
> > 
> > work
> > 
> > > one :)
> > > 
> > > ***
> > > 
> > >        1 Problem Loading NL_LX. See View / Log For Stack Traces
> > >    
> > >    - Read first 10 lines of C:\Documents and Settings\Adaptive\My
> > >    Documents\Downloads\canvec7_gml_NL_LX\NL_LX\NL_LX.gml and couldn't
> > 
> > find
> > 
> > > a <schemaFeatures> tag. This isn't a valid FME GML file. (Parse
> > 
> > Exception)
> > 
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