"Convert" usually tags questions where a change of physical file format or of coordinate representation is needed.
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how to open layers with multiple geometry types in qgis?
I recently had some difficulties opening some MapInfo TAB vector layers in QGIS because each MapInfo layer contained two different geometry types: point and line. The MapInfo layers had originally ...
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DEM: How to convert a mosaic dataset to TIN?
I merged several DEMs together in on single DEM with mosaic dataset.
Now I wanted to convert this mosaic dataset in Vector with TIN. But when I use the tool (3D Analyst Tool) Raster to TIN comes an ...
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Character encoding for Oracle DB and Geoserver
I have a setup that uses Oracle database->GeoServer->OpenLayers->my JavaScript.
I use the UTF-8 character set in GeoServer and the JavaScript layers.
The Oracle instance is configured to use WIN1252 ...
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Spidertracks to GIS
I have some data that will be comming to me from helicopter flights and was recorded with Spidertracks software. Does anyone know how to convert flight tracks from 'Spidertracks' gps flight tracks ...
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Trouble when georeferencing CAD files in ArcMap
I've definitely got at least a couple of grey hairs while trying to convert some dwg. files to shapefiles. I've seen that this subject has been disscused a lot, but hope someone will have the ...
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How to decode Magellan URL coordinates to lat/lon
Magellan uses this URL to designate a coordinate in New York:
mgn:///address/?coord=merwFvlqbM,name=Viva%20Herbals%20Pizzeria,number=179,street=2nd%20Avenue,city=New%20York,country=US
How can I ...
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How to generate xml for use with geoxml3
I have a kml and shp I would like to convert to an xml to use with geoxml3. How would I go about doing such a thing? the xml I gen should look something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" ...
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Adding distance in meters to a wgs84 coordinate [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Algorithm for offsetting a latitude/longitude by some amount of meters
I have a wgs84 coordinates(two double figures). Then I need to add some distance in meters to the ...
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Features to 3D from 2D in QGIS
Is there a way to convert 2D features to "3D" features in QGIS? I know there is a way to do this in ArcMap by using an attribute value in the attribute table, but I am looking to do this with ...
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Convert an .xlsx datasheet with point feature data into a POINT feature class
I am trying to create a script tool to automate this process, eventually it will be used for batch processing but at the moment I can't even get test data to work. This is pretty basic at the moment, ...
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Convert a Tif raster file to vector shp file in QGIS
So I've been trying to convert a georeferenced Tif raster file into a vector shp file using QGIS. It's seems to complete this but it ends up giving me a feature class that has over 500,000 features, ...
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Ways to transform from DWG/DXF to GIS (Experiences are welcome)
I've got tons of DWG/DXF files with information (in several layers) dealing with:
Contour lines and elevation (lines)
positions of antennas (points)
protection areas (polygons)
administrative ...
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csv to kml converter
Does anyone know a workable and stable program which converts csv extension files to kml?
There are many tools available online but none of them worked for me.
I tried many including
sourceforge
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How to export .mdb file to shapefile?
I have received some GIS files, in .mdb format.
Is it possible to project this .mdb file onto my map; say by converting it into shapefile etc?
In Mapinfo Professional, i could open this .mdb file ...
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importing wayoints from wpt files (Ozi)
I do not succeed in importing waypoints from Ozi files (extension .wpt). I tried both converting through GPS-Babel to XML (.gpx) and importing in QGIS with the GPS-tool. Both times set to WGS 84, as ...
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Converting GeoExplorer gps data points
I have been given what I'm told are differential corrected gps points (DGPS) and asked to convert them to something usable in current GIS (e.g. Arcgis, Qgis).
They have names like R081320a.cor, ...
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How to convert an image from Mercator projection to Plate Caree projection [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Convert Lambert Conformal Conic to WGS84
I am trying to place a cloud layer on top of an image of earth that I have. The problem is the image of earth comes from NASA ...
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How to convert GRIB-1 to GRIB-2?
I need to get data for my database from some GRIB files (binary), I downloaded wgrib2, which can export GRIB-2 files to .csv and csv is very suitable for me, but some GRIB files are GRIB-1, so I used ...
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Conversion of GRIB and NetCDF to my database
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I have downloaded "High Resolution Initial Conditions" climate forecast data for one day, it was in extension .tar.gz so I extracted it in my local directory and I get the files like in the ...
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How to adjust/convert/transform set of points with unknown crs using reference points
I have a set of points in an unknown crs.
How can I convert (not guess) this to a given crs?
I know, or rather I can determine the actual coordinates of each point in order to have some reference ...
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Batch convert jpeg2000 to GeoTIFF?
I need to convert approximately 3500 jpeg2000 4-band NAIP images to GeoTiff format without mosaicing. I have access to ENVI, ERDAS and Arc 10--is there an efficient way to batch convert these files ...
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How to convert SHP into GPX or JSON?
I would like to convert the tree inventory shape files of London (Canada) into a GPX file and if possible into a JSON file. You can download the archive from their Open Data website. It contains the ...
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Does anyone know how to get the QGIS Web Client measure tool to show units in feet and miles?
Does anyone know how to change the QGIS Web Client measure tool (distance and area) so that it shows feet or miles rather than meters?
