Questions tagged [csv]
A comma-separated values (CSV) file stores tabular data (numbers and text) in plain-text form.
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Converting Pandas DataFrame to GeoDataFrame
This seems like a simple enough question, but I can't figure out how to convert a Pandas DataFrame to a GeoDataFrame for a spatial join?
Here is an example of what my data looks like using df.head():
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Joining non-spatial CSV file to spatial data (shapefile) using QGIS
I have a CSV file which has postcode data in a field, but it is non-spatial e.g. no Easting and Northing.
I have a shapefile with postcode in a field and some additional data.
I want to join the ...
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Exporting attribute table to Excel from QGIS
I have seen all the questions for how to export an attribute table to Excel from QGIS, and I try all the answers like copy paste, CSV (in fact this I do not know where to find), but none seems to be ...
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Changing CSV layer attribute value from text to number in QGIS?
I read in a CSV file for linking to a .shp file.
All the variables that are just numbers came in as text.
How do I change the text variables to numeric in QGIS?
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Creating buffer in meters
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Given a list of coordinates in longitude/latitude, stored as a .csv file, I want to create a buffer with distance of x km around those coordinates. (In case this is relevant, these ...
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Converting shapefile to CSV including attributes and geometry
I have a shapefile with 60k+ entries, all of which are polygons with corresponding attributes (acreage totals, landowner names, tax ID #s, etc.). What I ultimately need is a CSV file with all of ...
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Performing QGIS modeler multiple raster calculations with data from external CSV?
I need to perform multiple calculations on a set of rasters based on values in a CSV metadata file.
I'm using the QGIS graphical modeler and can call a specific field in a CSV with the Table and ...
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How to export Polygons to CSV with coordinates?
I am very new to QGIS, so please bear with me.
I have a ".shp" file, which is contains a set of boundaries for suburbs of Australia. I opened it to QGIS and I would like to export it into a CSV file ...
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Converting line shapefile into CSV with nodes and links
Is there a way to convert a linear shapefile into a CSV file of the following format:
Node_1
Node_2
attribute_1
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attribute_x
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"hello"
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567845.334
I have looked at GDAL/OGR2OGR ...
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Importing polylines and polygons into QGIS from CSV
I want to import a large number of polylines and/ or polygons into one one or more QGIS layers in order to plot the data. Each will only have simple attributes (e.g. name). I need to know:
The ...
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Accessing existing instance of QGIS in stand-alone Python script
For my own data analysis pipeline, I am running a split screen setup with IPython notebooks on one side, generating variables from source data, pushing them to a CSV file which QGIS then reads/joins ...
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Join CSV file to shapefile using gdal/ogr
I have a shapefile with several attributes, for example "YEAR", "COUNTY", and "AREA". I also have a CSV file with more fields that I want in the shapefile, such as "...
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Preparing CSV files for use in ArcGIS Desktop?
How do I prepare CSV files for use in ArcGIS Desktop.
I ask because I have some troubles using CSV files because ArcGIS attributes wrong field types to my columns and also misinterprets special ...
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Creating CSV with geometry as WKT in QGIS (with choosing field delimiter)
Is there a way to choose the field delimiter when exporting a CSV with geometry as wkt in QGIS?
I have a shapefile with donut holes and I'd like to export it as a CSV. It's for a partner whose DB ...
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Exporting point layer from QGIS to CSV file
I have saved waypoints from my Garmin as gpx and have successfully imported them into QGIS.
Is there a way to now export the layers into a csv file with coordinates?
I've tried the export to csv but ...
