"Convert" usually tags questions where a change of physical file format or of coordinate representation is needed.
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What is the correct way to convert a USGS Orthoimage from WorldImage format to tiled GeoTiff for GeoServer?
USGS provides different resolution orthoimage quadrangles in the WorldImage format (*.tif with an accompanying *.tfw world file). Some of these quadrangles can be used by GeoServer (2.1.0 - 2.1.2) by ...
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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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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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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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Determine the Degree of Data Lossiness when Converting Data
I'm working through some of the ESRI tutorials on Data Interoperability and it briefly mentions the issue of data conversion being a lossy process.
Some questions that come to mind are:
What is ...
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What traits identify 2D, 2.5D, 3D geometries, and how can you convert downward, such as from 25D to 2D?
In answering this question, posed by @Burton449, I came to realize I don't have a definitive grasp on what distinguishes 2D, 2.5D, and 3D geometries. I certainly realize Z/elevation values are ...
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Best method to convert CSV file of lat/lon and depth data to bathymetry polygon?
I'm trying to create bathymetry polygons based on lat/long and depth data. I have tried several methods and the resulting polygons are clunky.
Make XY Event Layer-->Copy Features--> Project-->
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What is the best way to convert WKT String to GML String
What is the best way to programatically convert WKT String to GML String? Every reasonable library (at best available in some Maven repository) can be used.
Till now I came up with this solution ...
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Creating Ellipse in WGS84, but with metric parameters
I have the function
--Ellipse(x,y,rx,ry,rotation,#of segments in 1/4 of ellipse)
SELECT ST_Translate( ST_Rotate( ST_Scale( ST_Buffer(ST_Point(0,0), 0.5, $6), $3, $4), $5), $1, $2)
I have points in ...
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How to convert FROM Navit to PostGis or SHP?
I have a Navit BIN file which I want to use in PostGis or QGis, so I need to import it to PostGis or convert it to a shapefile. I have found a lot of information on how to convert data TO the Navit ...
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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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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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Convert .mxd to .qgs, MXD2QGS fix?
I've had a look at the following thread about using MXD2QGS and so far I've figured out that this only works with version 10.0 and Python 2.6. I installed MXD2QGS on a machine with Arc10.0 and Python ...
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Renaming Columns in Geotools FeatureType
I am attempting to build a simple java program that loads shapefiles into a Postgis 2.0 database. Everything is working out great except that I would like to be able to modify the FeatureType in the ...
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How do you convert an Imagine raster attribute value into the raster value?
I have a raster derived from image segments with row id as the value. I have an attribute in the attribute table which should be the raster value, "Standard deviation layer 5" (see image). How do I ...
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How to convert shapefile to mapinfo file preserving special characters?
I have to convert a bunch of shapefiles to mapinfo files on a machine without a MapInfo license, so I am using ogr2ogr to perform this task.
The problem is that when opening the mapinfo files in ...
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When a raster is described in general as either a double or an integer how do conversions work for that type
I know a raster format is essentially a grid of cell values that may have values associated with color, but I'm unsure of how the primitive types factor into the format. In addition if I need to write ...
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How to correlate Image DN with Spectrometer reflectance?
I am trying to develop a system to measure NDVI from the commercial grade digital camera.
I am trying to get two bands NIR and RED from the image and apply it for NDVI measurement using diffent ...
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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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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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ADC Maps Grid to Lat/Long Coords Conversion
While the ADC site apparently has a paid conversion function, it's interactive, and I'm looking for some way to do so on a batch basis, possibly with an API. Any hope?
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how to convert the L1G raster file to geo tiff,
I have downloaded I mage from GLCF, its in LG1 format, how I can process that image in erdas software, or is there any methods to convert it into geo tiff,
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why the Dxf2shape pluging doesn't work?
I have a problem with the dxf2shape converter in my windows pc, when I try to make a conversion, the shape file is not generated and sometimes the program crashes, I have tried this plugin in a ...
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Is it functional on the fly between WGS84(GCS) data and bessel1841(MGI/Balkan zone7) data
I confirmed already on the fly function between two data which have different coordinate system if they are used the same datum.
On the other hand, I could not see overlap between WGS84(GCS) data and ...
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Why is “Convert Graphics toe Features” grayed out in a dataframe that has georeferenced layers?
I have brought two graphics, a species range and a heatmap, into a dataframe and georeferenced them using control points. I rectified them and now I want to clip one with the other but I can't get ...
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How do you format an OGR VRT file to best convert a CSV to KML?
I am attempting to get a nice KML for simple review of POI/geocoding from a CSV. I a using ogr2ogr and a vrt. You can see the vet file below, with two attempts to get this right.
Basically, the issue ...