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Batch script converting and resampling orthophotos
I would like to convert more than 300 orthophotos produced at scale 1:8.000 with a pixel size of 0.8m X 0.8m from Ecw format to Tiff format and after resampling pixel values.
My aim is to batch ...
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How do I convert a text file with coordinates to database table in Python?
How do I convert a text file with point coordinates to database tables in the Dbase.dbf format in Python?
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Batch Convert MapInfo .TAB Files to .KML [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
ogr2ogr convert all shapefiles in a directory
As the title suggests, i have a few hundred .TAB files to convert to .KML. This is likely to be a fairly irregular thing ...
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Exporting arcgis features with attachments
Arcgis 10 features the new ability to add attachments to individual features to feature classes stored in a geodatabase. One use of this would be to add multiple pictures to a specific location, fire ...
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ogr2ogr convert all shapefiles in a directory
I have a directory with several shapefiles. How can convert all these shapefiles to MapInfo with ogr2ogr. I know how I can convert one file. And I can make a batch script writing a line for each file. ...
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Creating shape file from file with coordinates
How can I make a shape file of an csv file with coordinates?
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Conversion of ASTER GDEM data for CFD Analysis
I need to do a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of wind over a large area of land. I have obtained the necessary tiles from the ASTER GDEM data set (in .tif format) and was wondering how I ...
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How to read/convert arc000dat files?
I have a number of files that I am trying to import, but I'm just failing at the first hurdle.
I've got a directory structure and file list that looks like this:
Directory of C:\blah
01/04/2011 ...
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How do I convert a polygon into a point?
I want to convert polygons into points. I know how it's done in ArcGis and I think this may sound trivial but it's a serious issue :/.
I'll appreciate any hints :)
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Is there any safe fme alternatives?
Just wondering if there is any open source solution which comes close to safe FME?
I would like to integrate it into my workflow, but it´s just another few thousand which my employer has to give out ...
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How can I convert geoJSON data to GPX format
I want to know how I can convert geoJSON data to GPX format.
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How to convert from UTM Zone 36N Mercator to WGS 84 degrees of lat and long?
I have acquired many coordinates from a points I extracted from polygons. The points are in WGS 84 UTM Zone 36N, and I want to use them on Google Maps. I found out that they use different systems (I ...
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EPSG operations and operation methods
Querying through the EPSG database, I can see the tables epsg_coordoperation where transforms and conversions between different CRS are stored, and epsg_coordoperationmethod which stores the ...
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How CONVERT a lat/lon point TO a x/y point ON a world mercator proj image in JS?
Thx to read and think about my problem! :)
I have a map world image like that (mercator proj):
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/14596
And I have a lat/lon point to place on it in javascript, I ...
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Convert shapefile to raster using arcmap 10
Hi I have a question regarding how to convert a shapefile to a raster image using arcmap 10. If anyone could help on this matter I would greatly appreciate it and also the functions within the ...
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How to convert a vector layer to raster?
In qgis in the raster menu there is an item "convert vector to raster".
This behaves strangely - I do not understand how it is supposed to work.
I can select a vector file, an attribute and an ...
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How to georeference a dxf?
I have got myself a dxf which is built with units in the wrong scale. How do I upscale that in QGIS? Note it does open in QGIS, just in the wrong map units and location.
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Is it possible to generate a vector polygon from a polygon on a raster image?
I have a raster map which I have extracted from a government report providing flood extent return frequencies. I want to 'snatch' these flood extent polygons (i.e. convert to vector) and I was ...
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Plotting Smith and Sandwell global seafloor topography grids
Does anybody have any experience with plotting Smith & Sandwell 2-minute Mercator-projected grids in ArcGIS? I've downloaded one in two formats: ers and img. I've found tools for processing .img ...
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Converting TAB to MIF / MIF to TAB
How I can export (import) data from TAB format to MIF and vice versa?
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IDRISI .vec file translator to ESRI shapefile format?
I've recently got hold of almost 20 years old IDRISI .vec files which I'd like to convert to ESRI shapefile. I've been struggling to find any translator for this file format so far. Does anybody know ...
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Merging connected polygons (from raster cells)
I have created a polygon layer from rasters, and only have a single classification ID (and calculated acres) for each polygon. I would like to "dissolve" all touching features into larger, individual ...
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clipped data not going into the folder
I created a model in python that clips and converts different data sets into DWG based on the the grid number. I will like the DWG data (Output) to go into the folder I created as part of the ...
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Convert point XY to page units XY using arcpy?
I am using arcpy to export PDFs from my ArcGIS Server application. I want to move a TextElement in my layout view to the centroid of a selected feature. I can get the centroid of the feature, but ...
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How can I convert SRTM data to DEM or DTED?
i am working on a project which is not commercial and i need some digital elevation data for visualization. in net i have found a link and i have downloaded .asc data from following link..
SRTM Data ...
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ogr2ogr kml to shp conversion created 184 shapefiles?! What am I missing?
I'm trying to convert this KML dataset of ice arenas to a shapefile using ogr2ogr (GDAL 1.8). After some initial troubleshooting to get the script running, it's creating 184 different shapefiles (736 ...
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rgb2pct.py increases size of file 20 fold!
I wanted to reduce the number of bands of a tif file from 3 to 1...
I used this command
rgb2pct.py -n 256 fnp_braunschweig.tif fnp_bs.tif
and it increased the size from 31mb to 778mb
I actually ...
