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Is there a difference in performance between Merge and Append in ArcGIS?

Often I find myself in a situation where I don't care whether or not my tool produces a new feature class, but I do care how long it takes to combine all of my large datasets. Does it take longer to ...
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Open source software to merge large shape files

Some background: I have 2 polygon shape files with approximately 500,000 records each. The two files are identical in terms of field structure. Using ArcGIS 10.0 I can'nt merge these two files using ...
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How can I join several raster files using QGIS?

I'm new to QGIS. How can I combine multiple raster layers into one layer? The raster images are of different areas with very little overlap. The goal is to bring numerous town plats into one project. ...
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How to add vertices to existing linestrings?

If I have Linestring(1 2, 1 5, 1 9) and a Point(1 3) Is there any function that can merge linestring and point preserving the order so output would be: Linestring(1 2, 1 3, 1 5, 1 9)
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Merge Multiple Tables into a New Table in PostGIS

I am looking to merge a number of individual tables into a new table in PostGIS. This is an easy task when working with Shapefile data, but I am unsure how to do this in PostGIS. Any help would be ...
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How to merge multiple file geodatabases into one file geodatabase?

I have created a file geodatabase that has several feature data sets, feature classes, and domains. I have created a map with the file geodatabase added to it, converted the map to ARCPAD AXF format ...
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Extract certain area of contours/satellite images

I have 2 satellite images (jpeg2000 format) and 2 xyz-files from the same area. I am trying to extract certain region from the area including contour lines and the satellite image in order to import ...
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How to add shapefile name as attribute during merge? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to add field with filename when merging shapefiles with ogr2ogr? I have more 200 shapefiles with a unique name. I would like to merge all of these together and save ...
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merge selected features and programming

I have a shape file with UK districts and unitary authorities. In the past, using commuting patterns, I worked out a new geography which is close to travel to work areas. I now would like to create a ...
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Using ArcPy to batch merge based on shapefile name?

ArcGIS 10 SP4 Python 2.6.5 I have quite a few shapefiles that are in many different directories. I'd like to pull out groups of like shapefiles, merge them, and move the results into a FGDB. I've ...
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How can I avoid reprojection gaps when merging DEM rasters?

I have two raster DEMs in same resolution I want to bring together. I was using the merge-function in SAGA, GRASS and QGIS but I always get the following result: What do I need? Where could the ...
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How do I edit shape file attribute tables so they all have the same information?

I am trying to merge several pipeline shapefiles using GEOMERGE but it cannot complete the function because they have different column definitions. So I need to edit the attribute tables so that ...
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Use model builder to select layers by attributes, dissolve them and then merge them

StackExchange team, I would like to reclassify polygons, I want to combine smaller polygons into bigger polygons based on their ID (each polygon has a unique ID). I want to regroup ~800 polygons into ...
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Merging raster data with different resolutions

I need to merge different raster datasets which have one layer and contain discrete values to a layer stack. The resolutions of the data can have any value so not only multiples of the resolutions ...
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Automated way to join

I have river networks (polyline) of several adjacent countries as shapefiles that almost match up at the borders, but not quite. Is there any way to automatically connect them to a consecutive river ...
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How to merge many shapefiles in different folders?

Directory structure is basically as such: county\City\prep\POI\Completed\C1, ...C2, ...etc\ I'm trying to write a script to go through the *\Completed*\POIS.shp and merge them all together, at a ...
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Merging polygons that intersect by more than a specified amount

I am working with a dataset that contains a subset of property boundaries in a local government area, thus my dataset is made up of several thousand properties but not all are touching. Since it is a ...
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How to combine lines from different sources reperesenting the same road network but with slightly different geometry?

Here is my problem: I have got two layers of polylines which represent the same road network but they are from different sources and have different geometry. The two layers are mostly the same tracks ...
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How to merge Waypoints from many GPX files?

I have a large number of Waypoint-layers (gpx) and would like to merge them. Is there a way to do so using QGIS? Thank you!
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shapefile batch clip and merge combined

I have two shapefiles, one is polyline, the other polygon. For each polygon I would like to clip the polyline vectors inside. Using arcpy I already found part of a possible solution: ...
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Merge two geodatabases with identical structure

I'm using an ArcGIS addon which stores all created data (shapes and tables) in a gdb. The addon is made for single user use but to safe time I want to split the work with someone else. After that I ...
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How to join lines in QGIS for later using “lines to poly”?

After successfully merging lines (using snapping) with merge_selected_features i got nice result - one merged line. Next thing was to make polygon from created merged line. Result is not nice - it ...
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Merge Spatially Coincident Features in the Same Feature Class

I need a way to programatically merge grid cells (polygon 15x15m) that are directly on top of each other and add together some of their attributes. I am working in ArcGIS 10.1 with the data stored as ...
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ArcGIS - merge polygons and get combined area

I cannot for the love of god figure out how to combine (join?) two overlapping polygons to determine the combined area they cover in ArcGIS 10. I am sure the Geoprocessing tools can do it, but just ...
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How to merge a large amount of polygon-features in a script?

