This plugin reads vector data from any of the formats supported by the OGR Simple Feature Library (which is quite a lot). Most common among these includes ESRI Shapefiles, GML, and PostGIS.
Example usage:
<model driver="feature_geom">
<features driver="ogr">
<url>data/world_boundaries.shp</url>
</features>
...
Properties:
url: Location from which to load feature data connection: If the feature data is in a database, use this to specify the DB connection string instead of using the url. geometry: Specify inline geometry in `OGC WKT format`_ instead of using url or connection. geometry_url: Same as geometry except that the WKT string is in a file. ogr_driver: ``OGR driver``_ to use. (default = “ESRI Shapefile”) build_spatial_index: Set to true to build a spatial index for the feature data, which will dramatically speed up access for larger datasets. layer: Some datasets require an addition layer identifier for sub-datasets; Set that here (integer).
Special Note on PostGIS usage:
PostGIS uses a connection string instead of a url to make its database connection. It is common to include a tables reference such as table=something. In this driver, however, that can lead to problems; instead specify your table in the layer property. For example:
<features driver="ogr">
<connection>PG:dbname=mydb host=127.0.0.1 ...</connection>
<layer>myTableName</layer>
</features>