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How to create a shapefile from a WKT file?
POLYGON ( (6.2973716 48.98613 1772.1, many other Long Lat Altitude values )) And only this. It seems to be just like a WKT geometry of a polygon. But it’s only a text file. I’d like to create an “ESRI Shapefile” from this file, if possible with tools that are available without any installation on Windows.
Can a shapefile be taken as a WGS84?
Since your coordinates seem to be in degrees, the LayerSRS can be taken as WGS84. You may grab the content of the .prj file of any shapefile in that projection, and eliminate line breaks from it: Thanks for contributing an answer to Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange! Please be sure to answer the question.
How to convert WKT to shp in OpenJUMP?
With OpenJUMP all you need to do is to create a new layer and copy WKT data through a clipboard with Ctrl-C / Ctrl-V. However, you can do the same also with a special tool “Add New Features”. Finally save into shapefile with Save as…
How to create a new table in ogr2ogr?
The CSV file volcano_data.txt contains the following fields, separated by a tab character ( ): Taken from The Geospatial Desktop book. This recipe creates a new table in an existing PostGIS database. The ogr2ogr command line tool is an easy way to filter, reproject and trim columns in a shapefile.
Is there a method for converting geometry to WKT using ArcPy?
The purpose is to then pass the WKT on to SQL Server Spatial and do additional processing outside of the ArcGIS GP toolset. Is there a method for converting a ArcGIS geometry features to WKT via ArcPy?
How to convert WKT to shp in Python?
You can use the builtin arcpy function: http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/analyze/arcpy-functions/fromwkt.htm Something like this will get you there: I was able to use GDAL’s Python bindings to perform the operation.
How to convert CSV files to shapefile format?
The conversion of csv files to (projected) vector files (here we’ll use ESRI Shapefile format) can be automated using GDALs ogr2ogr library. First off, make sure you have gdal on your machine, otherwise download a copy and install it. Now, save this file called sample_xy.csv in a known directory on your machine.