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Anyone recognize this (reference-system related?) pattern of distortion?

I'm new to GIS and was making some progress until getting rather stumped on this one. I've imported some what I believe is lat/lon data from NOAA (SPC severe weather alerts). When I use the ...
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Python OGR, psycopg, postgis - geometry is null when updating

I'm attempting a python script that takes data from a file and updates only the geometry and a key field in a post gis table. But no matter what I try the geometry always seems to be updated null. ...
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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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How can i select many rows from a table?

I want to create an action that select many rows from PostGIS table to show many lines in QGIS. How can i select many rows from table with python to add these rows in a layer? Thank you
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Extracting x,y,z values from a postgis linestring to python using ogr

I am trying to load a postgis linestring into python (using ST_DumpPoints) and extracting x,y,z coordinates, which is working but extremely slow..and if i mean slow, i really mean it (yes, it takes ...
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Need help assigning values to field using OGR in python

I've got a similar question to this one How to programatically populate a shapefile field with polygon areas in OGR?, but the solution doesn't seem to be working for me. I am trying to import a ...
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Automating batch load of multiple GPX files into PostGIS

I've got 50+ GPX files that I would like to "batch load" into a PostGIS database. All of the track_points data would be loaded into a "track_points" table (with typical GPS fields like lat, long, ...
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how to plot point on openlayer google street layer programmatically

I want to plot points on google street layer using python programming and postgresql database. Mainly I want to extract data from database and plot it on the google street layer on Quantum GIS 1.8 ...
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How do I apply Dijkstra's algorithm in Python with PostGIS data?

I have currently parsed OSM data, from a PBF file, into a pgRouting database with the use of osm2po, an excellent parsing tool. I don't however want to use the algorithms provided by pgRouting and ...
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Why is not ST_GeomFromEWKB() working?

The following SQL is working fine from the terminal: SELECT MIN(ST_Distance( ST_Transform(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(-3.163916 55.926528)',4326),32630), ...
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How to interpolate polyline or line from points?

We have a lot of points, but with no timestamps to create ways. For now, I've created a sample of the way the points traverse. It's in here, this way can be compared with a Google one. I haven't ...
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Can I do full SQL expressions through the “WHERE” clause in UpdateCursor?

Run as a standalone python script for a shapefile in a toolbox on ArcMap. For example: psql_url_pop = '''SELECT shapefile.NAME_# + shapefile.WIKI_URL FROM public.shapefile''' rows = ...
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How to debug 'Layer is not valid error' from Python plugin?

I'm trying to understand what goes wrong with a QGIS python plugin. Basically I'm trying to render a series of POINT. The query works fine, at least giving it by hand from inside PostGIS DB: "SELECT ...
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How to programmatically create exports from PostGIS database into different file formats (e.g. shapefile, dxf, dgn,…)?

Is there a kind of wrapper/library written in python which would enable me to programatically create exports from postgis database into different file formats (most common being, shapefile, dxf, ...
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Can you synchronize tables between ArcSDE(MSSQL) and PostgreSQL(PostGIS) regularly?

I have spatial tables in ArcSDE 10.1 (MSSQL 2008 R2) geodatabases and need to update the same spatial tables in PostgreSQL 9.1(PostGIS 2.0.1) geodatabases. Basically I use my ArcSDE environment for ...
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Setup a map server that runs from USB to whatever computer it is connected?

I would like to have a USB that I can bring with me to any computer. That USB should hold a map server, so that the client computer wont need internet and avoid using OSM or Google maps or any other ...
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Edit Shapefiles Attribute data in GeoServer Programatically

I'm rendering a shapefile using GeoServer and using OpenLayers library to render it in the web browser. Now I have created the option of editing the attribute data in web browser. I want the edited ...
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Best design for Open Source Python / PostGIS prototype

I am writing a data intensive web application that is delivered through apache. My question is about how to best arrange processing given that there are multiple options. I have at my disposal ...
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How to get all attributes from a non geometry PostGIS layer with Python in QGIS?

I want to extract all attributes from a non geomety layer in QGIS with Python, but there is only the function uniqueValues(fieldIndex) More specific: I have a postgresql table which is loaded into ...
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Why won't this PostGIS query display in QGIS

I am having trouble rendering the following PostGIS query in qgis1.803. SELECT s.musym, st_intersection(s.the_geom,f.the_geom) as geo, nextval('"soilsplittersequence"'::regclass) as k From ...
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Qgis mapserver - Can it use plugins you use in qgis desktop?

Im thinking about developing a small python plugin for qgis which would access postgis raster database and return data via ST_AsPNG() for example. But since i need this in my wms, would it be possible ...
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Is there a way to automatically populate attribute values in Qgis?

We are using a Qgis/PostGis combo, where Qgis is used for adding features with attributes into a PostGis database. Is there a way to automatically fill the attribute data values with some ...
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Using “Time” in PostgreSQL/PostGIS

I'm loading gtfs into a PostGIS database but I have a problem when loading my stop times. The data is in time format "00:00:00" and for 1:30 AM, my data is "25:30:00". I'd like to keep it that way ...
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Write spatial operations to PostGIS from QGIS or ArcGIS

I need to write my spatial operations to a (new) postgis layer (as the data is to large for a shp file). Can this be done in the QGIS browser or from ArcGIS without SDE? When you go (for example) --> ...
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How to catch PostgreSQL/PostGIS errors in GDAL/OGR Python bindings?

Is it possible to catch PostgreSQL output error messages in OGR after a query has failed? For example conn.ExecuteSQL('SELECT * FROM non_existing_table;') In Postgres this returns an error ...
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How to save a newly created shapefile in PostGIS?

