To bring data from one computer system or application into another.
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importing coordinates via a csv file does not work
I tried to manually add point data via a CSV file to an empty project in QGIS 1.8.0. The points do show up all right with the correct coordinates, but already the scale is not correct (using the ...
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Grass won't import shapefiles
I have a problem involving the import vector data command, specifically importing shape files. I installed QGIS on a pc at work and there I could import shape files into GRASS GIS 6.4.3RC2 (which is ...
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CSV and GDAL 1.10 in QGIS
It seems the GDAL upgrade from 1.9 to 1.10 changed the way CSV files are handled so that I now have a non-functioning QGIS. App hangs trying to import csv data file when previously had no problems ...
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Input data format and read multiple files into Grass 6.4.1
I am trying to read in multiple (hundreds, thousand) LiDAR ascii files into Grass.
They contain elevation data.
I think I have managed one, and I can make a map of elevations, using File, Import ...
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QGIS on Mac WKT import problem
QGIS 1.8.0 Mac OSX 10.6.8
These problems seem to be specific to Mac, as two Windows users don't have the problem.
Import a file as a vector:
TEST.CSV
id;wkt
1;"POLYGON((10 10,20 20,20 30,20 ...
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import grass.script as grass under windows 7
OS: Windows 7 64bit
GIS: QGIS 1.8 (qgis.org/downloads/QGIS-OSGeo4W-1.8.0-2-Setup.exe)
I have created a plugin for QGIS, with the QGIS plugin builder.
Now i would like to import grass.script into ...
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How to import values from feature to variable list in Model Builder
I'm trying to create a model to find POI by selection by atrribute. I have feature layer (POI with three fields Kat_1, Kat_2, Kat_3 ) and 3 parameters ( Variables: Kat_1,Kat_2,Kat_3).
How to import ...
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How to import multiple shapefiles each with different source projections to postgis
I have a couple thousand .zip files each with a .shp, .dbf, .shx, and .prj inside them that I want to load into postgis. The problem is, they have many different source projections (each defined in ...
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How to import 3D geometries from DXF, VRML or X3D into PostGIS 2
we plan to develop a webbased 3D GIS using PostGIS 2 and GeoServer with a W3DS. The architecture works fine, but i have problems to import 3D geometries into PostGIS. The geometries come from AutoCAD ...
2
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2answers
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Importing Lat/Long coordinates as CSV file & only displaying single point in QGIS
I am using QGIS and trying to import Lat/Long coordinates as delimited text layer. All points show up in my attribute table, however, only one point is displayed on the map? Any ideas?
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How to Create a Version 10 File Geodatabase from an XML from ArcGIS 9.2?
A client has given me an XML document for the schema of an ArcGIS 9.2 Geodatabase. The final goal will be to create a version 10 version of the geodatabase but the client doesn't have version 10 yet. ...
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I want to import an Excel spread sheet with desc, northing and easting into Google Earth to make a KMZ
I have a spread sheet with three columns containing a Description, a Northing and an Easting in UTM. Instead of entering the points in by hand, I want to find a faster method.
Any help is greatly ...
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1answer
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Steps to update OpenStreetMap back and forth?
I have both a PostGIS database with OSM data imported, and the same data in a SHP folder.
By adding missing information to the downloaded OSM data, both in SHP and PostGIS, I'd be able to contribute ...
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1answer
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MapBox import from TileMill gives only 1 layer
This is my first time using MapBox and I'm trying to import a map from TileMill.
The map has 11 layers, in TileMill, but when I import it directly to MapBox, it only seems to have a single layer.
It ...
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How to import georeferenced jpg? [closed]
I am a novice gis user but a very experienced IT professional. I am doing volunteer work on a conservation project www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz and we need to get an image of the island into QGIS.
I ...
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OSM data imported. Next?
The data was imported using the following command:
osmosis --read-pbf file="/usr/local/lib/geoserver-2.1.3/data_dir/argentina.osm.pbf" --write-pgsql database="argosm" password="1234.5" user="argosm"
...
