A vector data storage format for storing the location, shape, and attributes of geographic features. Often referred to as 'an ESRI shapefile', as ESRI developed it.
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How to publish shapefiles with GeoServer?
I have multiple shape files of my country, its states and cities. I want them to display in map i.e. First layer is country, then states-layer and then cities layer. I only know that to do this, first ...
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Trying to use clip tool but keep getting ERROR999999?
The layer being used as the 'clip features' has been used before and worked fine, so i assume the issue is the layer im trying to clip (Input Features) - I keep receiving the same error when running ...
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How to show .shp file on Mapview(ArcGIS Android SDK 2.0.0)
I'm using ArcGIS Android SDK for first time. I have worked on a sample project and am able to get a World map using this..
map = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.map);
map.addLayer(new ...
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Is it possible to use UTF-8 characters for shapefile attributes?
I heard that according to a specification shapefile attributes stored in dbf-files cannot have UTF-8 as encoding.
And then I found out that an additional file with the ending CPG can be used to define ...
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How to preserve text when converting from .dxf to .shp?
I have tried using dxf2shp converter in QGIS but the text in dxf file is being lost during the conversion process, despite selecting export text labels.
I would be grateful if someone can help me ...
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Display Shapefile on website (Java or PHP)
i have to write an application where similar to Google Maps where i have to display a shapefile in a web application. My available technologies are Java (frontend framework: Apache Wicket) or PHP. It ...
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If I've given two different layers the same CRS, why won't they overlay one another?
I have a "towns" and "state" shapefile for Massachusetts as two separate vector layers in QGIS. I've set the project coordinate system to WGS 84 at the bottom of the screen (next to the "coordinate" ...
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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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Writing iso19139 compliant xml metadata from a spreadsheet
I am looking at a way to migrate the metadata from a spreadsheet into iso19139 compliant xml metadata documents for a collection of shapefiles. I can parse the data out of the spreadsheet into strings ...
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Opening specific area only
I have a Shp file loaded of a County boundary, but i would like to open another shp file but only show the lines etc within that area and automatically delete anything outside.
Thank-you
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Built a query for polygon Shapefile in R
I use the package maptools to read in Shapefiles in R. I would like to know if there is a function that can built up a query/subset to select only some Polygons based on a specific attribute in the ...
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Grass won't import shapefiles
I have a problem involving the import vector data command, specifically importing shape files. I installed QGIS on a pc at work and there I could import shape files into GRASS GIS 6.4.3RC2 (which is ...
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File size limitation for shape file
I am going through File size limitation for shape file esri support article (this article applicable for ArcGIS 9.X version not for 10.X ) I know may be same article will applicable for 10.x version
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Should I use File Geodatabase (*.gdb), Personal Geodatabase (*.mdb) or shapefiles?
I am a bit confused on the topic of databases. For me, this far, I have used databases as an easy way to keep all files together rather than having dozens of shapefiles all over the place. And it's ...
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catchment delineation
I am trying to use qgis to delineate between three sub-sub-catchments.
I have contour shape file of 20 meter height.
Sub-catchment is about 12 square kilometers area but consist of three ...
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Where to download USGS DOQQ boundaries?
I downloaded a shapefile of USGS DOQQ boundaries a few years ago and cannot seem to find one now. The attached image shows an example of the shapefile I'm looking for (green polygons showing the ...
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MapInfo8.0 is not letting me edit layers imported from the server? [duplicate]
I have imported 4 layerts from my server for use in MapInfo, when i went to edit these layers the edit tool for each of these layers is grey and non accessible.
Any suggestions would be greatly ...
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How to convert shape file to .map format
i have made a .shp file from the srtm data for contour making.I need to get the output as >map format,with elevation details.If i am trying to convert into .bna there is some error happens along with ...
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Splitting Shapefiles [duplicate]
I am trying to create a code that will accept the input of a shapefile, and separate each of its features into separate shapefiles into a specified directory location. Can anyone help ? I am trying to ...
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NYC Building Perimeter Shapefile after 2011
I've been using the following NYC building perimeter shapefile from the DOTT for some work. This file however dates back to 2010. Is there a newer one available, and if so where?
I have found this ...
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How to calculate the shared area between a raster and a shape file in ArcGIS 10?
I have a raster file with 5 classifications developed from habitat modelling algorithms. I'd like to know how much of 2 classes of the raster is covered by the network of protected areas (Shape file). ...
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Web map tool with high interactivity [duplicate]
I'm looking for an ArcGIS Online alternative. It needs to be
linked to a private MySql server
Use shapefiles
Display attribute data and charts upon click/hover
Toggle shapefile to display/disappear
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How to modify the coordinates of a SHP geometry using Geotools?
I have a shapefile with some polygons. I would like to change the height for this elements using Java. The rest of the attributes should be the same. I've thought using GeoTools but I haven't found ...
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How to Add Shapefile with Symbology from Layer File to ArcMap MXD using ArcPy/Python?
Say I have a Shapefile:
C:\DATA\points.shp
A layer file:
C:\SYMBOLOGY\symbology.lyr
And a map document:
C:\MAPS\map.mxd
How can I add points.shp to map.mxd with the properties of symbology.lyr ...
