--- a/src/ImportExport/ImportExportGdal.cpp 2015-06-15 18:48:39.604575423 +0200
+++ b/src/ImportExport/ImportExportGdal.cpp 2015-06-15 18:48:39.604575423 +0200
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@
 #include "ProjectionChooser.h"
 #include "Global.h"
 
-#include "cpl_vsi.h"
+#include <cpl_vsi.h>
+#include <gdal.h>
+#include <gdal_priv.h>
 
 #include <QDir>
 
+
 bool parseContainer(QDomElement& e, Layer* aLayer);
 
 ImportExportGdal::ImportExportGdal(Document* doc)
@@ -55,6 +58,55 @@ bool ImportExportGdal::saveFile(QString)
 bool ImportExportGdal::export_(const QList<Feature *>& featList)
 {
     const char *pszDriverName = "SQLite";
+    QString fileName(HOMEDIR + "/test.sqlite");
+#ifdef GDAL2
+    GDALDriver *poDriver;
+    GDALDriverManager *driverManager = GetGDALDriverManager();
+    GDALAllRegister();
+    driverManager->AutoLoadDrivers();
+
+    poDriver = driverManager->GetDriverByName(pszDriverName);
+    if( poDriver == NULL )
+    {
+        qDebug( "%s driver not available.", pszDriverName );
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /* Create create options */
+    char **createOptions = NULL;
+    createOptions = CSLSetNameValue( createOptions, "SPATIALITE", "YES" );
+
+    /* Open new dataset */
+    GDALDataset *poDS;
+
+    QFile::remove(fileName);
+    poDS = poDriver->Create( fileName.toUtf8().constData(), 0, 0, 0, GDT_Unknown, createOptions );
+    if( poDS == NULL )
+    {
+        qDebug( "Creation of output file failed." );
+        return false;
+    }
+    poDS->ExecuteSQL("PRAGMA synchronous = OFF", NULL, NULL);
+
+    /* Create Spatial reference object */
+    OGRSpatialReference *poSRS;
+    poSRS = new OGRSpatialReference();
+    poSRS->importFromEPSG(4326);
+
+    /* Create layer options */
+    char **layerOptions = NULL;
+    layerOptions = CSLSetNameValue( layerOptions, "FORMAT", "SPATIALITE" );
+    layerOptions = CSLSetNameValue( layerOptions, "SPATIAL_INDEX", "YES" );
+
+    /* Create layer */
+    OGRLayer *poLayer;
+    poLayer = poDS->CreateLayer( "osm", poSRS, wkbUnknown, layerOptions);
+
+    /* Free the options */
+    CSLDestroy( createOptions );
+    CSLDestroy( layerOptions );
+#else
+    /* This is legacy code, and is not tested at all */
     OGRSFDriver *poDriver;
 
     OGRRegisterAll();
@@ -68,8 +120,8 @@ bool ImportExportGdal::export_(const QList<Feature *>& featList)
 
     OGRDataSource *poDS;
 
-    QFile::remove(QString(HOMEDIR + "/test.sqlite"));
-    poDS = poDriver->CreateDataSource( QString(HOMEDIR + "/test.sqlite").toUtf8().constData(), NULL );
+    QFile::remove(fileName);
+    poDS = poDriver->CreateDataSource( fileName.toUtf8().constData(), NULL );
     if( poDS == NULL )
     {
         qDebug( "Creation of output file failed." );
@@ -89,6 +141,8 @@ bool ImportExportGdal::export_(const QList<Feature *>& featList)
     OGRLayer *poLayer;
     poLayer = poDS->CreateLayer( "osm", poSRS, wkbUnknown, papszOptions);
     CSLDestroy( papszOptions );
+#endif
+
 
     if( poLayer == NULL )
     {
@@ -142,7 +196,11 @@ bool ImportExportGdal::export_(const QList<Feature *>& featList)
         }
         OGRFeature::DestroyFeature( poFeature );
     }
+#ifdef GDAL2
+    GDALClose( (GDALDatasetH) poDS );
+#else
     OGRDataSource::DestroyDataSource( poDS );
+#endif
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -264,7 +322,11 @@ Feature* ImportExportGdal::parseGeometry(Layer* aLayer, OGRGeometry *poGeometry)
 
