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OGR Projection transformation error
I am trying to convert shapefile that was created by FME in EPSG:900913 to EPSG:3857 (I know its the same definition) with OGR in a script.
datasource = ogr.Open(os.path.join(dirname,shapefileName))
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Use FME to delete records from PostGIS before loading new records
I have some shapefiles. Each shapefile contains the data on a topic for a county. I have data for 26 counties.
In the filename of the shapefile, the county ID is given.
I load these shapefiles into ...
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Attribute manipulation on shapefile
I have a shapefile which contains landuse types. The Landuse types are written in a field called "Type" and contain also the area in m² and a landuse code. Some polygons contain more than one landuse ...
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AutoCAD map server's text to ArcGIS Annotation - SAFE FME
autocade
Software: SAFE FME
Geodatabase - enterprise geodatabase
we have autocad data stored in oracle database and wishes to port them over to ArcGIS Annotation (text).
We are unable to do so just ...
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Migrating Lines to ArcGIS polyline
I'm trying to import geometry lines from Oracle Spatial database to ArcGIS enterprise geodatabase.
and some data will cause the error.
Its says not enough points for feature class, but when I look ...
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FME: Identify a string within a field and populate another field with that same string
I have a shp which needs to be split according to attributes in a field. The problem is that the field contains other Characters and dates. For Example the Field is called "Landtype" and contains the ...
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What causes PythonFactory failure in FME?
2011-10-04 09:59:18| 2.3| 0.1|FATAL |PythonFactory failed to load python symbol `module2.py'
2011-10-04 09:59:18| 2.3| 0.0|FATAL |Factory proxy not initialized
2011-10-04 09:59:18| 2.3| ...
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ArcMap - Opening the attribute table gives 'Could not load data from the data source' error
ArcMap wont display the attribute table of a dataset.
I get an error 'Could not load data from the data source' and it says 'An invalid SQL statement was used'. It then opens a table with the correct ...
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Using reader Feature Type Name as Writer Feature Type Name in FME
I've search and searched for a way to do this, but no method seems to work. Basically I want to use the input feature class name (feature type in FME) as the output name. This normally works, ...
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Preserving attributes of linejoin through concatenation
I've run into a bit of a problem, I'm working on a layer of connected lines which represent geological faults and contacts. These lines were broken into many small segments so to get rid unnecessary ...
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FME area on area overlayer dropping components of some features
As it says in the title, is this expected behaviour?
What happens is that the dataset before the area on area overlayer has some features (in the image below, the large green parts are the same ...
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Remove Collar from ECW File (Orthophoto Mosaic)
Maybe i'm missing a basic concept when it comes to manipulating/removing values from an RGB orthophoto mosaic. Is it possible to completely eliminate the collar (black background) from an orthophoto ...
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Why does FME Reprojector create coordinate values 0?
I'm using the NeighborFinder transformer in FME Desktop 2013, and I need it to use a maximum distance in meters. My input data, however, are points and lines in WGS84, so before sending them into the ...
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Huge x,y,z dataset into oracle, possible?
I have 200 .xyz files containing 1500000 points each. Is this possible to import this dataset to oracle?
It makes a total of 300.000.000 points!!!
Background is I want to improve a FME script that ...
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Reproject raster catalog - ArcGIS 9.3/FME 2012
I have a couple of raster catalogs in different file geodatabases and I need to re-project them to a new coordinate system. Now there is no option to project a whole raster catalog, nor can I use the ...
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Calculate Field based on field value in a second table
I have a table in a MSSQL Server Enterprise SDE database. I need to join a table from a MS SQLExpress Workgroup SDE database and then calculate 11 fields in the Enterprise table based on values in ...
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Finding Network overshoots under a certain distance
we have a large contiguous network that will have legitimate overshoots (like a dead end street), but may or may not have illegitimate overshoots. Using FME, I can't seem to manufacture a way to find ...
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How to Count Features in a Feature Type in FME?
I am reading around 120 spatial tables in FME. I would like to export a spreadsheet or CSV using FME that contains the feature name (table name) and the number of records in that table.
So far, I've ...
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GIS Database Migration Project (Oracle to ArcGIS)
I have been tasked with converting an Oracle Database into an ESRI file geodatabase. The data represents a gas network. The client's Oracle database has over 400 tables, 120 of which are spatial. ...
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arcsde - index LOADING/FAILED/UNUSABLE
I have a problem with import data with fme and arcsde.
I have a loop of import data in the same arcsde table.
I have a problem with index :
Error while executing stream insert operation for table
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Arcsde - FME - import data
I have a problem with the import of data with FME 2012 and ArcSDE 10.
After import, my data are not visibles in ArcMap or ArcCatalog.
My layers are registered in ArcSDE.
I found a solution:
After ...
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Why do file geodatabase and SDE readers produce different fme_geometry types?
I have one very simple workbench that I am running against both SDE (9.3) and FGDB (10.0) sources.
I noticed two different fme_geometry values for same type of objects.
For the first one, i.e SDE ...
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FME - Load shape file to SDE table
I have shape file which contain polygon features
I open this file as a reader. I need to load their data in to SDE table
The problem is ObjectId and shape columns are not listed in user attributes ...
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Are FME2013 and 64bit Background Geoprocessing of ArcGIS 10.1 SP1 compatible?
We are running ArcGIS 10.1 sp1 and have installed 64-bit background geoprocessing. We are also upgrading to FME 2013. I know in the past we have had to install the 32-bit version of FME due to ...
