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Reclassify ESRI raster using variables from a SQL Server table (connecting with pyodbc)

I am trying to reclass a raster file (representing vegetation and land cover types) using values stored in a SQL Server Express table. I have a set of ~400 species records in the table, with each row ...
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produce images with shapefiles and OpenStreetMap

I have a python file http://pastebin.com/jzwE6c6P which iterates over the features of a shapefile and renders a simple image by zooming to the bounding box of each feature. What I need is ...
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Python batch text replace crashes some ArcGIS10 MXD on reopen

In an attempt to teach myself some Python, I am writing a script that will loop through a netwrok directory for all MXDs and when found, replace layout text elements with dynamic text element ...
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Geographic limit to overlay analysis in geoprocessing service

Function: I've created a geoprocessing service that serves a toolbox containing a custom python tool. This python tool selects a polygon and buffers it by 1 mile. This buffer is then used to ...
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Issues Switching SDE workspaces, same DB, different users

I have an SDE database with a number of user schemas. I'm wanting to connect using different credentials for each and get information about the tables and datasets within. I'm using arcpy, and have ...
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Variable stored as NoneType in Python with updateCursor

SOLVED: although the field was not nullable (no null values), a glitch created one in the heading field, so the variable was stored as a null value and thus the NoneType. I am using updateCursor to ...
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Exporting .jpg files from data driven pages in Arcmap

I have generated about 90 maps through data driven pages(ArcGIS 10.0). I now want to export them as .jpg files in either landscape or portrait format. I tried python but it is not working, it worked ...
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Scipy: Convert RGB TIFF to grayscale TIFF and output it on Matplotlib

I want to manipulate RGB bands in a TIFF file and output the grayscale map on matplotlib. So far I have this code, but I couldn't get it on grayscale: import scipy as N import gdal import sys import ...
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how to create shape file table from text file in QGis python

I have a text file with all field information how can create new polygon shape file table with the text file.. text file having following content.. NAME LAYER GM_TYPE KML_FOLDER ID PERIMETER ...
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arcpy spatial join input parameter problems

Using ArcGIS 10 SP4 with all extensions... I have a parent directory (J:\...\spatialjoin) containing two sub-directories of feature classes I want to spatially join. Directory 1 (target features) ...
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refactoring an XSLT processor with minor changes

having an extremely large xml-file - which is derived from the field of geo informatics. i got it from a German subsite or the OpenStreetMap-Project: the Geograpical-Engineering-site that deilvers a ...
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Polygon symmetry detection

I was wondering if there was any way to create main axis (axis of symmetry) lines for polygons. I have polygons that represents buildings. I will want to find main axes (axis of symmetry) for those ...
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Setting border-style to 'no pen' using QgsGraduatedSymbolRendererV2

I am developing a QGIS plugin that, after a series of inputs, will produce a thematic map using the QgsGraduatedSymbolRendererV2. Because the polygon are very small, the boarders make it such that ...
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Python script for running ArcGIS10 Area Solar Radiation tool

I am trying to run the Area Solar Radiation tool using a Python script, because I want to run it on several DEMs at once. I am using a server with Windows 7, ArcGIS 10 and PyScripter. I am a beginner ...
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ArcGIS 10.0 - How to have GP Service make rest calls instead of Silverlight client?

I have a Silverlight client that densifies a user drawn polyline. The returned vertices from the polyline are then sent to esri elevation sample server for each vertex to find an elevation value. ...
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How do you convert a bounding box into the canvas CRS?

I need to convert the pixel coordinates of a bounding box to the same CRS being used by an existing layer. Here's the relevant code so far: # First, get the layer-coords version of the bounding box: ...
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Is Django's LayerMapping capable of putting a static value into all features?

I'm using GeoDjango's LayerMapping utility to try and import a set of features. The catch is that aside from the attributes in the source layer, I want all the destination features to have the same ...
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Access Geoprocessing results in Flex Viewer (Enhanced) Search Widget

I have Robert Scheitlin's Enhanced Search Widget up and running successfully with my MapService using ArcGIS Server and Flex Viewer 2.3. I also have a geoprocessing service that returns a point layer ...
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Tiled image transforming to new profile

i have a set of tile which was tiled profile of mercator and proper to tms scheme mechanism. unfortunately i dont have any tif or georeference table or anything for this. all was tiled with mercator ...
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Administrative level and coordinates from Yahoo GeoPlanet WOEID

The Yahoo GeoPlanet data can be freely downloaded from: http://developer.yahoo.com/geo/geoplanet/data/. If I understand it correctly, each WOEID corresponds to a unique location on earth, with ...
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Copied points not intersecting the original points

I'm using an arcpy search cursor to access a Oracle database. I have a simple Python class that I copy the returned row objects into, which gives me more flexiblity than the cursor. The problem is ...
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arcgis server 10, vb.net, non pooled service, web adf

i am running arcgis server 10. i created a A.MXD file, then started arcgis server and successfully added non-pooled service using A.MXD. i also installed visual web developer 2010 express and created ...
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Validate Python Fme

i have a problem with my script for convert GDB to Excel. if s=='xls': reader=FMEReader("GEODATABASE_FILE") reader.open(param_filename_gdb) writerXls= FMEWriter("XLS_ADO") ...
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getting the correct location data with user input

I have some code others have provided, which I modified in order to run a Python script in a toolbox in ArcMap which accepts user input for a starting point, distance, and angle to create a shapefile ...
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python script to calculate and return values based on several conditions

I need to calculate and return the value "continuous" to those records in a polygon feature class with species records aggregated to a UTM grid considering the attributes are species name, grid code, ...
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AddLocations_na not loading routes properly from python script

I am trying to do network analysis with python from ArcGIS 10.0 but AddLocations_na is not loading the routes from the routes attribute table. It works for depots and orders quite well however. The ...
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Python GDAL/OGR: check lines geometries connectivity

I'm working with shapefiles representing roads, so basically it's stored as (poly)lines. I need to perform a road connectivity checking. In other words, I want to ensure that roads meant to ...
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How specify a corridor minwidth?

