Application programming interface (API). A set of interfaces, methods, protocols, and tools that application developers use to build or customize a software program.
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OSRM API - nearest point fed into routing
I am using the OSRM API to (1) determine the nearest point on a road segment from a give random point with
http://server:5000/nearest?loc=_lat_,_lon_
The returned coordinates are used then as an ...
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I have n points, how do I find the closest one from a point p by road?
I'm currently working on a map with stores and clients. I want to find the closest store by road from a given client, with the aim of simulating the creation of a new store.
Requirements:
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Cloudmade geocoding API: what are the volume limitations?
I'm trying to understand the TOS of the Cloudmade's Geocoding API, but it's not very clear.
It says in section 6:
use CloudMade APIs in a manner that exceeds request volumes that are set by ...
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Geocoding API Comparison
Is there a good updated source for comparing existing Geocoding APIs (i.e. Google, Mapquest) and their features?
I'm really interested in their language support as well. For example, Google has ...
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ArcGis Javascript API vs OpenLayers [closed]
I would like to know the pros and cons of the API:
Arcgis Javascript API
OpenLayers
A very detailed comparison of the two services are capable of and how best to work with, which is the best choice.
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Arcgis javascript API & highcharts libraries
I'm working with jsviewer and JSAPI V:2.8.I try to display a query result in a chart.
what I want to do is :first, I want to query on my table and once I got the result liste I have a button that ...
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GDAL: add metadata to Bands when creating new GeoTIFF
This is a metadata question :-).
I am processing airborne laser scanning full-waveform data to extract information and I store this information by creating a multiband GeoTIFF using GDAL. I will have ...
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First time using ArcGIS JavaScript API - where do I find the JavaScript API to include (.js) into my solution?
I'm writing a web service that will interface with ArcGIS. One of the requirements is to put:
esri.config.defaults.io.proxyUrl = "proxy.ashx";
in the JavaScript portion of the page. Of course, it ...
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populate a combobox in jsviewer widget
I'm woriking with jsviewer and JSAPI v:2.8. in one of my widgets I have a combobox which I want to be populated once the widget is opened .it should be populated with a field values coming from a ...
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3D maps on web application [duplicate]
1) Is there any web API which can show 3D trajectory below earth surface and can consume the ArcGIS feature service which can work closely with ArcGIS web platform.
2) Is there any way to publish ...
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How to create a suitable filtered .osm for osm2po using OpenStreetMap Overpass API?
I successfully created a (.osm) set suitable for routing in a desktop GIS over a large custom area thus keeping only primary network (way object) using the Overpass API (see below).
I'm trying this ...
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upgrade from 1.3 to 3.3 javascript api for arcgis with jsviewer [duplicate]
I try to use jsviewer (v.1.0) in my application , but it doesn't work with JSAPI version uper than 1.3 . How can I work with both :jsviewer and the 3.3 JSAPI version?
Thank you in advance
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Setting up file geodatabase API
Can someone point me to a guide for setting up the file geodatabase API? I'm using Visual Studio Express 2012.
I can deal with writing and debugging the code - I just can't seem to figure out how to ...
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jquery communication with arcgis services
I am working with the ArcGIS JavaScript API for my application. My app users are stored in a table published in a map service. Whenever a user wants to connect to the app, he needs to provide a ...
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Using the API of QSpatiaLite plugin
I am using the popular QSpatiaLite plugin for QGIS. Since I am creating and modifying SpatiaLite tables directly with Python (using pyspatialite), I wonder whether I can automate tasks such as ...
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intersect two shape files using QGIS API
I am trying to automate a process of a shape file. We are using google maps engine and we have limitation on number vertices in a shape file. so I am using a grid to split the shape files.
In GUI , I ...
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Re-enabling a web service API call that has stopped working unexpectedly
so we have are running an instance of ArcGis Server, and have a handful of services running. These were set up by someone who is no longer working with the company. Some of them are built into ...
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Requesting styled Google Map tiles via URL
I'm not working with the Google Maps API but I'd still like to be able to request styled map tiles. Is it possible to request a styled Google Map tile via a URL similar to the slippy map URL format ...
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extract elevation values along a line using Google Elevation API
I note that there is the Google Elevation API.
I see they have an example at the bottom showing an elevation profile for a line. Is there a premade service someone has put up on a website for me to ...
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How to request a limited no of features in Overpass api?
I am using Overpass api to query Building data from OpenStreetMap. the query string is like this
(way[building](bbox);node(w););out body;
This works really fine (the bounding box is specified by ...
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Method to find “if map data is available or not”
I am using Arcgis javascript api 3.2. I use the mapservice,
https://server.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/World_Street_Map/MapServer.
I realized that map data is not available when the ...
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Where to find QGIS API documentation?
Where to find QGIS API documentation?
Can someone please share a QGIS API documentation link, i couldn't find it anywhere on the site.
please help
thanks
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What Reliable Reverse Geocoding API Can I Use?
I am working in a company where our team requirement is to do reverse geocoding lookups. Below is our requirement.
To give you more background, the 3 geolocation-related needs I have are as follows:
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Using Bing Maps API in Geoserver OpenLayers Map Application
I am using Geoserver and Openlayers to display several shapefiles in a mapping application. I thought the best way to begin would be to organize the datasets and do a layer preview in Openlayers on ...
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Closest set of points to another set of (predefined) points
I have 10 sets of points which I call templates that I have manually classified from 0 to 10. Each point is a X, Y coordinate in a text file. Each template has 5-8 points.
I have new sets of points ...
