Package noaa.coastwatch.render.feature

Class ESRIShapefileReader

java.lang.Object

noaa.coastwatch.render.feature.ESRIShapefileReader

public class ESRIShapefileReader
extends Object

The ESRIShapefileReader class reads geographic features from ESRI shapefile data and presents the data as an EarthDataOverlay object. ESRI shapefile format files may contain a number of different types of feature geometries, including points, polylines, and polygons. The reader getOverlay() method returns an overlay that is appropriate to the feature geometry.

As of version 3.5.1, this class uses the Java ESRI Shape File Reader library available from:

   https://sourceforge.net/projects/javashapefilere/
 

Additional information on ESRI shapefiles and a technical description of the format may be obtained from the ESRI web site:

   http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf
 

Since:

3.1.9

Author:

Peter Hollemans

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ESRIShapefileReader(URL shapeURL)	Creates a new shapefile reader using a URL.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
EarthDataOverlay	getOverlay()	Gets the overlay created from the shapefile.
static void	main(String[] argv)	Tests this class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ESRIShapefileReader

public ESRIShapefileReader(URL shapeURL)
                    throws IOException

Creates a new shapefile reader using a URL.

Parameters:

shapeURL - the URL for the shape file.

Throws:

IOException

Method Details

getOverlay

public EarthDataOverlay getOverlay()

Gets the overlay created from the shapefile.

Returns:

the overlay created from the shapes read.

main

public static void main(String[] argv)
                 throws Exception

Tests this class.

Parameters:

argv - the array of command line parameters.

Throws:

Exception