A geometric element defined by a pair of x,y coordinates.
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create grid cells of fixed dimension around a point acting as a centroid
I've been trying to solve a problem for the last few days but not having much luck. I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction. I'm new to ArcGIS so I hope my explanation makes ...
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1answer
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PostGIS, create line from points
I have a PostGIS table with position data of numerous vehicles and want to create lines from these points. Data can be selected by vehicle id and ordered by timestamp but how to create lines from the ...
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How to select two points on a map using QGIS?
I need to select two points on a map in QGIS. I selected the element selection tool in menu view and I want to select two points. How can I accomplish this? Are there other tools or methods to ...
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0answers
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Converting Points to Lines in ArcGIS AND retaining attributes of both start and end points
I have been searching and searching and I can't find a particular solution to what I need.
I have a table with animal location points. I need to calculate movement distances between points from the ...
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1answer
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Point to point distance over specified distance
I need to calculate the distance between neighbouring points which conform to a staggered line.
I have two point datasets, one being the baseline and another the monitor. The points typically reside ...
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2answers
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add a vector point on OSM map
I have managed to show Lat and Lon
function init() {
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(function(position) {
document.getElementById('myloc').innerHTML="Latitude: " + ...
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1answer
47 views
How to delete points from CSV point layer?
I have a point layer produced from importing a Delimited Text Layer and I would like to delete some points. It seems that it is not possible to toggle editing in a point layer. How can I delete the ...
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How do I fill in serial letters (AA, AB,AC…,BA,BB,BC…ZZ) to a shape?
(I am using ArcGIS software, ArcMap...)
MY PROBLEM
I have a shape file containing points. The shape file contains 3 columns named FID, Shape* and Label. In the column I want to fill in AA, AB, ...
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QGIS and Python - create line with multiple points in postgis
How can I create a line, with Python functions, with many points that are records in Postgis?
Thank you
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Assuming nearest point for a region
I'm mapping agricultural cropping systems in Brazil using QGIS. From satellite images I got an raster file with 5136 x 5136 pixels from my field work.
Now I need to associate many soil/climate ...
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2answers
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Creating a 3D line feature based on 3D point features
In ArcGIS, is it possible to create a 3D line feature by drawing a line that connects 3D point features?
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generate random world point geometries
I have a world map. I need random point geometry. So, how can I randomly generate point coordinates? Any programming language. Also, I am using SRID 4326.
Any programming language.
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2answers
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Joining Points and Polygons
I am new at using arcGIS 9.3.1 and am having trouble joining data. I have a shapefile of census tract polygons and a separate file of points that are crimes in Chicago in 2010. The crime points were ...
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1answer
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random sampling from spatial points in R
Can anyone help me out on the best package to sample from a spatial point dataset?
My dataset consists of a list of positions inside a region, and for each point I also have the name/number of the ...
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2answers
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simplify point geometry
I have a great amount of points and I need to show them on map. I am using OpenLayers. Is it possible to simplify point geometry in order to speed up the process of rendering?
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Problems converting polygon to point
I'm trying to convert polygons to points with ArcGIS 10. My polygon layer has 2 attributes that I want to give to my point layer. I'm using the Feature to Point function from the Arctoolbox, but it ...
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1answer
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Aggregate points with same values to polygons
I have a shapefile with 2M measurement points (each measurement point has a resolution of a 1/10). How can I aggregate points around each other if and create polygons out of it?
They do not have to ...
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0answers
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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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How to calculate average value within a polygon(in Qgis with Python)?
Now I have a point and polygon shapefile
and I want to calculate the points' average value within each polygons
How to do it with python?
I tried to find out but google gives me a lot of raster ...
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0answers
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Join .csv file and .shp of georeferenced points
I have georeferenced a map and saved a selection of some points on the map. These points are cities of departure and arrival and I want to join the .shp with a and excel .csv with the information of ...
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1answer
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Convert polygons to a number of randomly located points based on polygon size
ArcMap 10.1 on a PC. Working with a large shapefile with ~50,000 poygons with a wide range of size from 1,000+m. to <1m. I would like to convert these polygons into points so I can do some analysis ...
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2answers
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How can I disperse points within polygons using ArcGIS?
I have huge number of points. These points are within polygons. I want to disperse the points in the polygons randomly. I tried to use the disperse point extension in Arcview, but it was not useful ...
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0answers
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How can I move two layers at once in QGIS?
I'm trying to move two digitized layers, one containing points, the other polygons to a different location at the same time. QGIS doens't seem to allow this. Even if I select both layers and features ...
2
votes
1answer
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Find projection of a point to a line
I have a segment defined by 2 LatLon points(A and B) and a third LatLon point (C).
I need an alghorithm, formulae, or some code to find the projection point of C on the segment AB (call this point D) ...
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1answer
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How to obtain and compare neighboring point attributes? (ArcInfo)
This question is kind of hard to explain in a short phrase, so this is what I'm talking about. I have access to an ArcInfo 10 license.
I have a layer of point features that all have a "Team" ...
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2answers
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Manually add a new point to PostGIS table [duplicate]
I did accidently delete a table row - or well, in fact a whole subway station.
My attempt to solve the problem was this PostGIS function:
ST_GeomFromText('POINT(coordinates)')
But then PostgreSQL ...
2
votes
1answer
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Correct coordinate systems, but trustworthy distance between points?