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Error import ShapeFile shp2pgsql-gui
I'm trying to import a shape file to my PostGIS database but I can not, give a look:
Importing with configuration: 12mie250gc_sir, public, geom, / ...
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1answer
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ArcGIS XML Import Failed - how to find out why it failed?
I am creating an ESRi XML Workspace document in some of my own C# code. The XML doc that is produced validates against the GdbExchange.xsd schema provided by ESRI. However, when I use ArcCatalog to ...
3
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1answer
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Import CSV: Is there a cap for number of row
I am trying to import several CSV files which contain more than 1,000 rows respectively.
However, but only 129 records were only imported each file.
Can't see any options that deal with this?
I am ...
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1answer
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Is there a way to select what to import from planet-latest.osm.bz2 to database?
Is there a way to select what to import from planet-latest.osm.bz2 to database?
I want to do something like :
osm2pgsql ... --place='city' --admin_level='2'
My goal is to use only cities and ...
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2answers
291 views
How to batch import GDAL supported raster files into GRASS?
I am trying to import some GDAL supported raster files into a binary raster map layer using the r.in.gdal module from QGis Grass tool.
As I have multiple files to import, I would like to batch import ...
3
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1answer
103 views
How can I preserve date field format when importing to QGIS?
I have a slight learning curve working here, is there a work around to importing spread sheet data without changing the type of data in the fields? i am importing some water test data along the rio ...
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I've converted a kml to shp and want to import it to pgsql database, but no geometry column [closed]
As the title explains, I have a shapefile whose attribute table has no geometry column specifying the location of points. Rendered in QGIS, it looks fine, so the geometry data is obviously there. ...
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1answer
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Import works in Pyscripter2.6 and Python26 Console, but not in ArcMap
I'm trying to "import clr" and get an error saying "dynamic module not initialized properly". It works fine in Pyscripter and the regular console (which is actually updated from the PythonNet build), ...
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2answers
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Some data Loss when Import PGDB Table from Excel
When import table from excel some data were loss. i was try to change field type but i cant solve this error. I have attached an example image to show the problem.
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Trouble with making shapefile from xls file
Each time I attempt to import some species data from an xls file to be plotted onto a map, the program becomes very slow and eventually becomes unresponsive. My dataset originally included 15000 ...
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Imported netcdf file doesn't project correctly - help!
I have 360 netcdf files (.nc) that I need to import into ArcGIS. They hold monthly historical climate data in the U.S. When I tried to import one, using the Make NETCDF Raster Layer tool, the ...
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2answers
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OSM Country import - missing border-near lakes, rivers
I'm importing a country (e.g Switzerland) from the cloudmade OSM branch and I'm failing to get the bordercrossing lakes on display. The same issue came up, when I tried to import the geofabrik .dpf ...
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XML workspace document import missing data
Ok, building on my last post on this topic, export/import from/to SDE. I export my SDE using export "XML Workspace Document..." and I'm using the Z File format because of the large size of the ...
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1answer
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Error importing XML workspace document to file geodatabase
Ok so I have a large SDE geodatabase that I exported to an XML Workspace Document. I tried to importing it again into a file geodatabase to test if the export worked correctly and got the following ...
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1answer
532 views
Change data type in Excel file before creation of feature class
I am trying to import data from Excel spreadsheets where each point coordinate has a 'datetime' timestamp (e.g. "2012-06-01 14:45:32") associated to it. When I check the table properties ArcGIS 10 ...
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Error Importing dbf File Into GRASS
I am working on an assignment which requires me to connect to a database, then import a dbf file into the database using the command db.in.ogr (as can be seen below). However, GRASS simply won't ...
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How to import code list from .mdb to domain model in Enterprise Architect?
I have build an UML model in domain model structure in Enterprise Architect.
Now i want to import a couple of code lists to this model.
The problem is that the tables are in .mdb ArcGis workspace. I ...
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When I import polygon kml layer, how do I change projection and offset to correct for GMT wrap?
