bool 
TeSTElementSet::getGeometry(const string& object_id, TeCellSet& geomSet, TeTimeInterval time)
{
	TeSTInstance* result = this->getSTInstance(object_id, time);
	if(!result)
		return false; 
	geomSet = result->getCells();
	return true; 
}
bool
TeExportQuerierToShapefile(TeQuerier* querier, const std::string& base)
{
	// check initial conditions
	if (!querier)
		return false;

	if (!querier->loadInstances())
		return false;

	// Get the list of attributes defined by the input querier
	bool onlyObjId = false;
	TeAttributeList qAttList = querier->getAttrList();
	if (qAttList.empty())
	{
		TeAttributeList qAttList;
		TeAttribute at;
		at.rep_.type_ = TeSTRING;               
		at.rep_.numChar_ = 100;
		at.rep_.name_ = "ID";
		at.rep_.isPrimaryKey_ = true;
		qAttList.push_back(at);
		onlyObjId = true;
	}

	// Handles to each type of geometries that will be created if necessary
	DBFHandle hDBFPol = 0;
	SHPHandle hSHPPol = 0;
	DBFHandle hDBFLin = 0;
	SHPHandle hSHPLin = 0;
	DBFHandle hDBFPt = 0;
	SHPHandle hSHPPt = 0;

	// Some auxiliary variables
    int totpoints;
    double*	padfX;
	double*	padfY;
    unsigned int nVertices;
    int* panPart;
    SHPObject *psObject;
    unsigned int posXY, npoints, nelem;
	int shpRes;

	// progress information
	if (TeProgress::instance())
		TeProgress::instance()->setTotalSteps(querier->numElemInstances());
	clock_t	t0, t1, t2;
	t2 = clock();
	t0 = t1 = t2;
	int dt = CLOCKS_PER_SEC/2;
	int dt2 = CLOCKS_PER_SEC; //* .000001;

	// Loop through the instances writting their geometries and attributes
	unsigned int iRecPol=0, iRecLin=0, iRecPt=0;
	unsigned int n, l, m;
	unsigned int nIProcessed = 0;
	TeSTInstance st;
	while(querier->fetchInstance(st))
	{
		totpoints = 0;
		nVertices = 0;
		if (st.hasPolygons())
		{
			TePolygonSet& polSet = st.getPolygons();
			TePolygonSet::iterator itps;
			int nVerticesCount = 0;
			for (itps = polSet.begin(); itps != polSet.end(); ++itps) 
			{
				nVertices = (*itps).size();
				nVerticesCount += nVertices;
				for (n=0; n<nVertices;++n) 
					totpoints += (*itps)[n].size();
			}

			panPart = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int) * nVerticesCount);
			padfX = (double *) malloc(sizeof(double) * totpoints);
			padfY = (double *) malloc(sizeof(double) * totpoints);

			posXY = 0;
			nelem = 0;
			for (itps = polSet.begin(); itps != polSet.end(); ++itps) 
			{
				TePolygon poly = *itps;
				for (l=0; l<poly.size(); ++l) 
				{
					if (l==0) 
					{
						if (TeOrientation(poly[l]) == TeCOUNTERCLOCKWISE) 
							TeReverseLine(poly[l]);
					}
					else 
					{
						if (TeOrientation(poly[l]) == TeCLOCKWISE)
							TeReverseLine(poly[l]);
					}
					npoints = poly[l].size();
					panPart[nelem]=posXY;
        
