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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Google Maps API v3 vs v2 (JavaScript): overlay problems
I have been using the Gmap API (v2) for dynamically displaying some data:
oMap.map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
oMap.geoXml = new ...
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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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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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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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Cloudmade Web Maps API Geocoding Issue [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Cloudmade Web Maps API Marker Clustering problem
I'm at Geocoding in Cloudmade Web Maps API. I've the code below. Whenever I try to access the page, content of elements ...
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Is there an easy common gis abstraction available in .Net
Is there an easy common gis abstraction available in the .Net programming world that cuts the dependency to a concrete gis implementation, e.g. to the esri silverlight/wpf sdk.
... for example ...
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POI Datasets for North America
I use foursquare because it contains a lot of POIs.
Which database do you use when you need a point of interest in North America?
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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 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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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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sending a XAPI-Request to the API-Server - over http
pretty new to Geo-Informatics so do not bear with me if my questions sound like newbie-questions: can i do some requests on POIs of Openstreetmap with XAPI.
doing like so: i send a request to the ...
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Online service to transform coordinates from WGS84 to NZTM and NZMG
Has anyone come across a free web service / REST API to transform coordinates?
I'm particularly interested in transforming from WGS84 to: New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000 / NZTM) and New ...
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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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How to add pins to my map?
Is there a way to add locations and info windows to my own map in .tif format? I'm using MySQL and PHP. Can I use Google Maps API pins but not their map? I thought I can put my georeferenced map ...
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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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'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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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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google maps API v.2 to v.3 conversion
I want to go from
http://www.zolnai.ca/WMS/whereintheworldV2.htm
to
http://www.zolnai.ca/WMS/whereintheworldV3.htm
I went through Gmaps API documentation on code.google.com
And added the changes that ...
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How to access .shp file from local computer or some other server
Below is the code in which we can access a feature layer from ArcGIS sample server.
queryTask = new ...
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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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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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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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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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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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I am looking for a library or API to do vector overlay for two map layer (shapefiles or GML files)
I need to perform vector overlay operation on any two map layers as ArcGIS and Grass GIS performs. I am wondering is there any API or library ( in C, C++ or Java) so that I can use that third party ...
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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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Why does GeoNames say there are only 73 parks in Mexico?
I did this GeoNames query
http://api.geonames.org/search?featureCode=PRK&username=genadinik&country=MX&style=full&maxRows=10
and it says there are only 73 parks in all of Mexico. Am ...
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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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where clause with multiple fields : Arcgis api for javascript [migrated]
I am tring to perform a query with three fields .I have three combobox,each one is populated with a field values.I want to query with the value selected from combobox for each field.I want to know how ...
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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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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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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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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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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 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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What happened to the DynamicLayerModel in the Android API?
We were using the Dynamic Layer model from the Alpha API and well, we are updating our large code base and can't seem to find the DynamicLayerModel.
Can someone point to where this went or how to ...
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How to Query Parks in GeoNames and Combine it With a Polygon Layer?
I run a hiking site and would like to get parks where you can at least have a nice walk. That means they should not be playgrounds, stadiums, and probably be bigger than 3 square city blocks at least.
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GeoNames query for Canadian parks is not working [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Geonames querying for parks in Puerto Rico or US Virgin Islands
Hi,
I am trying this query
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Geonames query for Alabama Cities does not bring two biggest cities
I have this query:
http://api.geonames.org/search?featureCode=PPL&username=genadinik&country=US&style=full&adminCode1=AL&maxRows=100
Which brings back the top most populated ...
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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
