Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
On 7/21/2011 3:23 AM, Ben Madin wrote: G'dat all, We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). I don't have ESRI's ArcView version 9, and don't intend on spending that sort of money (more than the contract is worth). However, I'm sure that if what we send back doesn't open in ESRI's ArcView version 9 it will become our problem. Does anyone have any reason to suspect that a shapefile created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp would not or might not work on ESRI's ArcView version 9? Are there any issues that someone who is across platforms can help me with? (I routinely use shapefiles created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp in QGIS and MapServer and send them to other people, so I have no reason to be concerned except that the client insists on this line remaining the contract!) Hi Ben, I use ArcGIS Explorer and it will not open shapefiles that do not have .prj file. What I do in this case if to just write a script that generates that appropriate .prj that I need. The other option that might be work better for you is to use ogr2ogr to export the postgis table into a shapefile as I believe that will write the .prj file appropriately. -Steve W ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
Steve, Is your pgsql2shp not exporting .prj files? It should be if you are exporting an sql query or table/view with a known srid and all records have the same srid. It should be doing this from version PostGIS 1.3.6 on. I wrote that logic because I had similar issues with users using ArcMap not being able to overlay the exports with their other data layers. Thanks, Regina http://www.postgis.us -Original Message- From: postgis-users-boun...@postgis.refractions.net [mailto:postgis-users-boun...@postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Stephen Woodbridge Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 9:17 PM To: postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility On 7/21/2011 3:23 AM, Ben Madin wrote: G'dat all, We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). I don't have ESRI's ArcView version 9, and don't intend on spending that sort of money (more than the contract is worth). However, I'm sure that if what we send back doesn't open in ESRI's ArcView version 9 it will become our problem. Does anyone have any reason to suspect that a shapefile created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp would not or might not work on ESRI's ArcView version 9? Are there any issues that someone who is across platforms can help me with? (I routinely use shapefiles created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp in QGIS and MapServer and send them to other people, so I have no reason to be concerned except that the client insists on this line remaining the contract!) Hi Ben, I use ArcGIS Explorer and it will not open shapefiles that do not have .prj file. What I do in this case if to just write a script that generates that appropriate .prj that I need. The other option that might be work better for you is to use ogr2ogr to export the postgis table into a shapefile as I believe that will write the .prj file appropriately. -Steve W ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
[postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
G'dat all, We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). I don't have ESRI's ArcView version 9, and don't intend on spending that sort of money (more than the contract is worth). However, I'm sure that if what we send back doesn't open in ESRI's ArcView version 9 it will become our problem. Does anyone have any reason to suspect that a shapefile created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp would not or might not work on ESRI's ArcView version 9? Are there any issues that someone who is across platforms can help me with? (I routinely use shapefiles created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp in QGIS and MapServer and send them to other people, so I have no reason to be concerned except that the client insists on this line remaining the contract!) cheers Ben ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
Since there is no official spec for shapefiles, there are some differences between the different shapefiles producers and consumers. Shapefiles produced with current PostGIS 1.5.3 should be reasonable ready for ArcView. We, and even more some of our customers, open PostGIS produced Shapefiles with ESRI product regularly. Peter On 07/21/2011 09:23 AM, Ben Madin wrote: G'dat all, We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). I don't have ESRI's ArcView version 9, and don't intend on spending that sort of money (more than the contract is worth). However, I'm sure that if what we send back doesn't open in ESRI's ArcView version 9 it will become our problem. Does anyone have any reason to suspect that a shapefile created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp would not or might not work on ESRI's ArcView version 9? Are there any issues that someone who is across platforms can help me with? (I routinely use shapefiles created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp in QGIS and MapServer and send them to other people, so I have no reason to be concerned except that the client insists on this line remaining the contract!) cheers Ben ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
El Jueves 21 Julio 2011, Ben Madin escribió: We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). If ArcView has no public specification of their Shapefiles, you can always tell your potential client all the problems derivated from using a privative and dark format. In fact, you *should* at least mention it. It will save you a lot of troubles in the future. If you explain it right, clients usually understand it and _sometimes_ they agree to move to open formats. Anyway, you should ask your client for a couple of examples of their shapefiles and compare them with yours. Maybe the difference is small and you can post- process your generated shapefiles to adjust them. -- María Arias de Reyna Domínguez Área de Operaciones Emergya Consultoría Tfno: +34 954 51 75 77 / +34 607 43 74 27 Fax: +34 954 51 64 73 www.emergya.es ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
I am unsure about the details, but can only talk for myself. I have exported a lot of PostGIS data to shapefiles without ever having a problem. Both geometry and attribute table seem to be working without a hitch. Andreas 2011/7/21 Maria Arias de Reyna mar...@emergya.es El Jueves 21 Julio 2011, Ben Madin escribió: We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). If ArcView has no public specification of their Shapefiles, you can always tell your potential client all the problems derivated from using a privative and dark format. In fact, you *should* at least mention it. It will save you a lot of troubles in the future. If you explain it right, clients usually understand it and _sometimes_ they agree to move to open formats. Anyway, you should ask your client for a couple of examples of their shapefiles and compare them with yours. Maybe the difference is small and you can post- process your generated shapefiles to adjust them. -- María Arias de Reyna Domínguez Área de Operaciones Emergya Consultoría Tfno: +34 954 51 75 77 / +34 607 43 74 27 Fax: +34 954 51 64 73 www.emergya.es ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
