SpatiaLite

SpatiaLite
Basic data
developer	Alessandro Furieri
Current  version	4.3.0a (September 7, 2015)
operating system	GNU / Linux , MS-Windows , Mac OS X ( POSIX -compatible)
programming language	C ++
category	Geographic information system
License	Program library : MPL Command line programs : GPL
German speaking	No
www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/libspatialite/index (English)

SpatiaLite is a free , OpenGIS -compatible geographical information system which extends the file-based database SQLite with geographical objects and functions.

properties

SpatiaLite is a GIS extension for SQLite and consists of the program library libspatial2 and the command line commands spatialite-bin .

SpatiaLite supports the following geometries and functions:

• OpenGIS-compatible well-known text and well-known binary geometry
• OpenGIS-compatible, spatial functions such as overlaps, touches, etc. based on the GEOS library
• Coordinate projections based on the PROJ.4 library
• Conversion between different character string encodings with iconv
• Shapefiles can be imported and exported.
• The VirtualNetwork extension enables the calculation of the shortest path between two nodes in a network with the Dijkstra algorithm
• The VirtualShape and VirtualText extensions allow access to external shape files and CSV tables without having to import them.

Software support

SpatiaLite is supported by the following GIS and tools:

• Desktop:
  • ArcGIS (Desktop) from version 10.2 as "Database Connection".
  • QGIS supports SpatiaLite natively from version 1.1
  • AutocadMap 2013
  • Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional 11.5.2
  • Global Mapper
  • OpenJUMP offers a plugin.
  • FME (also available as server)
  • TileMill (uses Mapnik, among others) reads SpatiaLite as a data source.
• (Web) server:
  • GeoDjango offers an interface
  • Web2py (web framework) native
  • FeatureServer, a WFS server.
• Tools and Libraries:
  • OGR Simple Feature Library reads and writes SpatiaLite from version 1.7
  • GeoTools supports SpatiaLite in the JDBC module
  • Mapnik , a renderer - together with the SQLite driver.
  • pyspatialite, a Python library.
  • OSGeo Live DVD includes spatialite along with a short tutorial.
• Web Apps:
  • GeoConverter - Free online data converter that reads and writes various GIS vector file formats (based on OGR), etc. a. also SpatiaLite.

See also

• PostGIS , a GIS extension to PostgreSQL databases
• File Geodatabase or Personal Geodatabase, file-based databases developed by ESRI

Web links

• Summary for SpatiaLite in the FreeGIS database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alessandro Furieri: SpatiaLite - a complete Spatial DBMS in a nutshell ( English ) 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
2. ↑ Alessandro Furieri: SpatiaLite VirtualNetwork ( English ) 2010. Accessed October 28, 2018.
3. ↑ QGIS Features ( English ). Retrieved October 28, 2018.
4. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ MapInfo Professional 12.0.2 Release Notes
6. ↑ http://www.bluemarblegeo.com/products/global-mapper.php
7. ↑ TileMill ( English ) Retrieved on January 6, 2014.
8. ↑ Installing SpatiaLite ( English ) Retrieved on January 24, 2013.
9. ↑ https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/gis/install/#requirements
10. ↑ FeatureServer.org ( English ) FeatureServer.org. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
11. ↑ SQLite RDBMS ( English ) Open Source Geospatial Foundation. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
12. ↑ JDBC SpatiaLite - GeoTools ( English ) Archived from the original on June 8, 2010. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
13. ↑ pyspatialite ( English ) pyspatialite. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
14. ↑ Spatialite Quickstart
15. ↑ GeoConverter