[Qgis-user] How to open ESRI geodatabase in QGIS 1.8 and Gdal 1.9 on Ubuntu?

[Johan Nilsson]

By the way..is there a way to get updates if you compile someting? Just
autmatic uptates are one of the thing that make me throw out windows. I'm a
lazy user :)


2012/11/7 Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>

> My understanding is that you keep your current gdal. And compile a 2nd
> copy specifically to compile the plugin which you then move into the
> plugins folder for your current gdal (from packages).
>
> -Alex
>
> On 11/07/2012 10:57 AM, Johan Nilsson wrote:
> > Thanx :) Are a big help :) Just checked that I have minimun requements of
> > the gcc compiler :) Now will I see where my GDAL folder are...or just
> > uninstall it from synaptic? Have I understand i right, that the GDAL-bin
> > don't have the ability to add drivers, and that is why I need to compile
> a
> > new GDAL-bin?
> >
> > /Cheers
> >
> >
> > 2012/11/7 Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>
> >
> >> Looking at the gdal-build-mrsid helper tool, I think the pattern is:
> >> 1. download the SDK from ESRI
> >> 2. build a copy of gdal (same version you have on your system already)
> >> off to the side with the FGDB plugin enabled
> >> 3. Install/Copy that plugin into your ogr (gdal?) plugins folder
> >>
> >> I'm still digging to see if someone has written out a helper script or
> >> more clear instructions.
> >>
> >> Enjoy,
> >> Alex
> >>
> >> On 11/07/2012 09:47 AM, Johan Nilsson wrote:
> >>> Peter. I think Add-vector-->Database-->ESRI personal geodatabase, are
> >> just
> >>> Personal Geodatabase, aka a JET-db or MS-access-database? ESRIs File
> >>> database are what ESRI recommend to use, not the MS-Access typ of db
> >>> because of bad preformance add a size limit of 1GB.
> >>>
> >>> I stilll try to understand what I need to do with GDAL and the
> >>> ESRI-FileGDB... I need to uninstall the old GDAL things and stuff?
> Don't
> >>> what to break the system...
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 2012/11/7 Peter Schürch <p.schuerch at meierpartner.ch>
> >>>
> >>>> I think I managed to open ESRI Geodatabase as a Database source
> without
> >>>> any tweaking opening them as a Vectorfile and then choosing Database
> >>>> (instead of File).****
> >>>>
> >>>> ** **
> >>>>
> >>>> Peter ****
> >>>>
> >>>> --****
> >>>>
> >>>> QGis 1.8, Windows 7****
> >>>>
> >>>> Meier und Partner AG, Switzerland, www.meierpartner.ch****
> >>>>
> >>>> ** **
> >>>>
> >>>> ** **
> >>>>
> >>>> ** **
> >>>>
> >>>> *Von:* qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> >>>> qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *Im Auftrag von *Johan Nilsson
> >>>> *Gesendet:* Mittwoch, 7. November 2012 13:07
> >>>> *An:* qgis-user
> >>>> *Betreff:* Re: [Qgis-user] How to open ESRI geodatabase in QGIS 1.8
> and
> >>>> Gdal 1.9 on Ubuntu?****
> >>>>
> >>>> ** **
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanx. Downloadig the FileGDB_API_1_2-32.tar.gz and also the 64-bit
> >>>> version.
> >>>> I have only compiled one thing in Ubuntu and that was a component in
> >> Unity
> >>>> (to get navigation buttom, to the left in stead of right, and during
> >> that I
> >>>> have a row, to row tutorial.
> >>>>
> >>>> Can this help me?
> >>>> https://github.com/usgin/ncgmp/wiki/Installation-Example
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanx for al tips and helps /Cheers****
> >>>>
> >>>> ** **
> >>>>
> >>>> 2012/11/7 Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>****
> >>>>
> >>>> On 11/06/2012 10:43 PM, Johan Nilsson wrote:
> >>>>> How do I open ESRIs geodatabase .gdb-files in QGIS 1.8 and Gdal 1.9?
> I
> >>>> have
> >>>>> found on internet that the package OSGeo4W are needed, but this is
> only
> >>>> för
> >>>>> ms-windows, i suppose, but I run Ubuntu 12.04LTS. As I understand it,
> >> is
> >>>>> should also only bee possible for ArcGIS 10, not older versions of
> >>>> ArcGIS.
> >>>>> By the way, .gdb appears in Ubuntu as a folder with lot of files
> >> inside.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> /Cheers Jjohan N
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ****
> >>>>
> >>>> They can be opened on either Windows or Linux, what you need is the
> >>>> gdal/ogr file geodatabase driver. This requires getting some files
> from
> >>>> ESRI (free) and doing a little bit of compiling.
> >>>>
> >>>> I found this which should help. But I though there was a way that
> didn't
> >>>> require a complete gdal compile.
> >>>> http://www.paolocorti.net/2012/01/10/gdal_19_released/
> >>>>
> >>>> As for ArcGIS, there are several versions of Geodatabases, newer Arcs
> >>>> can read older databases but not vice versa.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Alex
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