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Trouble getting SAGA to work in QGIS 3.4 for Mac
I have been trying to get the SAGA toolbox to work in QGIS 3.4 but it does not show up. I have downloaded the SAGA Next Gen plugin for QGIS, and I have also downloaded SAGA from SourceForge and set ...
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ArcGIS Pro loads raster with spaces in file path on C: drive, but not other drives
I recently moved my GIS folder from my C: drive to a second storage drive (E:), and am having trouble loading rasters. I narrowed the issue to spaces in the file path - but I can't figure out why this ...
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Chaging default path for saving output layouts in QGIS
We work on a large number of projects and the file structure is normally the same so repeatedly browsing for the right location to save plans has issues. I would like to be able to change the default ...
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Collect the spatial data used in an MXD file and haven't been saved in the same folder
So, I created several MXD files a long time ago, with spatial data and other reports/photos etc. inside but didn't save it all in the same folder in my computer. Now, a few days have gone by and I ...
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Exporting MXD file from ArcMap to PDF using ArcPy not retaining embedded Excel tables when converted to PDF
How can I alter my script so that the Excel tables embedded in my MXD are displayed when converting to PDF?
import arcpy
import os
mxd_path = r"D:\CROQUIS_PYTHON\MXD"
pdf_path = r"D:\...
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"Could not load source layer for INPUT" error when reprojecting flt-file with PyQGIS
The data I have are ESRI Floating Point Data (so they are a raster type). The path I provided is a fake path, so that I don't show my real system paths.
I know that my code works with vector data, as ...
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Deleting previous .mxd project using arcpy
I'm incorporating an already existing shapefile into a .mxd project. For this, I already created a .mxd and then saved a copy. The problem is that when I want to delete the old project (mxd) it tells ...
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Referenced ArcGIS Pro 3.1 toolbox renamed and empty toolbox created in its place
GIS program manager here. I am experiencing a serious problem. It occurs when starting new projects in ArcGIS Pro from a template which includes our "program toolbox" (aka Default.tbx) ...
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SAGA cannot load any grids
Whenever I try to use a SAGA processing tool in QGIS which requires loading a file, it fails to load the files. The log message says:
Loading grid: [PATH] failed.
The tools I've attempted to use ...
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Symbology to layers not working
I want to apply layer symbology to all TIFF in a group layer but it does not work:
import arcpy
mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT")
df = mxd.activeDataFrame
groupName = "New ...
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sen2r file path error (UPDATED)
UPDATE: I think I've solved the problem. I created a bogus temp folder for my nonexistent L1C images
l1c_safe<-tempfile(pattern = "safe_")
and passed this to the path_l1c= argument. I ...
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Load layer from SharePoint (or online office server) with https://... URL
I'm trying to import a .csv layer from a SharePoint folder without using the local path (for ex: C:*Users*\UserName\Folder1\filename) but using the online path (https://.../filename).
I need this ...
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Extracting points on linestring based on time since from startpoint (sf)
I have a series of nodes connected by paths currently imported in sf. Each node has a date-time associated with it. For example:
library(sf)
library(ggplot2)
path <- st_as_sf(data.frame(X = c(145,...
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Setting relative path for PDF linking to shapefile in QGIS
I am trying to link a PDF for a shapefile, but I'm unable to set a relative path. How can I set a relative path in QGIS? I am only able to open the PDF in my PC, whereas when share this file to others,...
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Getting the file path of layer based on layer name using PyQGIS [closed]
So this is my folder:
It contains GeoPackages with the format yyyymmdd_progress.gpkg
I want to take the latest GeoPackage based on the latest GeoPackage created and stored in the folder, then use it ...
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How to set save location to 'CURRENT' GDB in ArcGIS Pro Tasks
I'm new to authoring tasks, and now that I'm attempting to use my task in a second project, the saves are being directed to the GDB I was in when I created the Task.
How can I dynamically assign save ...
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Give a path of Google Drive to which Google Earth Engine should export the file to
My question is similar to this one, with the only difference that:
the question in the link above is 3 years old
I have one main Folder, inside that folder, I have 11 subfolders, and inside each of ...
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Batch replacing of layer file paths in QGIS
I reorganized my shapefiles folders. Now the layer file paths are broken.
I have tried the solutions shown in the QGIS User guide (chapter 6.2), but:
I don't want to process my layers individually ...
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Using an input string in a file path for a input vector layer in QGIS model
I am building a QGIS model to perform field calculations on a large number of .shp files containing environmental information of different waterbodies. This model should be global for the different ...
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Change path for QgsAction icon in PyQGIS
I added a QgsAction in my layer style, but when I share this style to other users, the path to the icon is written in absolute. I watched QgsAction doc (here) and it doesn't seem to be a setIconPath(),...
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Finding extent of MXD
I have a set of MXDs for layout view maps, and I would like to easily find out the four coordinates that define the extents (using the same units as the map projection). What is the best way to do ...
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In QGIS/QField, how to maintain photo attachments in a sister directory to a project? (Or, possibly, why this is a Bad Idea)
In order to not have to copy all the photos for my project every time I synchronise (which is beginning to take a significant amount of time), I would like to keep them in a separate folder, perhaps ...
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Problems with the Z-values / exporting MXD (ArcMap) to DXF (AutoCAD)
Circular arcs are polygonalized in the DXF output. Several support points are inserted into an arc, which are connected to each other with polylines. The Z-values of the inserted support points are ...
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Verify feature class path in file geodatabase using GDAL with Python
Suppose I have a geodatabase in C:/MyDir/MyGDB.gdb. I am working outside of the Esri/ArcPy environment, primarily using gdal and os libraries. I want to retrieve and verify the file path of a feature ...