					for (m=0; m<npoints; ++m) 
					{
						padfX[posXY] = poly[l][m].x_;
						padfY[posXY] = poly[l][m].y_;
						posXY++;
					}
					nelem++;
				}
			}
			psObject = SHPCreateObject(SHPT_POLYGON, -1, nelem, panPart, NULL, posXY, padfX, padfY, NULL, NULL);
			if (hSHPPol == 0)
			{
				string fname = base + "_pol.shp";
				hSHPPol = SHPCreate(fname.c_str(), SHPT_POLYGON);
   				assert (hSHPPol != 0);
			}	
			shpRes = SHPWriteObject(hSHPPol, -1, psObject);
			SHPDestroyObject(psObject);
			free(panPart);
			free(padfX);
			free(padfY);
			assert(shpRes != -1);   
			if (hDBFPol == 0)
			{
				hDBFPol = TeCreateDBFFile(base + "_pol.dbf", qAttList);
				assert (hDBFPol != 0);
			}
			if (onlyObjId)
			{
				DBFWriteStringAttribute(hDBFPol, iRecPol, 0, st.objectId().c_str());
			}
			else
			{
				string val;
				for (n=0; n<qAttList.size();++n) 
				{
					st.getPropertyValue(val,n);
					if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeSTRING || qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeDATETIME)
					{
						DBFWriteStringAttribute(hDBFPol, iRecPol, n, val.c_str());
					}
					else if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeINT)
					{
						DBFWriteIntegerAttribute(hDBFPol, iRecPol, n, atoi(val.c_str()));
					}
					else if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeREAL)
					{
						DBFWriteDoubleAttribute(hDBFPol, iRecPol, n, atof(val.c_str()));
					}
				}
			}
			++iRecPol;
		}
		if (st.hasCells())
		{
			TeCellSet& cellSet = st.getCells();
			nVertices = cellSet.size();
			totpoints = nVertices*5;
			panPart = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int) * nVertices);
			padfX = (double *) malloc(sizeof(double) * totpoints);
			padfY = (double *) malloc(sizeof(double) * totpoints);
			posXY = 0;
			nelem = 0;
			TeCellSet::iterator itcs;
			for (itcs=cellSet.begin(); itcs!=cellSet.end(); ++itcs)
			{
				panPart[nelem]=posXY;
				padfX[posXY] = (*itcs).box().lowerLeft().x();
				padfY[posXY] = (*itcs).box().lowerLeft().y();
				posXY++;		
				padfX[posXY] = (*itcs).box().upperRight().x();
				padfY[posXY] = (*itcs).box().lowerLeft().y();
				posXY++;		
				padfX[posXY] = (*itcs).box().upperRight().x();
				padfY[posXY] = (*itcs).box().upperRight().y();
				posXY++;		
				padfX[posXY] = (*itcs).box().lowerLeft().x();
				padfY[posXY] = (*itcs).box().upperRight().y();
				posXY++;		
				padfX[posXY] = (*itcs).box().lowerLeft().x();
				padfY[posXY] = (*itcs).box().lowerLeft().y();
				++posXY;	
				++nelem;
			} 
			psObject = SHPCreateObject(SHPT_POLYGON, -1, nelem, panPart, NULL,posXY, padfX, padfY, NULL, NULL);
			if (hSHPPol == 0)
			{
				string fname = base + "_pol.shp";
				hSHPPol = SHPCreate(fname.c_str(), SHPT_POLYGON);
   				assert (hSHPPol != 0);
			}	
			shpRes = SHPWriteObject(hSHPPol, -1, psObject);
			SHPDestroyObject(psObject);
			free(panPart);
			free(padfX);
			free(padfY);
			assert(shpRes != -1);
			if (hDBFPol == 0)
			{
				hDBFPol = TeCreateDBFFile(base + "_pol.dbf", qAttList);
				assert (hDBFPol != 0);
			}

