"Convert" usually tags questions where a change of physical file format or of coordinate representation is needed.
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Can QGIS projects be opened in Arcgis?
Hey I am about to start a project with a number of people for a nonprofit organization. I am wanting to create the files in QGIS, but some of the people that I am working with are city officials and ...
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convert GPS to x,y using reference node
i am using sensor nodes and their antenna to calculate GPS coordinates as notation of (degrees/minutes/seconds), i have some question of how to do these things:
how can i convert latitude and ...
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How do I obtain layout coordinates of features using arcpy?
I just read the topic about Convert point XY to page units XY using arcpy? but I didn't find a solution to my problem.
I have a point layer file, I know coordinates in map view, I'd like to know ...
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Shapefile to X3D
Does anyone know of an effective workflow to convert 3d-enabled shapefiles to X3D format? I have several projects containing anywhere from 10 to 5000 features (building sections) that I would like to ...
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Is there a way to convert multiple columns at once from string to text, or to other data formats?
I have multiple data fields that need to be converted from string to text files. When I save them as "text" in excel or open office, they still load up as string files in qgis. How can I convert more ...
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I have line strings in points and need to conver them to lon/lat degrees
I need to convert line strings back to latitude & longitude coordinates.
Here are is an example, please keep in mind that they do NOT reference the same point. I have included the values to ...
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importing XYZ to arcmap
My colleague has several hundred xyz files (*.xyz) and wants to make a DEM to use it in ArcMap.
Files have three columns witohut first lane (variable names).
I suggested her:
1- to add first line ...
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Cesium 3D Map help
I am new to cesium and I want to display 3d shapefile using cesium.Conversion of shapefile in czml and display into cesium in main hurdle.
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How to get rectangle with two values in converting polygon to raster?
I have 112 vector polygon shapefiles. I want to convert every single one to raster layer but instead of getting layer with same shape as vector polygon, I want to get rectangle in which cells that ...
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Importing AUTOCAD .dwg to Arcgis Symbols
My client has some symbol drawn in autocad.. they are saved in .dwg files.
How can I import them into ArcGIS symbols?
I have FME 2013, I am not sure if that helps.
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Automate SHP to JPG creation
Does anyone know of a way to batch convert shapefiles to jpegs or another common image format?
edit: I should have clarified that I would like to apply a styling to each shapefile, and then export ...
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Converting a vector feature from 900913 to 27700 [duplicate]
How can i convert a vector feature that has 900913 coordinates to 27700 coordinates (which will then be sent of to a WFS) using Proj4js. Not sure how use the Proj4js to do the transform. Code: ...
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How to convert EPSG:900913 or EPSG:4326 to EPSG:27700 using Proj4js (or to set displayProjection to EPSG:27700) [duplicate]
I'm using openlayers to create a vector feature (e.g. polygon, point) and i would like the geometry values of these vectors to be stored as EPSG:27700 coordinates (so when i send them off in WKT ...
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How can I convert a ascii file to geotiff using Python?
I have a ascii raster format file. For example:
ncols 480
nrows 450
xllcorner 378923
yllcorner 4072345
cellsize 30
nodata_value -32768
43 2 45 7 3 56 2 5 23 65 34 6 32 54 57 34 2 2 54 6
35 45 65 34 ...
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Can Arc/Info Binary Grid Format raster data be converted to ASCII raster by each tiles?
Since we knew that the Arc/Info Binary Grid Format raster data (with extension .adf) is tiled raster data, can it be converted to ASCII raster by each tile?
I get a global DTM data which is in ADF ...
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How to convert drawn vector feature from EPSG:900913 to EPSG:4326
My script allows you to drawn shapes on an openlayers map, and then to get the WKT information from that shape, except the returned coordinates are in 900913 and i need them to be in lat/lon. thanks
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How to convert Distance, Azimuth, Dip to XYZ?
I have an excel spreadsheet with header and survey drill data. Header data contains hole ID, and location coordinates, and the survey data contains related downhole survey with Distance, Azimuth and ...
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geocoding addresses specifically into NAD1983 or converting X,Y into 1983 after geocoding
I'm going bananas trying to geocode addresses into a NAD1983.
I have ArcMap 10.1 and I'm using the default address locator (North American 10.0 from arcgis online). No matter how low I set the ...
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How to preserve dgn cad file attributes when exporting from microstation and importing into Arcmap?
I'm trying to import water utility lines from Microstation into ArcMap. The water utility lines are symbolized by size in Microstation, but when I try to view the attribute table in ArcMap the ...
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Batch convert lat longs to UTM?
I've got a .csv file that contains a long list of latitude and longitude points. Is there an efficient way to batch convert the list into a projected UTM coordinate system?
Thanks.
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Converting ArcGIS .mxd to QGIS .qgs without having ArcGIS installed
I was reading this link question How to convert an .mxd file to a .qgs file?. It looks as though this only works with ArcGIS 10? And the conversion needs to be done in ArcGIS 10. Does that seem right? ...
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Python GDAL: degrees to meters without reprojecting
I am trying to get senseful results in my Python script. I want to measure distance between features in a shapefile. I'm working with the SRS: GCS_WGS_1984, so my units are in degrees. But for the ...
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Looking for a GeoJSON describing the french departments
Is there any place where I could find a GeoJson describing the borders of the french departments, or do I have to convert a .shp file?
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How to iterate all input folders (containing coverages) using Python with ArcGIS 9.3?