Maybe download the free ESRI arc explorer to test it out http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/explorer/index.html On Jul 21, 2011 3:23 PM, Ben Madin li...@remoteinformation.com.au wrote: G'dat all, We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). I don't have ESRI's ArcView version 9, and don't intend on spending that sort of money (more than the contract is worth). However, I'm sure that if what we send back doesn't open in ESRI's ArcView version 9 it will become our problem. Does anyone have any reason to suspect that a shapefile created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp would not or might not work on ESRI's ArcView version 9? Are there any issues that someone who is across platforms can help me with? (I routinely use shapefiles created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp in QGIS and MapServer and send them to other people, so I have no reason to be concerned except that the client insists on this line remaining the contract!) cheers Ben ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
Do the shptree and related shapefile utilities that come with the osgeo installs apply here? I've only used them in association with MapServer, so I don't know if shptree's indexes are usable by ESRI software. Mark On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:23 AM, Ben Madin li...@remoteinformation.com.auwrote: G'dat all, We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). I don't have ESRI's ArcView version 9, and don't intend on spending that sort of money (more than the contract is worth). However, I'm sure that if what we send back doesn't open in ESRI's ArcView version 9 it will become our problem. Does anyone have any reason to suspect that a shapefile created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp would not or might not work on ESRI's ArcView version 9? Are there any issues that someone who is across platforms can help me with? (I routinely use shapefiles created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp in QGIS and MapServer and send them to other people, so I have no reason to be concerned except that the client insists on this line remaining the contract!) cheers Ben ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
Em quinta-feira, 21 de julho de 2011 08:15:43, MarkW escreveu: Do the shptree and related shapefile utilities that come with the osgeo installs apply here? I've only used them in association with MapServer, so I don't know if shptree's indexes are usable by ESRI software. Mark On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 3:23 AM, Ben Madin li...@remoteinformation.com.au mailto:li...@remoteinformation.com.au wrote: G'dat all, We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). I don't have ESRI's ArcView version 9, and don't intend on spending that sort of money (more than the contract is worth). However, I'm sure that if what we send back doesn't open in ESRI's ArcView version 9 it will become our problem. Do es anyone have any reason to suspect that a shapefile created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp would not or might not work on ESRI's ArcView version 9? Are there any issues that someone who is across platforms can help me with? (I routinely use shapefiles created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp in QGIS and MapServer and send them to other people, so I have no reason to be concerned except that the client insists on this line remaining the contract!) cheers Ben ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net mailto:postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.n et http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users There is an open specification of the shapefile format http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf Shape is still the 'de facto' format for exchanging GIS data. I can't think of anything else right now. Regarding compatibility, they are compatible AFAIK. Never had an issue. George -- George Rodrigues da Cunha Silva Desenvolvedor GIS http://geoprocessamento.net http://blog.geoprocessamento.net ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
There's no reason to think the Shape files produced by shp2pgsql won't work in any and all versions of Arc. P On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Ben Madin li...@remoteinformation.com.au wrote: G'dat all, We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). I don't have ESRI's ArcView version 9, and don't intend on spending that sort of money (more than the contract is worth). However, I'm sure that if what we send back doesn't open in ESRI's ArcView version 9 it will become our problem. Does anyone have any reason to suspect that a shapefile created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp would not or might not work on ESRI's ArcView version 9? Are there any issues that someone who is across platforms can help me with? (I routinely use shapefiles created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp in QGIS and MapServer and send them to other people, so I have no reason to be concerned except that the client insists on this line remaining the contract!) cheers Ben ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility
We run a production system that produces via OGR, amongst many other vector formats, shapefiles for every version of ArcView and have never had a problem with them being used by thousands of customers. R. -Original Message- From: postgis-users-boun...@postgis.refractions.net [mailto:postgis-users-boun...@postgis.refractions.net] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey Sent: 21 July 2011 16:08 To: PostGIS Users Discussion Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Shapefiles exported from PostGIS and ESRI ArcView 9 compatibility There's no reason to think the Shape files produced by shp2pgsql won't work in any and all versions of Arc. P On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Ben Madin li...@remoteinformation.com.au wrote: G'dat all, We have a client (potential client) who wants some mapping done and the maps returned in shapefile format. In the contract they insist on specifying that the shapefiles are compatible with ESRI's ArcView version 9 (their words, not mine). I don't have ESRI's ArcView version 9, and don't intend on spending that sort of money (more than the contract is worth). However, I'm sure that if what we send back doesn't open in ESRI's ArcView version 9 it will become our problem. Does anyone have any reason to suspect that a shapefile created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp would not or might not work on ESRI's ArcView version 9? Are there any issues that someone who is across platforms can help me with? (I routinely use shapefiles created using valid OGC geometry in PostGIS and exported using pgsql2shp in QGIS and MapServer and send them to other people, so I have no reason to be concerned except that the client insists on this line remaining the contract!) cheers Ben ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users Infoterra Ltd. Is part of the Astrium GEO-Information Services Division and a wholly owned subsidiary of Astrium, Europe's leading space systems and services specialist. Disclaimer. The information contained in this e-mail and its attachments are confidential and intended only for the use of the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended addressee, please do not read, copy, use or disclose this message or its attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of this message and attachments in all media. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Infoterra Ltd and shall not form part of any binding agreement. Infoterra Limited a company registered in England under number 2359955 and having its registered office at Atlas House, 41 Wembley Road, Leicester, LE3 1UT. VAT number GB 476 0468 27. P Before printing, think about the environment ___ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@postgis.refractions.net http://postgis.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