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ArcPy command to remove empty layers that are grouped
I have a script that works for MXD with ungrouped layers.
How can I change this so it works if there are groups of layers?
I have an MXD template with many layers & groups. The underlaying file ...
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Create dynamic filename, based on attribute value, for output of QGIS model
Basic idea
Every user running a model selects a folder where the output of the model, a raster, should be stored as a file. The filename should be created automatically, based on an attribute value (...
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Reading multiple rasters in folder
the rasters in that folder has dates in the naming (for eg. T43RGP_20220330T052639_NDVI) and I want the code to read the rasters one by one in the increasing order of the date.
Help me complete this ...
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Assign absolute path to single layer in QGIS
Under Project Properties, I set path savings to 'relative', as the project is used by different people and moved between network drives. Shapefiles that move with the project are correctly located in ...
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Extracting mpk file into MXD and its shapefiles and keep connection between them
I have many mpk files, which are open by ArcMap.
I would like to have them as mxd files and a folder with the shapefiles that come with them, and when you open the MXD file the shapefiles should be ...
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How to access some Server's folder in QGIS
Somehow access some file from server in QGIS is so easy just drop in your QGIS project. But some case you need access your server from QGIS "search directory" then your server is did not ...
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Remove partial string (folder) from File path with Python
The documentation for ArcGIS Pro for updateConnectionProperties https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/2.8/arcpy/mapping/updatingandfixingdatasources.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_18159CA0096044608B406CA068794E30 has ...
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Unavailable layer saved on computer as .txt file in my all projects (.qgz)
I have a problem with all my saved .qgz projects. I always worked with layers in projects only as .txt files, not saving them as shapefile, because I can make changes in .txt files (eg. add more ...
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ArcGIS Pro will not update datasource path change
I have many layers in a aprx file that need to have the path updated. I need to remove part of the string "UTARC." from the datasource path.
Through Catalag View on ArcGIS Pro, when I type ...
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Relative Path Links/Hyperlinks in ArcGIS Pro
Has anyone figured out how to use hyperlinks/relative links in ArcGIS Pro? This is what my links look like in ArcMap. The hyperlink lightning bolts are there.
Here is what it looks like in ArcGISPro:
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GDAL Clip raster by mask layer can't see files on external drive
So I am using GDAL Clip raster by mask area. I tried clipping a temporary raster to mask area and started getting errors that an error had occurred creating the output file. It seems that the issue ...
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Python error handling opening a shapefile with fiona
I've written a python script where I read a bunch of files trying to catch various errors (FileNotFound, Import), for example
try:
df = pd.read_excel(os.path.join(path_to_data, fname_data))
except ...
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FME linux path - cannot locate VRT
I am trying to transfer an FMW (FME workspace) script, using FME workbench 2020.2, from windows to linux (Redhat).
In the FMW-script there are several published parameters. Among them there are 2 ...
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Opening MXD file saved in later version of ArcMap
I saved in ArcMap 10.7 an MXD file, and I can't open it in ArcMap 10.3.
Is there a way to do it?
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QGIS 3.16.16 and Sharepoint
My company is transferring to using Sharepoint. Currently we are using a driver system.
We think we might run into the problem that paths to sources we use will be linked to our personal account of ...
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Why do I keep having to restore layer path names in QGIS?
Quite often I am having to restore the layer path names for many of my QGIS projects. The projects and the relevant shapefiles are all stored in a shared network that allows my colleagues to use and ...
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RuntimeError: Object: CreateObject cannot open map document
I need to get a list of all the layers in all of the .mxd files located in a certain directory as these layers have been published to AGOL through the the agency of the mapping documents and I now ...
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Writing Python script to batch import .mxd to .aprx
I'm attempting to write a Python script that finds all of the .mxd files in my local directories, imports them into a blank .aprx, and then saves them as an .aprx file.
I'm able to successfully locate ...
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ArcPy mxd.save() not overwriting MXD
I am using an ArcPy code to find and replace the data source of layers in a series of MXDs using lyr.replaceDataSource as follows:
import arcpy
import os
mxdfolder =r'C:\Folder' #folder in which mxd's ...
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Use relative path in VRT with VSIZIP
I'm trying to load a GPKG file into QGIS by a VRT file. The vector is inside a ZIP. So I'm using the vsizip. I would like to use just relative paths. But when I try to load it, the new layer comes ...
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Refreshing linked word doc objects in MXD using ArcPy
I have multiple MXDs which have linked Word documents added using Insert Object. These Word documents change frequently and need to be updated in the maps. The only way I have found so far, from ...
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Adding shapefile to existing MXD using ArcPy
I am trying to add a shapefile to an already created MXD project in ArcMap 10.3.1. I run the code but nothing happens. I leave it below:
import arcpy
from arcpy import mapping
mxd = arcpy.mapping....
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User database storage location (filename / path) in QGIS/Windows
I am using QGIS 3.16 and Windows 10.
I have some custom CRS (cCRS). Now, I'd like to work on my QGIS Projects at another PC and want to move my cCRS there.
According to the QGIS manual the cCRS are ...
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Repairing multiple broken layer file paths in QGIS
I have moved all my QGIS layer files from C:// drive to One Drive, and I would like to re-map the old filepaths to the new drive.
I know I can open the QGIS file as a text file and run a find and ...
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Adding multiple layers from file list or command line in QGIS
Is there a way to add multiple layers to QGIS at once from a list of paths?
I have about 150 rasters to investigate that intersect an area of interest. Their full path is collected in a text file, one ...
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Searching multiple MXDs and identifying which have graphics elements using ArcPy
How would I go about identifying all the mxd files that have graphics?
I reckon it's close to:
import arcpy
import os
srcPath = "my_path"
mxd_lst = [f for f in os.listdir(srcPath) if f....
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