 // import the  input
 
-bool ImportExportGdal::importGDALDataset(OGRDataSource* poDS, Layer* aLayer, bool confirmProjection)
+#ifndef GDAL2
+#define GDALDataset OGRDataSource
+#endif
+bool ImportExportGdal::importGDALDataset(GDALDataset* poDS, Layer* aLayer, bool confirmProjection)
+#undef GDALDataset
 {
     int ogrError;
 
@@ -422,11 +484,16 @@ bool ImportExportGdal::importGDALDataset(OGRDataSource* poDS, Layer* aLayer, boo
 
 bool ImportExportGdal::import(Layer* aLayer)
 {
+#ifdef GDAL2
+    GDALAllRegister();
+    GDALDataset *poDS;
+    poDS = (GDALDataset *) GDALOpen( FileName.toUtf8().constData(), GA_ReadOnly );
+#else
     OGRRegisterAll();
-
-    OGRDataSource       *poDS;
-
+    OGRDataSource *poDS;
     poDS = OGRSFDriverRegistrar::Open( FileName.toUtf8().constData(), FALSE );
+#endif
+
     if( poDS == NULL )
     {
         qDebug( "GDAL Open failed.\n" );
@@ -435,22 +502,26 @@ bool ImportExportGdal::import(Layer* aLayer)
 
     importGDALDataset(poDS, aLayer, M_PREFS->getGdalConfirmProjection());
 
-    OGRDataSource::DestroyDataSource( poDS );
+    GDALClose( (GDALDatasetH) poDS );
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool ImportExportGdal::import(Layer* aLayer, const QByteArray& ba, bool confirmProjection)
 {
-    OGRRegisterAll();
-
-    OGRDataSource       *poDS;
-//    int ogrError;
-
     GByte* content = (GByte*)(ba.constData());
     /*FILE* f = */VSIFileFromMemBuffer("/vsimem/temp", content, ba.size(), FALSE);
 
+#ifdef GDAL2
+    GDALAllRegister();
+    GDALDataset *poDS;
+    poDS = (GDALDataset *) GDALOpen( "/vsimem/temp", GA_ReadOnly );
+#else
+    OGRRegisterAll();
+    OGRDataSource *poDS;
     poDS = OGRSFDriverRegistrar::Open( "/vsimem/temp", FALSE );
+#endif
+
     if( poDS == NULL )
     {
         qDebug( "GDAL Open failed.\n" );
@@ -458,7 +529,7 @@ bool ImportExportGdal::import(Layer* aLayer, const QByteArray& ba, bool confirmP
     }
     importGDALDataset(poDS, aLayer, confirmProjection);
 
-    OGRDataSource::DestroyDataSource( poDS );
+    GDALClose( (GDALDatasetH) poDS );
 
     return true;
 }
--- a/src/ImportExport/ImportExportGdal.h 2015-06-15 18:50:42.884995287 +0200
+++ b/src/ImportExport/ImportExportGdal.h 2015-06-15 18:50:42.884995287 +0200
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@
 #define ImportExportGDAL_H
 
 #include "IImportExport.h"
-#include "ogrsf_frmts.h"
+
+#include <ogrsf_frmts.h>
+#include <gdal.h>
+#include <gdal_priv.h>
+#include <gdal_version.h>
+
+#if GDAL_VERSION_MAJOR == 2
+#define GDAL2
+#endif
 
 class Projection;
 class Layer;
@@ -52,7 +60,11 @@ class ImportExportGdal : public IImportExport
     Node *nodeFor(Layer* aLayer, OGRPoint point);
     Way *readWay(Layer* aLayer, OGRLineString *poRing);
 
-    bool importGDALDataset(OGRDataSource *poDs, Layer *aLayer, bool confirmProjection);
+#ifndef GDAL2
+#define GDALDataset OGRDataSource
+#endif
+    bool importGDALDataset(GDALDataset *poDs, Layer *aLayer, bool confirmProjection);
+#undef GDALDataset
 
 private:
     QHash<OGRPoint, Node*> pointHash;