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Zooming the selected polygon to the center of .NET WebBrowser control
I have an ArcGIS Server JavaScript API application. I am embedding this page in a .NET WebBrowser Control. The size of the webbrowser control is approximately 300X300 pixel. I have code that query and ...
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Is the QGIS blog broken?
I would like to use the QGIS API in my own program to display maps ....
So I thought I would find some tutorial here :
http://hub.qgis.org/wiki/quantum-gis/Writing_custom_Applications_with_QGIS_API
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API for Real Time World Statistics
Does anyone know of an API (preferably free) that can provide real time world statistics such as Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate, world/country population, or emails sent today as on the website ...
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Link problem building windows application using QGIS library routines
This is not a plug-in that I am trying to build, but a direct usage of analysis functions within a microsoft dll I am writing. I have sucessfully linked all but one catagory of functions into my ...
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How to download GeoTIFFs using the REST API in GeoServer 2.2?
I am using GeoServer (Version 2.2 Git Revision f5b5c35076b52d02eb9cca3fa3232bc17b5f6d80 Build Date 19-Sep-2012 18:33 GeoTools Version 8.2 (rev 704570474295e339c08d1ca140d884f23a8a03a3)) and I've got ...
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deCarta Android API geocode throws Protocol not found exception
I am using the deCarta Android API to find the GPS Lat/Lng of a street address. However, whenever I try to use the geocode method of the Geocoder class it always throws the exception:
Protocol not ...
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I am looking for a list of mapping libraries? [closed]
I am looking for the top APIs that I can use to display maps from a number of map servers/sources. (like openlayers and openscales). So are there any other popular APIs for other languages than ...
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What are the top best webmapping API clients? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Comparison of JavaScript mapping libraries?
I am looking for the top APIs that I can use to display maps from a number of map servers/sources. (like openlayers and ...
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How can I fix “ImportError: No module named qgis.core”?
First of all, I'm using Python 2.7.3, QGIS 1.8 (Lisboa) on Windows 7 pro 64 bits. Now let's go to the actual question:
I have written some code (Python) that works well within the QGIS built in ...
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Load third-party APIs only when the corresponding map layer is requested?
OpenLayers allows multiple map layers to be hosted on a common platform. If the map application supports a wide variety of maps, say from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, I find that upon initialization, ...
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programmatically create and publish geotiff layer in geoserver
We need to automatize process of creating datastore and publishing geotiff layer. Also, before publishing we need to change Declared SRS and to save Native Bounding Box to our database.
Geotiff file ...
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Regarding property setMinScale(scale) and setMaxScale(scale) in ArcGIS Java script API
I am new to programming in JSAPI.
I have two dynamic layers and I want to set the property setMinScale(scale) and setMaxScale(scale) to layers so how do I Set ?
ex. I tried using ...
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How to export a shapefile through the Wikimapia API?
I am trying to download a kml file from Wikimapia containing information on quaters (districts), the very same information that is nicely available on Wikimapia. What I want to get at the end of the ...
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How to Add FileGDB driver to PyGDAL installation
I installed ArcGIS 10.0 and it installed Python 2.6.5 with it. Later, I installed pyGDAL using the windows installer within that Python installation. I cannot find a specific place where GDAL is ...
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'invalid parameters' on ArcGIS rest API used from Silverlight
I have an Silverlight application from which I'm trying to create new features to ArcGIS server. Every time I get error
{\"error\":{\"code\":400,\"message\":\"Unable to complete ...
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How can i use MapServer service using arcgis api for silverlight?
Is it possible to use a service published from MapServer using ArcGis api for Silverlight ?
for exemple :
<esri:FeatureLayer ID="Schools Without Attendance Areas"
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Should I use OpenLayers or Leaflet?
I was debating with one of my collegues on OpenLayers v/s Leaflet. I made a point that OpenLayers is much better API if we wish to build a project, where you need direct connectivity to the Geoserver ...
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How to migrate from SQL API code to Google Fusion Table API v1
I have a javascript web mapping application code built using previous SQL API which has been deprecated recently. I also used JSON to give back results. Now I want to migrate to new fusion table API. ...
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Spatial Rendering using ArcGIS Restful APIs
Always when I read the documentation, I always hear the term Restful APIs and ArcGIS Server using Restful Service to render the mxd hosted on the server.
I am a bit unclear about what exactly does ...
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GeoServer REST API Issue: PUT HTTP Method
I've the function below which creates or replaces an existing layer group:
public bool AddToLayerGroup(string layerGroupName, string layerName)
{
try
{
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Using GeoServer REST API and C# to create Layer Group
Following information at this link in the section on creation of layer groups, I've created the method(C#):
public bool AddToLayerGroup(string layerGroupName, string layerName)
{
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GeoServer REST API Timeout Error
I'm trying to upload a 20MB shapefile using the REST API, but gets a timeout error. I can upload smaller files without problems.
I'd like to be able to upload a shapefile of any size without ...
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GeoServer REST API: Creating Database Data Store does not persist password
I'm passing the XML created by the method below to a GeoServer REST API request that successfully creates a postGIS data store. However, password is not persisted. I have to update the password ...
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Where is the ArcGIS Workflow Manager REST API documentation?
I hope it is online and I'm just missing with my searches.
I'm looking for this API documentation for 10.0 (but I will +1 answers relating to the 10.1 version):
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Global Geo Api places
I'm looking for a global geoapi for the places.
I see Facebook places, google places, simplegeo, factual etc...
Why not create an API that includes all places? Free and easily accessible as ...