I created a polygon in Google Earth and saved to kml. After importing as a vector layer, where the polygon crosses the prime meridian, the polygon wraps around the world.
So far, I have figured out ...
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1answer
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GRASS importing same-name rasters fails
I have NED elevation data in 3 rasters. (That's how it downloaded from USGS NED page.) The files are named "61471006", "61471006_2", and "61471006_3". I succeeded in using the GRASS GUI and menu ...
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2answers
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What program(s) can I use to edit a boundary?
So i've got some shapefiles imported into my Sql Server 2008 Database. A number of these boundaries need to get 'cleaned up'. As such I need to do the following :-
Export them from Sql Server 2008. ...
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Importing XML file in ArcGIS failed
I have created a model in Enterprise Architect (in ArcGIS technology). Inside I have several point, polygon, line feature classes and a couple of domains which correspond to them.
From the level of ...
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2answers
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What I'm doing wrong with the command r.out.ascii in GRASS GIS?
I have raster in .bil format which I want to save in GRASS GIS with r.out.ascii. I get this result in .txt file:
north: 1N
south: 0
east: 1E
west: 0
rows: 1
cols: 1
55537
I suppose it is something ...
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using arcpy outside arcmap
There may be something I'm missing, but is it possible to use the arcpy module outside arcmap? My situation is that we have one license on a computer which is shared over a network. I need to do ...
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2answers
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Import Shapefile to Postgres
I am trying to import a shapefile to Postgres using the following:
shp2pgsql c:\location\water_areas.shp water > water.sql
I am receiving the following message:
c:\location\water_areas.shp: ...
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3answers
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How can I import only a subset of the polygons in a Shapefile using QGIS?
I have a shapefile that is covering a huge area, with lots of polygons. The area I'm insteresting in is small and limited. Is there any way to only import (using "add vector layer") the polygons from ...
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votes
2answers
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How to setup pycharm to reference arcpy
How would I setup pycharm to recognize import arcpy? I'd like to use pycharm to develop and debug geoprocessing tool.
Thanks,
Vu
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How can I sucessfully import 3D surface and features from ArcGIS 10 into Sketchup 8?
What are the steps required to successfully export an entire 3D model (composed of TIN surfaces, 3D polygons, 3D polylines and 3D points) from ArcGIS 10 to Sketchup 8? Preferably, I would like the ...
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1answer
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How to export a shapefile from ArcGIS 10 into Autodesk Ecotect?
I am trying to export a shapefile from ArcGIS 10 into Autodesk Ecotect Analysis 2011 for solar analysis. I have a shapefile with polygons, and the heights of buildings is stored in the attribute ...
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How to import/export geographic information (gml or csv file) to geodatabase?
I am searching for C#/Java libraries that can import and export geographic information (gml/csv file formats) from and to geodatabases.
If not yet available, is there other way to do this task?
Any ...
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3answers
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Batch convert ArcGIS 9x files to 10
I would like to convert all mxd's in a directory and it's subdirectories to ArcGIS 10 mxd's. This is so that I can then run python to automate some updates within them.
Is this possible?
This is my ...
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1answer
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Import list of addresses into MapPoint for route planning
I have a list of 40+ points for each work day in a month.
I need to somehow calculate the distance between each of those points for each day.
I have a list of addresses in a database, house number, ...
3
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2answers
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JPG file all black when added as raster in QGIS
I add a new raster layer in the latest QGIS and select a JPG file, but it is all black. I tried adding the TIF version of the same image and that worked.
What is it with the JPG, and how should I ...
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Migrate from ArcGIS to QGIS?
This is my first visit to and first question on this site, I hope this newbie question is suitable here.
Our lab has about 10 projects in ArcGIS 9 (a couple are made in ArcGIS 10) that includes the ...
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PLT track in PostGIS
What are the best practices for importing and aggregating tracks (in my case in 'plt' format) in a PostGIS table, grouped by user. Are there any tools/db models/tutorials available?
