[Freegis-list] Convert Shape Files to GeoRSS

[essam salah]

Hi Tom

Thanks for your replay, I used ogr2ogr from FWTools, and found a -f "KML"
option to get KML file.

Also, there is a free Rss2Kml script here
http://www.kovacevic.nl/hacks/kml/rss2kml.php
It depends on XSLT to transform from GeoRss to KML , perhaps I can do the
reverse.

The only obstacle for me now is the projection and co-ordinate systems, I
know nothing in this stuff.

Using qGIS, I examined the projection of my shape files, they are :
+proj=utm +zone=36 +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs

I don't understand this, but GeoRSS should be {The coordinate reference is
assumed to be WGS84} quoted from
http://xtech06.usefulinc.com/schedule/paper/56

Any advice is highly apprecited



On 7/17/06, Kralidis,Tom [Burlington] <Tom.Kralidis at ec.gc.ca> wrote:
>
>
> I'm not aware of any such tool.  Additionally, I think something like
> this would require some intelligence on how a shapefile's (dbf)
> attributes would map to GeoRSS' native RSS model.
>
> Your best bet might be to use ogr2ogr () to convert a shapefile to GML,
> then write something custom to translate the GML to GeoRSS.
>
> ..Tom
>
>
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>
> Hi All
>
> I wonder if there is a free tool to convert from shape files to GeoRSS,
> I need to use some shape files as layers for MS-Virtual Earth control.
>
> Any advice
>
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