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ogr2ogr cheatsheet
# export mysql database into shapefile
ogr2ogr out_shapes MYSQL:gis,user=root,password=password
# import shapefile into mysql
ogr2ogr -f MySQL MySQL:database_name,user=root,password=password my_shapefile.shp -nln table_name -a_srs EPSG:4326 -update -overwrite -lco engine=MYISAM
# reproject spatial reference from WGS 84 UTM 48S to Geographic Lattitide/Longitude Coordinate System
ogr2ogr -f "ESRI Shapefile" target_file.shp source_file.shp -s_srs EPSG:32748 -t_srs EPSG:4326
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