We have a very large shapefile with over 30000 features and want to merge it with a script on a server. Currently we try it with QGIS, but the processing takes way too much time. Is there a way to do ...
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merge raster images: error message procedure not found

I am using QGIS 1.8.0. Whenever I try to merge raster images I get the following error message: Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\PROGRA~1\Quantum GIS Lisboa\bin\gdal_merge.py", line 36, ...
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Modelbuilder: Needing to input multiple featureclasses into merge tool

So I have 490 point fc's in a single directory with uniform spatial features, field names/datatypes. I'm trying to figure out how to consecutively input the first seven fc's into the merge tool, ...
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Add data from table into feature class

I have a feature class with mostly unpopulated fields (ArcMap Standard 10.1, in an SDE database, with attachments). I exported the attribute table as a .csv file so that a co-worker without access to ...
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Merge an entire Geodatabase in ESRI ModelBuilder

How can I merge an entire Geodatabase in the ESRI (ArcView) ModelBuilder? I have several FeatureClasses created into the GDB and in the model I plan to merge them all. Right now I have imported all ...
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Are there any open source distribution raster merging functions within JTS or GeoTools

I'm looking for something similar to the combine function from the ISelectionSet interface from ArcObject's SDK 10 .NET framework on a more scaled down level. Ergo, I don't plan on using that ...
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Merging Shapefiles With Geotools

I am trying to merge some shapefiles with different schemas in geotools. Im aware of ogr2ogr, but for now I would like to figure out this problem with Geotools. The steps I'm taking are: 1) Create a ...
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Is there a version of merge in QGIS that works like “Difference”?

I can't seem to find a tool to merge files from the active TOC into one file... The datamanagement --> Merge Shape files only allows you to choose a directory of shapefiles to merge which is really ...
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merging TIGER Line shp files for better labeling in ArcGIS

When working with TIGER line shp data at county level scale the labeling of roads, rivers, railroads, etc. is cumbersome due to all of the tiny line segments. Merging the dozens of segments that ...
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Merging Layers and assigning different values [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Merging Two or More Layers I am working with three clipped layers that are shown in the TOC. I created these layers from a large watershed shape-file. However, each ...
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How to make digitization more detailed afterwards with QGIS?

I digitized already two areas, bordering each other on one side. Than I realized, more detail was needed! What do you suggest as a fast way to do so? Adding each time new dots/verteces takes so ...
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Merge Zip Codes to Create new sales Markets

Let me preface this question by saying I am very novice with respect to GIS. With this in mind, I am looking to merge zip codes into sales territories. Instead of plotting data by zip code, I want to ...
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What is the problem with the merge shapefiles tool in QGIS?

I'm having trouble merging shapefiles in QGIS. I'm using plugin ftools 0.6.1 and I get this: Any workarounds someone may know of? Thanks
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Merging data in Quantum GIS

I have a set of postcode boundary data that currently goes down to the most detailed level possible, like this: AB1 2CD I would like to 'simplify' the data so that it just shows the first part of ...
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Merging Two or More Layers

I am working with three clipped layers that are shown in the TOC. I created these layers from a large watershed shape-file. However, each clipped layer includes the layer before it and only expands on ...
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problem after merge shapefiles, can't show it on OpenLayers with GeoServer

I have 5 .shp files, after merge it with geomerge, I can't use it on OpenLayers with GeoServer. it's only show white layer and when i click it, it show error message: Internal error occurred ShapeType ...
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Problem creating TIN from multiple contour shapefiles with ArcGIS 9.3 Spatial Analyst

I have about 20 shapefiles that contain contours lines, and I'm trying to convert them to one TIN using Spatial Analyst in ArcGIS 9.3. I included all of the SHP's as input to generate a TIN, but it ...
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Merging multiple .tab files?

I was wondering if there was a quick way to merge multiple .tab files together? I have about 100. Would appending one tab to another with the MapBasic window open, then changing the name of the table ...
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How to “Merge Selected Features” with python?

I have been looking for the answer to this question for some time now, but can't seem to find it! My problem is straight forward: I have one layer It contains lots of features (only polygons), say ...
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Merge Multipart Feature Line

I'd try to merge multipart feature line, but didn't work. would you please teach me how to merge multipart feature line? I work in version environmental and geometry network. Regards,
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How can I merge a LOT of polylines automatically?

I have lots of MultiPolylines, three-dimensional arrays where the bottom level is an array of lat/lngs, the second level is an array of those points (a single polyline), and the top level is the group ...
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Merge polygons into a single polygon [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to aggregate detached polygons? Is there any open source java library to merge polygons? My use case is that i have a few building feature polygons close by. I need ...
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ArcGIS 10 - Model for batch select polygons by attribute and merge them together

Is there is a way to create a ArcGIS 10 MODEL to: 1. batch select polygons from the same layer by attribute 2. merge these polygons into one 3. repeat this for all polygons shearing the same ...
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Why does Merge then Dissolve return ERROR 000732: Input Features: Dataset … does not exist or is not supported?

I'm not sure why I'm running into this problem. I thought it might have something to do with the merged file being locked or open, but I don't see a "LOCK" file being created in Windows Explorer. ...
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Arcpy CreateUniqueName usage: keep original input names

This is a continuation of the question I asked here: At this point I'm really just trying to get everything in one place and keep the original shapefile basename. I'll tackle merging like-named ...
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How to add vertices to existing linestrings in mysql?

Is it possible to add a Point at the end of a Linestring in MySql? For example I have a Linestring as Linestring(1 2, 1 4, 1 6) and I want to add a Point Point(1 7) at the end (output should ...

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