shp2gml is taken care of by ogr2ogr, as described in our manual.

Yes, someone could write a QGis plugin, but why should they, since we are
now working on a web app to do this. Granted, it does not (yet) include
reprojection, but it does include the other crucial step of generalisation
using http://www.mapshaper.org/.

On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Bob Jolliffe <[email protected]> wrote:

> Of course shp2gml tools already exist - they could be described as a
> bit geeky using the command line.  Though there is need for some of
> those geeky options for dealing with projection systems and the like.
>
> I think someone with some python know how could write a neat little
> QGis plugin to export to dhis2 format which *might* make it easier for
> users.
>
> On 30 March 2015 at 18:59, Lars Helge Ă˜verland <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Shape file import sounds like an ideal task for an external developer,
> as it
> > could transform the shapefile content and pipe it into the GML importer
> and
> > hence does not require lots of DHIS 2 knowledge.
> >
> > Lars
> >
> >
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