I’m trying to make a corridor between two substations with ArcGIS, a macro corridor and a micro corridor. I have two questions in this respect and would be grateful for your suggestions. a) How can ...
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Congressional Redistricting

I have a project coming up where I need to create new congressional district looking at only total population data. I am planning on using the census tract level of data, but I am having some ...
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Missing SIP Module in QGIS on Debian Squeeze

Python environment is not loading and shows this error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in ImportError: No module named sip Versión de Python: 2.6.6 (r266:84292, Dec 26 2010, ...
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Orthographic reprojection with mapnik

I am trying to create a google earth like wep application. My problem is that I can't get to render a full view of the earth. The zoom_all() function generates the following error : RuntimeError: ...
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qgis python app how to add edit feature button?

I'd like to develop a QGIS Python app for plotting points and editing the attributes. I've started with the tutorials here: http://blog.qgis.org/?q=node/59 and read the cookbook ...
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Problem reading attribute with Python using osgeo.ogr

I am working thru "Python Geospatial Programming" and I have a problem in a program in Chapter 6 that I cannot seem to solve. The small program: import osgeo.ogr shapefile = ...
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Create Vertex and add empty attributes to it

How can I create a vertex(and then a point feature on the vertex) on a polyline and give it some empty attributes(create fields), move an existing vertex, delete vertex? I am in ArcGIS environment and ...
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pass users input to one of the layers in the model builder

I am new to the model builder and python environment. Currently, I am doing a project and encounter some problems. In the model builder, i have a store layer that contains a list of store names. My ...
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mapnik error - fatal flex scanner internal error--end of buffer missed

I am using Mapnik 2.0.1rc0 on a Windows 7 with python 2.7 32bits inside a GeoDjango App. I often got this error: fatal flex scanner internal error--end of buffer missed that makes python to crash ...
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Fill polygon with colour depending on the value in MS SQL Server table

I'm using QGIS 1.8. Windows 7. I have a table in MS SQL Server 2008 R2 database with two fields: id and density(int). There are several polygons in QGIS. How can I set color of polygion depending on ...
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Min attribute NAME and replacing 0 with no data value

I've performed some massive OD cost matrices, and then using the pivot table function, I have the results in a table where each row is an origin and each column is a destination and all the values are ...
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qgis plugin: “WindowsError: [Error 6] The handle is invalid”

OS: Windows 7 64bit GIS: QGIS 1.8 (qgis.org/downloads/QGIS-OSGeo4W-1.8.0-2-Setup.exe) path variable: GISBASE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Quantum GIS Lisboa\apps\grass\grass-6.4.3RC2 ...
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Slicing / Cutting a Polygon / Polygon List based on another geometry

I currently use GeoDjango (GEOS, GDAL, PROJ4), I have rather medium set of polygon data (buildings). To streamline them to a client efficiently (client has a limited viewport) I only want to send the ...
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How can I use NZLoad using python or arcpy script?

I have CSV file which has millions of feature class record merged with some metadata information which I want to load into Netezza database. I have tried it using insert query but it is very very ...
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Help in GRASS/QGIS/Python

I have Idea about ArcGIS, and a bit of QGIS and zero programming knowledge, which I am trying for thesedays. I saw GRASS GIS and have started working with shapefiles, which are not being loaded... :( ...
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Select record from table attributes in QGIS and Python

Can anyone tell how I can access to the attribute table of a shp and select a record from a specific row and column using Python (with console or a script). I've been looking for in the qgis API, but ...
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arcpy Add Feature Class to Terrain error. LiDAR Processing Script

So here's another one for you ever so helpful StackExchangers (is that right?) Anyway, I'm writing a script to convert lidar data (in .las format) into a terrain without going through all the ...
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Why don't libgrass.so.1.8.0 and libqgissqlantconnection.so.1.8.0 load?

I have compiled Qgis 1.8 at Ubuntu 12.10, but some phyton plugins does'nt work, like sextante. Trying to solve this problem, some files don't have been load. They are: libgrass.so.1.8.0 and ...
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How to begin with tool development for GRASS gis or QGIS GRASS

I wanted to begin with customized tool development in Grass GIS or QGIS grass. How should i begin in to develop the tool. I search a lot in google search engine for begin with tool development in ...
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How to use raw_input() in QGIS python console?

I'm hoping to use raw_input() inside a loop to prompt the user when s/he wants to continue running the script. However, I'm getting an error: Traceback (most recent call last): File ...
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Can not import qgis.core in python

I installed OSGeo4W. I have no other Python version on my computer. I can import osgeo. But when I try to import qgis.core I am getting the error: >>> import qgis.core Traceback (most ...
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SQL statement in MakeTableView_management

EDIT: Finally found a way around this.. expression = "[Route] = '" + route + "' AND [Trip] = " + str(trip) arcpy.MakeTableView_management(solutionTable, "solutionView", expression ) I tried str() ...
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Installing ActivePython in ArcGIS Python Directory?

I want to install ActivePython on my computer, but I also have Python 2.7 pre-installed with my ArcGIS 10.1 version. The directory for the .dll's and such is: C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.1 ActivePython ...

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