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Create lines from a Blob field in ArcMap/Catalog or FME (or any other way)
Is there some way to create lines from geometry stored in a Blob field? It's a SDE-database line feature class that has crashed in some way, but I can still get the raw data and the feature class ...
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What's an efficient way of detecting road junctions on a map?
I may receive maps from any source for my project, and for the C++ algorithm I'm making, it's imperative for the algorithm to know where road junctions (nodes where more than two road segments meet) ...
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FME: Can I add multiple feature types to the SQL Server Spatial reader?
The title's it, really.
With .TAB file reader, you can add multiple layers to the reader and use the 'merge feature type' check box with an '*' to read all the layers listed in the source files, ...
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Spatial join including attributes - kind of like right join
I've run in to a little problem. I have two sets of polygons with important attributes. I need to join over the attributes from the first set to the other, but I can't seem to figure out how. ...
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How to map a range of values to a single value in FME
A dataset with a set of points has an attribute called HEIGHTS which is filled with numbers like, 10.8, 0.4 and 150.6 etc... I want to transform this dataset to a shape file. In the transformation I ...
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clipper transformer FME
I have a fairly extensive workspace which among other things has an output of shapefiles in several needed projections.
I have those going to the respective folders for use in different business ...
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Is there any problem with Service Pack 4 for FME?
Let me try to explain a problem. I am testing exactly the same workbench on the to computers. One has installed FME 2012 without SP, another has the same but with SP4. Tested workbenches behaviour are ...
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Which type of File Geodatabase format to use?
What is the practical difference between fgdb API format and fdgb ArcObjects in FME? When to use each of them in FME?
Thank you.
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ArcGIS Calling Wrong fme.exe When Python Script Converted To An ArcGIS Script Tool
I'm using this this bit of code to execute a FME Workbench file through a Python script ...
import os
os.system("fme.exe P:\\Mapping\\Scripts\\FME\\Easements_ROW_Extract_From_CAD.fmw")
However, ...
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How to embed images in KML balloons using FME?
I am using FME to produce a kml file with multiple placemarks. Each placemarks corresponds to a specific feature on the ground. I am creating balloons to provide some descriptive information of the ...
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Dynamically Change Annotation Font Size According To Parcel Area
I'm looking for a solution to change annotation font size in an automated/dynamic way. The annotation data represents civic addresses and are displayed over a parcel fabric. What we would like to do ...
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Problems with intersection in FME and ArcMap
I have one very interesting issue which I do not know how to solve/understand. In FME I used the LineOnAreaOverlayer transformer to get new intersected lines, these some are inside and outside ...
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FME remove polygon holes of under size ### sqft and chop the ends off
Quetion #1
I have a wokspace that takes the latest version of my data and creates buffers and then merges those to one polygon.
When 2 buffer polygons are near each other and close to create a hole. I ...
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How to convert a JPEG to GeoTiff using FME?
I want to convert JPEG to Geotiff in FME.
I use the following workspace
JPEG reader -> RasterExtractor -> CoordinateSystemSetter -> RasterGeoreferencer (parameter : extents) -> Reprojector -> ...
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Crop collar from chart
I need advice on how to complete the following task:
I have aeronautical charts covering parts of the US
(example: http://aeronav.faa.gov/content/aeronav/sectional_files/Albuquerque_89.zip - Each ...
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FME autocad to csv
I have a few building blocks and land parcels in a dxf file that look like this
I am writing to a csv file using FME the following attributes:
land parcel number | xmin| xmax | ymin | ymax
The ...
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How to queue FME output on the same workspace?
I have an .csv coordinate file with the following header
num xc yc xmin ymin xmax ymax
I want to tranform the x/y coordinates on each line of this file to lat / long ...
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How to convert Autocad lines to Esri polygon shapefiles using FME?
I am using FME to transform a dwg file into a polygon shapefile (.shp).
The dwg file is an urban plan of a city consisting of building blocks (type: polylines) and the properties within each block ...
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Who uses FME Python extension and how?
I saw a great interface to FME with Python there
What you guys are doing with it? I want ideas.
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How can I set the output feature type name dynamically?
How can I set the output feature type name so that it consists of a constant part and a variable part, such as "Circle_205", where the number part could be different each time?
When using a fanout, ...
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FME - Convert DWG to JPG
I am a beginner in Safe FME and i need to know how to Convert DWG files to JPG Files. Is it possible?
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FME- ask about interpretation of log
I'm running some process for about 48 hours and I'm not sure about what is going on or maybe better - how should I interpret the log.
Please have a look at attached part of the log.
Just after ...
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How to Calculate the Maximum Distance Between Features?
I'd like to calculate the maximum distance between polyline features. I have a base polyline with many other polylines either touching or near the base polyline as shown in the picture. The distance ...
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Splitting large shapefile into numerous smaller files based on number of objects in each smaller file
I have a shapefile containing approximately 600 000 point-objects. Unfortunately, for a couple of reasons I need to split this file into a larger number of shape-files each containing approximately ...
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FME - Calculate distance of point along a line
I have created an FME workspace which inputs a pipeline as well as other linear features which cross it (waterways, roads, railways, fences, other pipelines, etc). The output is a point file which ...
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How do I reproject a arbitrary coordinate system grid to OSGB
I have a polygon grid of a certain shape that has some data associated with it. Unfortunately its not properly projected, being in what seems to be an arbitrary scale and coordinate system (it was ...
