RGdal
Ruby wrapper for GDAL/OGR
Terminology Reference:
| GDAL | Database |
|---|---|
| layer | table |
| field_def | column |
| feature | record |
| field | attribute |
Examples
Writing
> file = RGdal::SHP.new('tmp/tmpfolder')
> file.create_layer('filename')
> file.feature(lat, long, {attr: 'foo', bar: 'baz'})
> file.close
Reading
> file = RGdal::SHP.new('tmp/tmpfolder')
> layer = file.current_layer
> layer.features.first.attributes
=> {attr: 'foo', bar: 'baz'}
> file.close
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'rgdal', git: 'git@github.com:spatialnetworks/RGdal.git'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install rgdal