Mercator GeoSystems are pleased to announce that a much requested 'sdo2shp' tool to export Oracle SDO Geometry as an ESRI Shapefile is now available for Windows and Linux platforms.

"SDO2SHP is a great help.  Now I am working with Oracle Spatial and making the shapefiles on the fly".  Kailash Pareek

The tool is currently available on the Windows and Linux platforms, with Solaris support expected in the near future.  The tool is a command line tool so is well suited to integration in automated batch files and shell scripts.

Free evaluations of the tool are available. To access the software please follow these steps :

1) Please register with us, and then activate your account when the activation email arrives.

2) Login via the form on the left of the page.

3) Go to the downloads section where you will find the SDO2SHP folder with the Windows and Linux releases. 

4) Email us for a password to unzip the software.

Evaluation software is timed to expire at the end of the month in which you download it and is limited to exporting 100 rows.

To view the README for the current release which contains usage notes, supported platforms and other details click here. 

Single user edition

This is valued at GBP £30 (approx US$60, A$75). Itis aimed at individual users who have the tool running on their desktops for 'ad-hoc' exports.

Server edition

This is valued at GBP £100 (approx US$200, A$250) and is aimed at server installations where multiple users will use the tool or where it will be run in an automated context for nightly exports etc.

To purchase the software using a credit card please click on the appropriate link below using either SWREG or Google Checkout to make your purchase :

Single user edition (Windows) - £30
Single user edition (Linux) - £30
Server edition (Windows) - £100
Server edition (Linux) - £100

After making your purchase you will be sent a link via email to enable the tool to be downloaded.

Thanks for looking!