[Talk-ca] mygeodata.eu - canvec gml 2 shp

2010-12-29 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi, So apparently mygeodata.eu is able to convert the .gml files of canvec into .shp file. then (of course) shp-to-osm.jar to convert it to osm, and josm to convert it to .gpx The only challenge is the map projection that i cant get right. The .gml files are great, as it's a national and

Re: [Talk-ca] mygeodata.eu - canvec gml 2 shp

2010-12-29 Thread Chris Browet
So it would be cool if someone who knows how, to convert it to .shp format, or explain how (using python) .and just share the files. Just for info, Merkaartor 0.17 should be able to open your gml directly (as far as GDAL can...) If you have problems, send me an example and I'll fix it for

Re: [Talk-ca] mygeodata.eu - canvec gml 2 shp

2010-12-29 Thread Chris Browet
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:40, Sam Vekemans acrosscanadatra...@gmail.comwrote: cool, does it have the ability to saveAs .shp? :) Not yet. GDAL export (i.e. SHP, GML, KML, you name it, is coming...) What is the maximum file size that it can handle? The size of your RAM. I don't know what

[Talk-ca] Schools becoming prisons in Canvec 7

2010-12-29 Thread Samuel Dyck
Hi I've been merging the street names from Canvec 7 in areas in Manitoba with Canvec 6 imports sans street names. And I noticed that what CanVec 6 called schools have all become prisons in Canvec 7. Now I aware of prison overcrowding problems but I doubt that all the schools in southern

Re: [Talk-ca] Schools becoming prisons in Canvec 7

2010-12-29 Thread Richard Weait
On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Samuel Dyck samueld...@gmail.com wrote: Hi I've been merging the street names from Canvec 7 in areas in Manitoba with Canvec 6 imports sans street names. And I noticed that what CanVec 6 called schools have all become prisons in Canvec 7. Now I aware of