[R-sig-Geo] Error with readOGR and shape file

[Roger Bivand]

On Tue, 7 Jul 2009, Agustin Lobo wrote:

> I've found the following error at importing a shp file
> edited (deleting one line and creating another one) and saved with QGIS.
> SHP files made (not edited) and saved with QGIS can be imported into R
> with no problems.
> I'm reporting to the QGIS list as well:
>
>> fl2 <- 
>> readOGR(dsn="/media/Transcend/MONTSENY2008/MONTSENY_UAV2/",layer="flMata700v2")
> Error in ogrInfo(dsn = dsn, layer = layer, input_field_name_encoding =
> input_field_name_encoding) :
>  Multiple incompatible geometries: 2:25706376
>
> Note that ogrinfo does not report any problem:
> $ ogrinfo flMata700v2.shp
> INFO: Open of `flMata700v2.shp'
>      using driver `ESRI Shapefile' successful.
> 1: flMata700v2 (Line String)
>
> Let me know if I should upload the file.

Of course, without the offending file, no diagnosis is possible. More 
information is needed - this isn't a list question. It looks as though 
QGIS editing is not setting a geometry type correctly.

Roger

> Thanks
>
> Agus
>

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