Convert SVG to GeoJSON

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Is there a way to convert SVG files, e.g: World_map_-_low_resolution.svg into a GeoJSON which then can be loaded into Leaflet as a polygon?

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 09 '15 at 17:02

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Want to know something cool? When Leaflet creates a polygon, it is an SVG. So try adding this SVG directly to the DOM in one of the Leaflet panes.

answered Mar 09 '15 at 17:02

Jake Wilson

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I would prefer to avoid hacking it. But it is an alternative, thanks! – nauti Mar 09 '15 at 19:15

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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You could use Inkscape to convert to DXF which can then be loaded into QGIS but it's really hard to do well because of all the complications:

Reference: QGis: How to import svg or raster images into Quantum GIS?

Why not use an open source GeoJSON file of the world boundaries like https://github.com/johan/world.geo.json/blob/master/countries.geo.json or if you need higher detail the natural earth vectors found here:https://github.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/tree/master/geojson

edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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answered Mar 09 '15 at 00:48

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Thank you for the geojson link, that really helps! However, in the future I need to parse a bmp file to svg and then make a geojson out of it. – nauti Mar 09 '15 at 08:20

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 26 '16 at 15:49

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You can use svg-to-json for converting your SVG to JSON. https://github.com/stela5/svg2json. I am not sure if this returns a GeoJSON but you could always parse the output of svg2json and create a valid GeoJSON out of it.

answered Jan 26 '16 at 15:49

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 01 '18 at 00:23

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This converter tool can be pretty useful: mygeodata.cloud

answered Dec 01 '18 at 00:23

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Convert SVG to GeoJSON

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