			if (onlyObjId)
			{
				DBFWriteStringAttribute(hDBFPol, iRecPol, 0, st.objectId().c_str());
			}
			else
			{
				string val;
				for (n=0; n<qAttList.size();++n) 
				{
					st.getPropertyValue(val,n);
					if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeSTRING || qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeDATETIME)
					{
						DBFWriteStringAttribute(hDBFPol, iRecPol, n, val.c_str());
					}
					else if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeINT)
					{
						DBFWriteIntegerAttribute(hDBFPol, iRecPol, n, atoi(val.c_str()));
					}
					else if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeREAL)
					{
						DBFWriteDoubleAttribute(hDBFPol, iRecPol, n, atof(val.c_str()));
					}
				}
			}
			++iRecPol;
		}
		if (st.hasLines())
		{
			TeLineSet& lineSet = st.getLines();
			nVertices = lineSet.size();
			TeLineSet::iterator itls;
			for (itls=lineSet.begin(); itls!=lineSet.end(); ++itls)
				totpoints += (*itls).size();
			panPart = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int) * nVertices);
			padfX = (double *) malloc(sizeof(double) * totpoints);
			padfY = (double *) malloc(sizeof(double) * totpoints);
			posXY = 0;
			nelem = 0;
			for (itls=lineSet.begin(); itls!=lineSet.end(); ++itls)
			{
				panPart[nelem]=posXY;
				for (l=0; l<(*itls).size(); ++l)
				{
					padfX[posXY] = (*itls)[l].x();
					padfY[posXY] = (*itls)[l].y();
					++posXY;
				}
				++nelem;
			}
			psObject = SHPCreateObject(SHPT_ARC, -1, nVertices, panPart, NULL,	posXY, padfX, padfY, NULL, NULL);
			if (hSHPLin == 0)
			{
				string fname = base + "_lin.shp"; 
				hSHPLin = SHPCreate(fname.c_str(), SHPT_ARC);
   				assert (hSHPLin != 0);
			}		
			shpRes = SHPWriteObject(hSHPLin, -1, psObject);
			SHPDestroyObject(psObject);
			free(panPart);
			free(padfX);
			free(padfY);
			assert(shpRes != -1);
			if (hDBFLin == 0)
			{
				hDBFLin = TeCreateDBFFile(base + "_lin.dbf", qAttList);
				assert (hDBFLin != 0);
			}
			if (onlyObjId)
			{
				DBFWriteStringAttribute(hDBFLin, iRecLin, 0, st.objectId().c_str());
			}
			else
			{
				string val;
				for (n=0; n<qAttList.size();++n) 
				{
					st.getPropertyValue(val,n);
					if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeSTRING || qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeDATETIME)
					{
						DBFWriteStringAttribute(hDBFLin, iRecLin, n, val.c_str());
					}
					else if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeINT)
					{
						DBFWriteIntegerAttribute(hDBFLin, iRecLin, n, atoi(val.c_str()));
					}
					else if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeREAL)
					{
						DBFWriteDoubleAttribute(hDBFLin, iRecLin, n, atof(val.c_str()));
					}
				}
			}
			++iRecLin;
		}
		if (st.hasPoints())
		{
			TePointSet& pointSet = st.getPoints();
			nVertices = pointSet.size();
			panPart = (int *) malloc(sizeof(int) * nVertices);
			padfX = (double *) malloc(sizeof(double) * nVertices);
			padfY = (double *) malloc(sizeof(double) * nVertices);
			nelem = 0;
			TePointSet::iterator itpts;
			for (itpts=pointSet.begin(); itpts!=pointSet.end(); ++itpts)
			{
				panPart[nelem] = nelem;
				padfX[nelem] = (*itpts).location().x();
				padfY[nelem] = (*itpts).location().y();
				++nelem;
			}
			psObject = SHPCreateObject(SHPT_POINT, -1, nVertices, panPart, NULL, nVertices, padfX, padfY, NULL, NULL );
			if (hSHPPt == 0)
			{
				string fname = base + "_pt.shp";
				hSHPPt = SHPCreate(fname.c_str(), SHPT_POINT);
   				assert (hSHPPt != 0);
			}		
			shpRes = SHPWriteObject(hSHPPt, -1, psObject);
			SHPDestroyObject(psObject);
			free(panPart);
			free(padfX);
			free(padfY);
			assert(shpRes != -1);
			if (hDBFPt == 0)
			{
				hDBFPt = TeCreateDBFFile(base + "_pt.dbf", qAttList);
				assert (hDBFPt != 0);
			}
			if (onlyObjId)
			{
				DBFWriteStringAttribute(hDBFPt, iRecPt, 0, st.objectId().c_str());
			}
			else
			{
				string val;
				for (n=0; n<qAttList.size();++n) 
				{
					st.getPropertyValue(val,n);
						if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeSTRING || qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeDATETIME)
					{
						DBFWriteStringAttribute(hDBFPt, iRecPt, n, val.c_str());
					}
					else if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeINT)
					{
						DBFWriteIntegerAttribute(hDBFPt, iRecPt, n, atoi(val.c_str()));
					}
					else if (qAttList[n].rep_.type_ == TeREAL)
					{
						DBFWriteDoubleAttribute(hDBFPt, iRecPt, n, atof(val.c_str()));
					}
				}
			}
			++iRecPt;
		}
		++nIProcessed;
		if (TeProgress::instance() && int(t2-t1) > dt)
		{
			t1 = t2;
			if(((int)(t2-t0) > dt2))
			{
				if (TeProgress::instance()->wasCancelled())
					break;
				else
					TeProgress::instance()->setProgress(nIProcessed);
			}
		}

	}
	if (hDBFPol != 0)
		DBFClose(hDBFPol);
	if (hSHPPol != 0)
        SHPClose(hSHPPol);
	if (hDBFLin != 0)
		DBFClose(hDBFLin);
	if (hSHPLin != 0)
        SHPClose(hSHPLin);
	if (hDBFPt != 0)
		DBFClose(hDBFPt);
	if (hSHPPt != 0)
        SHPClose(hSHPPt);

	if (TeProgress::instance())
		TeProgress::instance()->reset();
	return true;
}