Auto-transform an XML document into a different XML document

[amagine]

I am outputting GIS data features into an XML/GML feature document.

example GIS Output:

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<gml:featureMember>

		<gml2:CPSAesf2007>

		 <gml2:OBJECTID>1</gml2:OBJECTID>	

		 <gml2:Opening/>

		 <gml2:Block_Code>0</gml2:Block_Code>

		 <gml2:Cutting_Permit>SA</gml2:Cutting_Permit>

		 <gml2:Opening_ID/>

	  	 <gml2:Shape_Length>717.814784004704</gml2:Shape_Length>

		 <gml2:Shape_Area>19865.6409278132</gml2:Shape_Area>

       <gml2:cutBlockID>Blk 1</fta:cutBlockID>

       <gml2:applicationPurpose>N</fta:applicationPurpose>

       <gml2:plannedGrossArea>1.987</fta:plannedGrossArea>

       <gml2:plannedNetArea>1.68</fta:plannedNetArea>

       <gml2:plannedHarvestDate>2007-11-29</fta:plannedHarvestDate>

       <gml:polygonProperty>

         <gml:Polygon srsName="EPSG:42102">

           <gml:outerBoundaryIs>

             <gml:LinearRing>

               <gml:coordinates>co-ordinate string</gml:coordinates>

             </gml:LinearRing>

           </gml:outerBoundaryIs>

         </gml:Polygon>

       </gml:polygonProperty>

		</gml2:CPSAesf2007>

	</gml:featureMember>

And I would like to transform the feature attributes and tags into something like this:

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<fta:cutblockMember>

     <fta:CutBlockWithCP>

       <fta:cutBlockID>Blk 1</fta:cutBlockID>

       <fta:applicationPurpose>N</fta:applicationPurpose>

       <fta:plannedGrossArea>1.987</fta:plannedGrossArea>

       <fta:plannedNetArea>1.68</fta:plannedNetArea>

       <fta:plannedHarvestDate>2007-11-29</fta:plannedHarvestDate>

       <fta:extentOf>

         <gml:Polygon srsName="EPSG:42102">

           <gml:outerBoundaryIs>

             <gml:LinearRing>

               <gml:coordinates>co-ordinate string</gml:coordinates>

             </gml:LinearRing>

           </gml:outerBoundaryIs>

         </gml:Polygon>

       </fta:extentOf>

     </fta:CutBlockWithCP>

   </fta:cutblockMember>

I have been using the Find/Replace to change tags throughout the GIS documnent, however I do not know how to delete features which are not required information. And so Deletion of features has been done manually.

Is there a way to automate this task?

Thank you!

Mars

[sorin_ristache]

Hello,

You can try to automate the task with an XSLT stylesheet that removes the elements that are included only in the input XML file and changes the namespace or the namespace prefix of the elements that are preserved in the output XML file as in your example.


Regards,
Sorin