I have limited GIS experience with projections and I have some questions about trying to accurately display point data from two different sources in ArcGIS 10.1 in order to do a proximity analysis.
...
2
votes
1answer
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How does Flow Mapper Plugin work?
I downloaded the Flowmapper plugin for Qgis and I can't seem to find any information on how it is supposed to work...
Also the text seems to cut-off and not fully showing for the input fields so I'm ...
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1answer
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Measuring distances between simultaneous points
I am working with GPS data and so I have UTM's with DATE/Time information. I have 2 groups of species (moose and wolves). I want to join the information from moose to wolves that match in time. So, ...
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votes
3answers
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GIS file format for space and time data?
I need some advice with GIS file format choice.
Here is my problem:
I have about 100 stations.
At each station water temperature is measured daily for 1 year
I want to load this data to QGIS and be ...
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vote
2answers
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Layers with same coordinates not lining up [QGIS]
I have a project where I have a few layers (State of Texas, cities, roads, etc.). They are all resaved and projected to NAD83 / UTM zone 14N EPSG: 26914. The project CRS is also NAD83 / UTM zone 14N ...
0
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2answers
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Road network Analysis
I have a Road layer and Point features of some Bus stops from the same area.I want find the Road distance between the Bus stop.Please help me find it.
I have QGIS,ArcGIS,and FME.
Thanks,
RKM
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1answer
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Make POINT from longitude/latitude coordinates from existing table in PostGIS
I would like to make a POINT using the longitude and latitude columns of an existing table. Here's a link to the documentation of ST_MakePoint.
Here's my table:
CREATE TABLE sysinst.bio (
oid ...
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0answers
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Point file to raster
I have a point file of trees in my study area, which includes the attributes of each tree. Each tree also has a crown radius associated with it. I need to summarize the attributes of these points ...
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4answers
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How to calculate the “depth” of a linestring using postgis
I have linestring features, which look like bent linestrings, hemicycles or convex or concave linestrings. In the moment I can select the distance between the startpoint and endpoint of each feature. ...
0
votes
1answer
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Split polygons and extract points
I have a polygon file with 90 adjacent polygons. I also have a lat/long point file that overlaps the entire surface of the polygon file (170,000 points). My problem is that working with all of the ...
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0answers
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Splitting a TAB file by attribute?
I have TAB file with LOADS of points. Each point as a unique ID and group assigned to it (ranging from 1-154). I'm wondering if there is an easy way to split this up into a TAB file for each group, ...
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0answers
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How to insert vertex in polyline layer where we have a point in a point layer
I have a polyline layer and a point layer. Some of the points are on the polylines, but the polylines do not have vertex in these points.
How can i insert vertex there ?
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2answers
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How to calculate the angle between two points (according to a reference point)
I need to calculate the angles between two points on ArcGIS. I have ArcInfo License, too. I have 5 points on a diagram. One of them is my reference point. The other four creates angles between each ...
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votes
2answers
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Calculating the distance between points and multiple lines
I have a point shapefile of about 100 points and a polyline shapefile of about 200 lines and I am interested in finding the distance between every point and each individual polyline. My polyline ...
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2answers
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How to join number of point features into attribute of nearest line segment
I have point shapefile with lot of attributes, that represent road accidents and line shapefile with highways. What i want is to join attribute into line shapefile with value, that represent number of ...
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0answers
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Can I write a query in MapInfo to select points within a certain distance of each other?
Example: I have 400 points. I want to make 4 different groups (roughly 100 points each) and I want the groups to contain the points that are closest, spatially, to one another.
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Prediction a point position
I don't know if you could help me in this:
I have 7 points (x coordinate is known and variable) (y coordinate is known and fixed) each point represents a position of the same object in a specific ...
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vote
1answer
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arcpy points in polygon check
I have a list of points and a list of polygons both in a separate shape files. I am trying to write a ArcPy script to loop through the points, and then the polygons respectively and tell me when a ...
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votes
2answers
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Calculate min distance between points in PostGIS
I have point layer in PostGIS database. Help please with query which add for each points in layer distance in attribute table between this point and another nearest point. Thanks!
Update
Calculate ...
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How to Draw a Point on a Geotiff in Android and Put it in the Postgresql Database?
I need to:
Open a geotiff in my phone (android) {offline)
Draw a point
Get it's coordinates (X,Y)
Fill in the data attributes (name of the point, ...)
Put the data and the coordinates in my ...
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votes
1answer
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How to determine optimal windmill placement to maximize production?
How can I add automatically the maximum number of points (dots) with 6m diameter and 100m distance each point from other into an area. The dots will present the windmill base (6m) and I want the ...
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votes
1answer
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Postgis 1.4 - Obtain closest point of point over polylines layer (without st_ClosestPoint)
I´ve got a polylines layer (pipes) and a points layer (valves) and In Postgis 1.4 I would like to obtain the closest points but exactly on the closest polyline. In other words, i need to locate each ...
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1answer
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QGIS or Postgis - How to split polylines with a point layer?
In QGIS, I would like to split the polylines in a layer loaded in the workspace with the points in another loaded layer. If a point intersects a polyline, this polyline should be transformed into two ...
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1answer
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QGIS create layer with the points of the beginnings and ends of a polylines layer (without duplicate points)
In QGIS, i would like to create a new layer containing the beginning and end points of a polylines layer, but without the duplicate points that would result of adjacent polylines.
