[Qgis-developer] GDAL 1.11 new formats

[Even Rouault]

Le mercredi 07 mai 2014 20:51:53, Larry Shaffer a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> GDAL/OGR 1.11 offers several new OGR formats [0] that need support added in
> QGIS's source. I have added the OpenFileGDB format (because it was simple
> to do) [1], but don't have enough experience with the other database
> formats to add their support.
> 
> * CartoDB : read/write support

--> Not file based, but remote database. Should be dealt like others 
myDatabaseDrivers cases

> * GME (Google Map Engine) : read/write support

--> Remote database too.

> * GPKG (GeoPackage): read-write support (vector part of the spec.)

--> File-based (similar to CSV) Extension is .gpkg

> * SXF: read-only support

--> File-based. Extension is SXF

> * WALK : read-only support

--> Similar to PGEO. It is a MDB database

> * WAsP .map : read-write support

--> File-based. Extension is .map

> 
> Would anyone be willing to help add support for those? Looks like in
> addition to qgsogrprovider.cpp's createFilters( QString type ) that
> QgsVectorFileWriter::initMetaData() also needs updated.
> 
> IMO, it would be good to then backport these to release-2.2 branch as well,
> so current users may benefit from the new formats. I could add my commit,
> but seems like it would be better to add full GDAL/OGR 1.11 support at once
> to that branch, excepting some formats if they will need more extensive
> support added first.
> 
> [0] http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/Release/1.11.0-News
> [1] https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/commit/a096cf4
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Larry

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