I am creating shapefile using shapefile.py and my database has records more that 65k which is the limit of the shapefile. How can I create shapefiles then? Is it possible that somehow I am able to ...
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Invoke PostGIS functions outside of the database? Need to force 3D in GeoDjango

I'm looking to ensure that all geometries saved to the database are three-dimensional. It's easy enough to do with a call to the database, select ST_Force_3D( ST_GeomFromText( blah blah ) ) ...but ...
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Toggle editing option in plugins

I am working on python plugins for QGIS.I developed the plugins same as RT SQL LAYER plugins. When we draw the layers using query builder of "Add Postgis Layer" option,toggle editing option is ...
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The best language to program with GDAL

I'm going to start to create programs to handle geographical data from a PostGIS server, and going to use GDAL. According to your experience, with the best language to program with it? I can program ...
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Filegeodatabase fanout and Python problem

I have fme wb which does fanout with gdb. It means that in the end as output sets of data I get few new created gdb. But If I start this fme wb within python script It does not do fanout. Just write ...
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Adding shapefile directly to geoserver

I have py script which is creating shapefiles using shapefile.py. Once the shapefile is created I have to add them manually to the geoserver. Is there a way to add it dynamically to the geoserver? ...
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Using group by to set a PostGIS datasource using QGIS Python API

I am writing a QGIS Plugin and wish to obtain data from a PostGIS table using the Group By clause using something like the following code: uri = QgsDataSourceURI() uri.setConnection('localhost', ...
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Is it possible to get the EPSG value from an OSR SpatialReference class using the OGR Python API?

When reading a layer from a OGR PostGIS connection I can get the SpatialReference of the layer, but is it possible to get the EPSG value? Is there any documentation on this? For example: lyr = ...
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Passing parameters to PostGIS SQL queries in Python: weird behaviour

The following code always goes to the except section and I do not understand why..Any help would be much appreciated. l = None c = conn.cursor() try: s = "SELECT ST_NPoints(ST_GeomFromText(%s))" ...
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How to assign OGR geometry a spatial reference when writing to a new layer using the Python API?

I'm using the Python OGR API to add new features to a PostGIS layer. However, despite setting the geometry spatial reference, when the geometry is written out the spatial reference is missing. This is ...
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The minimum bounding circle of geometry that crosses the 180th meridian

Background: I've been given a task where I have to calculate the minimum bounding circle of Alaska (for the purpose of running a Roeck test). I'm using the Census' state level geometries available ...
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Accessing non-spatial PostgreSQL tables using OGR Python bindings

When connecting to PostgreSQL/PostGIS using the OGR Python bindings is it possible to get non-spatial table names (i.e. OGR layers) from the connection? Currently, doing: conn = ogr.Open("PG: ...
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How to correctly use cursor.execute() with PostGIS?

I do not understand how the operator works some times... Here is an example that works, "SELECT ST_Distance(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(-3.16496271127842 ...
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Problems with python postgis polygon

I have a problem with the examples in the book "Python Geospatial Development". I can't write to the PostgreSQL database polygons from TM_WORLD_BORDERS (Chapter 7, page 202 in book). Code: src_file = ...
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How to convert PostGIS table to Shapefile in Python?

I want to convert a PostGIS table into a shapefile (without using pgsql2shp). In order to create a geometry in the shapefile I have to give the Xmin,Ymin and Xmax,Ymax, and the geometry which I have ...
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unable to call shp2pgsql using python

I am unable to call shp2pgsql using python as I have to pass various options like (-s -a -i) and I am not getting the required output .. Method I am using is p1 = subprocess.Popen(["cmd", "/C", ...
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Using a geodjango PointField with geography=True, my distance calculations are wrong

Here's my model: class ExchangeArea(models.Model): """ An Exchange Service Area, calculated from a phone exchange and surrounding census tracts. """ coordinates = ...
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Parameterized insert query to PostGIS fails

I have a PostGIS database table that I need to insert data into. I'm using Python 3 and the pg8000 interface to Postgres. Somehow, parameterized inserts do not work. If I do iq="INSERT INTO ...
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RT Sql Layer plugin giving an error [closed]

I am trying to use the aforementioned plugin with QGIS 1.7 and Postgres 9.0/PostGIS 1.5. Added a PostGIS spatial layer w/out a problem and then clicked on the RT Sql layer button which displayed the ...
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PostGIS + pgRouting: Adding dummy links to a road network and performing routing analysis

I'm a beginner when it comes to postgis and pgrouting development. For a project I'm working on and a bit of the algorithm: I have a polygon layer that represents zones I have a line layer that ...
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Help with PostGIS polygon geometry - non-closed rings

I've picked up a copy of the super-wicked book 'Python Geospatial Development' by Erik Westra (Amazon link), and I'm working through it. Currently, it's teaching me to load GSHHS coastline data from a ...
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How to bring polygons closer to a point?

I have some scattered polygons with a lot of space between them. I want to make a thematic map but all that white space doesn't look very good, so I want to bring the polygons closer to the center of ...
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How to populate an undirected graph from PostGIS?

This question is more related to resources that I might not have identified yet, although I've been searching the web for a while. In the project I'm working at the moment I need to run a ...
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Writing a plugin for Qgis using python to access PostGIS and write geometries

Sorry about the strange title didn't really know how to word it. I currently use MapInfo to do most of my GIS work however I have recently installed PostGIS 1.5 and am really liking it so far. A ...
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Nearest neighbor between a point layer and a line layer

I've asked this question several times on stackoverflow and irc between #qgis and #postgis and I also tried to code it or implement it my self in postgis with no real answer. Using programming (most ...