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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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Incorrectly Projected PostGIS data in TileMill
When I bring PostGIS data in EPSG:900913 into TileMill, my layers end up on other continents.
This is my workflow:
(1) Save shapefiles in QGIS to EPSG:900913
(2) Import the shapefiles using PostGIS ...
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Tectonic / G-Plates, export of shapes [closed]
Whatever I've tried, neither can I compile a running "gplates" on Ubuntu 12.04, nor can I make the windows version run using wine or similar windows emulators.
So what I'd like to ask/please:
Is ...
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Csv to Shp conversion? [duplicate]
I am working on a really big script right now where I have a csv file that I have removed rows and columns from, and edited the headers. I need to create one big shapefile for the entire csv file then ...
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Shapefile and DEM: check rivers behaviour
I'm working with shapefiles representing rivers (rivers.shp), and DEM for the terrain elevation (terrain.tif).
Basically, I want to check that my rivers (stored as polylines in my shapefile) behave ...
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Converting Categories to shapefiles [duplicate]
I have created 2 Categories in a feature using classification.Now how do I convert them into new shapefiles?
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Find and replace unicode character in a shapefile
I've found several example of script and blog posts on working with unicode characters, but I haven't been able to make anything works so far... It's a little frustrating
I have a shapefile encoded ...
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Google Earth export from QGIS
I'm using Quantum GIS. Is there a way to export a shapefile to Google Earth format (*.kmz) using QGIS?
Thanks.
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Projection issue: mismatching .shp even if with the same SCR [closed]
I have a problem with some .shp from ARCgis (point and polygone) that appear on QGIS with mismatching SRC. When I change and save the new SRC (even by doing "save as") to make them match nothing ...
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Kartograph Open Street Maps
Firstly, congratulations to Gregor Aisch for creating such a wonderful library, thank you!
I am having a little trouble rendering an svg from some osm data. I downloaded the Sweden transportation ...
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Where can I find municipal-level administrative boundary data for India?
Does anyone know how to find a shapefile with boundaries of Indian municipalities? I have tehsil boundaries as for year 2001, but I would like boundaries of municipalities. Ideally, also historic ...
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Is it possible to create CAD file from shapefile and also create CAD blocks from the database fields
I am trying to find out if there is any software or plugin/code that I can bundle that will take a shapefile and export it to a CAD file with CAD blocks generated so our CAD mappers can just move the ...
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Postgis invalid geometry from shape file
I'm having trouble converting a Feature class (shape file) to a DB table (Postgresql 8.4/Postgis 1.5). This is the command in the pg log:
INSERT INTO "public"."distritos" ("Shape" , "DEPARTAMEN" , ...
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How to rename field names in a shapefile?
I need to rename the field names (attributes) in a shapefile. Is there an easy way to do this from the command line?
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How to calculate polygon areas in acres or square miles instead of feet?
I have a layer in State Plane NAD83. When I use "Vector|Geometry Tools|Add/export geometry columns" or Field Calculator they both create the area in feet. What if I want acres or square miles? Thanks
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preferred source format for OGR conversion to GeoJSON
I'm relatively new to OGR and GIS in general. Most of the sources I look at give a choice of ESRI shapefile and MapInfo formats. I'm using ogr2ogr to convert these to GeoJSON for import into ...
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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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Can I edit shapefile while using a definition query in QGIS?
Is it possible to edit shapes while using a "definition query" or "query builder" in QGIS? I'm trying to do this in the same way I used to in ArcGIS.
Thanks!
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Is it possible to update layer source in qgis
I've loaded a few shape files as layers in qgis, and I'd like to make a duplicate of the project and all associated shape files into a single directory. However, all of the layer sources are still ...
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How to dissolve polygons and aggregate their data in QGIS?
I have a shapefile (one layer) with my country but I have a problem.
It is divided into 4 entries (prefectures), and I want it as one, not 4.
Also, there is a table with some data, and I want to ...
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OGR - Weird GeomType -2147483645 on polygon shapefile
I am trying to import a shapefile (multipolygon) in an app with ogr but I got an error about invalid geom type. If I inspect the data with ogr like this:
datasource = ogr.Open("c:\\temp\\data.shp")
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ST-Links convert Feature Class to DB Table error
I'm using ArcMap with the ST-Links SpatialKit Conversion tool to convert a Feature Class to a DB Table. But I'm getting an error: ERROR: 42601: type modifier is not allowed for type "geometry".
I ...
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How to avoid creating corrupt Shapefiles during Editing?
I have one of my GIS technicians digitizing some lines in QGIS in shapefile format. I don't know how he did it (and neither does he), but somehow the shapefile became corrupt. It was creating random ...
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I want to change using C# the style of a set of shapefiles once I have uploaded them or while I am uploading them
I am using C# and the WebRequest class to create a worksapce and then another WebRequest to create a datastore and upload a folder full of shapefiles to a geoserver. However, I would also like to ...
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Force dimensionality with shp2pgsql
After invoking:
shp2pgsql -W "latin1" theshape.shp > thesql.sql
My console responds with:
Shapefile type: PolygonZ
Postgis type: MULTIPOLYGON[2]
Note the shapefile type is PolygonZ. The result ...
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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 ...
