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From OSM to shape. Parsing problem

I'm working at OpenStreetMap project for android at the moment. I want to retrieve OSM data from my app(nodes, markers and paths) and convert it to shape file (.shp, .dbf and .shx). Later, I'll load ...
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British National Grid to KML results in offset polygons

I have a shape file of English wards from ONS. It is similar to the files available here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/geography/products/census/spatial/2011/index.html except I had to ...
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GIS storage format for better performance - Android device

We have developed an android application which loads different eco-zones and does geo-fencing based on current GPS location. We have converted a shapefile to KML, then to JSON format, for loading in ...
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Export KML to SHP in Javascript

I need my Javascript browser application to convert/export KML documents into ESRI shapefiles. Is there any JS library that can do it? I tried googling, but no answers so far (at least, not in ...
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draw shp files or kml files on ipad?

I need to be able to draw a polygon in the field while the landowner is there to approve it. Is there an app that is easy to use so all of the field hands can operate it? I also need to be able to ...
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Any tools to convert GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification) in SHP / KML?

I need to convert GTFS (General Transit Feed Specification https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference), data in some GIS data format like ESRI Shapefile or KML or something else. Do you know ...
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How to Export a Shapefile as KML Using R

All, I have exported an ESRI shapefile (polygon) to KML using R, but the resulting layer shows only the outer extent of the polygon. How can I fill in the area with a color? Any help is greatly ...
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How to convert ESRI SHP to KML with correct coordinate system?

I am working on this SHP file, containing geographical district of Hong Kong. I would like to export this to KML and export it to Google Map for overlay. After I converted it to KML in QGIS (just ...
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How to export shp to kml?

I already browsed your FAQs, and could not come up with a good answer, I am trying to export shp files to kml to be placed on Google Earth. On a previous version of QGIS it was as simple as right ...
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Using PHP and JavaScript to dynamically create shapefile or KML

While I have used GIS software (ArcGIS and just started playing with QGIS at home), I have never looked into the code or file structure of shapefiles. I am working on a project for my work, a ...
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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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How are the edges of a polygon defined? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Are long lines in shapefiles to be considered geodesics or straight lines in the 2D latlong space? In various representations, such as shapefiles and kml, polygons are ...
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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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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 to draw an overlay using KML on our own app in Android?

Repost from here Hi there, I want to draw an overlay using .kml files, just look like this. But on my own app in MapActivity. 31.kml, display district in Jakarta, Indonesia or the example that I get ...
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ogr2ogr converting to shapefile - how to select feature types?

Shapefiles can only have one geometry type, but many other formats (kml, geojson) can have multiple types. When converting to shapefiles, is it possible to to tell ogr2ogr to create multiple ...
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GIS web development [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Steps to Start Web Mapping I want to create a Web GIS using an open source software.Also the software should be capable of importing shape files and kml.I have good ...
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Loading data onto PostGIS using KML files with attibute data

So, I have a kml file which contains 317 data points (317 polygons and the respective 317 names). The kml file also contains attribute data which pops up in a bubble on Google earth with about 12 ...
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Convert KML to shapefile without losing attribute data

So I want to convert KML files to SHP shapefiles to load it onto PostGIS. Currently I'm using ogr2ogr to do the conversion for me, but it wipes out all the attribute data. How do i preserve this ...
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Converting kml to shape file via ogr2ogr including all attributes

Here is the example kml file I am using: <kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2"> <Document> <name>My Golf Course Example</name> <Placemark> <name>Club ...
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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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How to convert factfinder2.census.gov map data to KML?

I've downloaded a map from http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_P1 (limited to San Francisco census tracts), and I'd like to convert it to KML ...
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Google Earth Enterprise & ArcGIS - How do you use them together?

I have been fielded a few questions about Google Earth Enterprise--which I don't know anything about, I'm having a time finding answers to the two following questions, which can probably be summed up ...
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How can I convert Shapefiles (SHP) to KML? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I convert KML to ESRI’s shapefile format? I have SHP files, I want KML files, what tools can convert?
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How can I convert between KML and ESRI's shapefile format?

My users are sending me point data that were digitized using GoogleEarth. How can I convert their KML to a shapefile?