I'm trying to write python scripts to batch convert thousands of coverages to shapefiles in arcgis 9.3. The coverages files are in different folders:
d:/area_A/building
d:/area_B/building
...
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How to rename field names in a shapefile from the commandline?
I need to rename the field names (attributes) in a shapefile. Is there an easy way to do this from the command line?
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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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Searching for c# code to convert from UTM to WGS1984 (and back)
I'm looking for code in c# that converts coordinates from UTM to WGS1984 (and preferably backwards as well). I need to convert coordinates from only one zone (36N).
I've found this and this, but they ...
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How do I convert 3tm to lat-lon
I'm unable to find out a formula for converting 3tm coordinates to lat-lon? 3tm is a system used in Alberta alone, as far as I can tell. The city of Calgary uses that for its opendata, which is what ...
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Converting KMZ/KML to SHP (3D objects)
I have 3D buildings in .kmz file. I can see them in Google Earth, but I cannot import them to ArcGIS. What I've tried until now:
I saved it as a .kml file in GoogleEarth and then try to convert the ...
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Coordinates conversion doubt
In QGIS do I have a EPSG:4326 shapefile that shows the coordinates "-7148300 -3688500" and I need them in the format -64º -31º for further processing in a geodjango app.
However using ogrinfo I get ...
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What is the formula to convert WGS84 coordinates to EPSG 2163?
I'm looking for the formula which converts wgs84 coordinates to epsg 2163. I know that QGIS can do the calculations but I need the exact formula.
Cheers!
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Raster to polygon conversion's raster field takes only “Value”
Recently I am working with raster data and arcobjects.net. Here I find something new for me. And here some question arises in my mind. I tried to search some document that can satisfy my mind, but I ...
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ArcMap 10.1 convert layer to CAD - clipping only desired area to send out to DWG
Is there a way to covert a layer to DWG such that only the desired area of the layer is exported out to a DWG? My issue is that the layer (parcels) contains all parcels for an entire county, so it is ...
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How to hide/suppress and rename/alias fields when exporting to KML?
I have a feature class that needs to be exported to a KML file. I wonder if there is a way for me to export only some of the columns of the feature class's attribute table; some attributes are not ...
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QGIS contour lines shapefile to DEM help
I want to create a DEM from depth contours (shapefile) in QGIS. I've been trying to work out how to do this based on this previous question, notably from this link from that page, however I'm stuck, ...
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ArcGIS JS API Polygon's WKID conversion with gsvc.project
I'm trying to convert polygon from wkid 3301 to wkid 4326. I've been using this code snippet for converting points, but I'm not sure how I would accomplish this to create a polygon object. I'm not ...
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How to convert 3D DXF to PostGIS 2.0?
I'm not very skilled on using postgis but I face a problem that I must solve, i.e. create tables to load geographical data stored as dxf.
I have a thousand dxf files (3d) with polylines, points and ...
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Feature to Raster Conversion Results in Empty Raster [closed]
I have a simple shapefile with one feature in it with a single value (of 1). I am trying to run a Euclidean Distance on that feature, but I get "invalid parameters" errors.
So I tried to convert the ...
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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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convert geotiff to simple xyz elevation file?
I have looked everywhere and can not find a tool to convert a geotiff file to a simple ascii elevation file... did I miss something?
thanks for any pointers!
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convert GPS to XY coordinates
if i have obtain GPS coordinates as Latitude/Longitude, then i need to convert them to XY coordinates, i see this link
actually i need to get the Trilateration , in its equation i need the XY ...
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postgis distance calculation between points with lat, long coordinates
Team,
I am new to postgis, but a postgres user for quite a while. I would like to compare
the geospatial capabilities between postgresql and mongodb.
I have the lat.lon, zip code of US locations;
...
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How to convert geometry to WKT using ArcPy?
I would like to be able to convert a single feature (or potentially many features) in an ArcGIS layer into Well Known Text (WKT) format during a geoprocessing operation using Python and ArcPy (no ...
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easting , northing and elevation. convert to station and elevation
how can i convert x,y,z ( eastings, northings and elevation) data into station and eleveation.I am trying to input the data into HEC-RAS which only takes station and elevation.
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MrSid => GeoTiff
I have a MrSid file that I would like to convert to a GeoTiff. Is there a way to do this on a Mac running Mountain Lion? I know it can be done on Windows and Linux using the LizardTech command line ...
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Convert XY points to a line?
Someone mistakenly saved a GPS track as waypoints and then sent them along to me in a .csv file. They want a line back (shapefile). What's the simplest method to convert this to a line? Available ...
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find euclidean distance in GPS [duplicate]
i need to find the distance between two gps location, So i think to do this:
lat1(seconds)-lat2(seconds)=lat * 30.7151 == distance latitude in meters =Latm
long1(seconds)-long2(seconds)=long ...
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ArcObjects 10.1 .NET Convert Point from WGS1984 to OSGB1936
Please can someone help me convert a point in WGS1984 to OSGB1936, I have followed all the documentation (or so i think...) and yet have not made any headway into this problem. This is my code :
Type ...
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Convert feature to raster, not just the shape
First thanks for your Help
I have been trying to find an answer on previous question but I could´t. I am trying to convert a shape file into a raster, but the ARCGIS gives values only to outside ...
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How to convert AutoCAD file to Shapefile for map from ArcGIS API 3.2 for JavaScript?
I have an AutoCAD file that I want to convert to Shapfile to appear in a map by API for JavaScript in .net. What do I do?
