[postgis-users] Is there a MapInfo to PostGIS/PostgreSQL loader?

[Shaozhong SHI]

Hi,
Interesting.
Surely, the fundamental is how the data is stored in postgresql and how it
is accessed.

If you come across more detailed articles, please let me know.

In postgis, the term schema is prominent, but it is not well explained or
used.
Regards,
Shao

On Saturday, 31 August 2019, Bo Victor Thomsen <bo.victor.thomsen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Shao -
>
> If you want to visualize spatial data in a Postgres/PostGIS database using
> MapInfo as the viewing program you have to:
>
>    - Create a schema / table in : *MAPINFO.MAPINFO_MAPCATALOG. *
>    - Populate it with information about your spatial tables in the
>    Postgres database. It contains approximately the same information that's
>    stored in the normal *public.geometry_columns* view plus some extra
>    MapInfo specific information.
>
> MapInfo uses this table to get information about the different spatial
> tables in the database, so it has to be present and populated with the
> correct information.
>
> If you use OGR2OGR to upload spatial data to Postgres, OGR2OGR *won't* create
> or populate the *MAPINFO.MAPINFO_MAPCATALOG* meta-table for you.
> However,  the Easyloader upload program is capable of that. Finally, you
> can create and populate the *MAPINFO.MAPINFO_MAPCATALOG* table manually.
>
> You can download the Easyloader program from the Pitney Bowes MapInfo Web
> site (Free download)
>
> I suggest you read (and understand) the following article from the MapInfo
> knowledge base: http://support.pitneybowes.com/VFP05_
> KnowledgeWithSidebarHowTo?id=kA180000000PNiiCAG
>
> --
> Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards
>
> Bo Victor Thomsen
> aestasGIS Denmark
>
>
> Den 31-08-2019 kl. 17:41 skrev Shaozhong SHI:
>
> Hi, Jeff,
> Thanks.  We can upload and visualise in qgis.
> But, I wonder where upload can include metadata.
> If you use qgis, you can use the data, but when you click on properties,
> you cannot find metadata.
> How to upload metadata into postgis/postgresql?
> Regards,
> Shao
>
> On Friday, 30 August 2019, Jeff Norville <jeff at jnorville.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Shao,
>>
>> I generally use QGIS to visualize postgis / postgresql loads - but mostly
>> because it's free. But if you're using MapInfo it seems the EasyLoader may
>> be the way forward - there are some posts about this over on
>> gis.stackexchange.com, including this guide:
>> https://www.slideshare.net/peterhorsbollmoller/mapinfo-profe
>> ssional-120-and-sql-server-2008
>>
>> Best,
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 9:03 PM Shaozhong SHI <shishaozhong at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, Tonis,
>>> We will bear that in mind.
>>> A friend of mine says that the problem is not being able to visualize
>>> what got into postgre.
>>> Regards,
>>> Shao
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, 27 August 2019, Tõnis Kärdi <tonis.kardi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> one option would be to use ogr2ogr. And I can't remember exactly but I
>>>> think MapInfo's EasyLoader could do that very fine aswell.
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>> Tõnis
>>>>
>>>> On 27.08.19 15:44, Paolo Cavallini wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Not that I know of, but you can use ogr or QGIS for this.
>>>>> Cheers.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 27 August 2019 15:14:06 EEST, Shaozhong SHI <shishaozhong at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>     Hi,
>>>>>     Is there a MapInfo to PostGIS/PostgreSQL loader?  For instance, use
>>>>>     psql.exe or something like that?
>>>>>
>>>>>     Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>     Shao
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Sorry for being short
>>>>>
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