How to check if a map feature is within a polygon (e.g. within a country) using Python
Add the region, country etc. to your map features using Geopandas.
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Union of shapefiles without duplicates using python
How to combine a bunch of shapefiles (or QGIS vector layers) into a single one without dublicates using python with geopandas
Assign the correct UTM zone to a project in QGIS with one click
Anyone who regularly opens a GPS track in QGIS or works on a local map often wants to have the map displayed in the UTM system. To do this, you first had to find out the correct UTM zone and search for it in the corresponding dialogue box. The first plugin I wrote for QGIS … Continue reading “Assign the correct UTM zone to a project in QGIS with one click”
Explore runkeeper GPS tracks with python (part 2)
How to import all runkeeper GPS tracks (GPX files) into a single GeoDataFrame, and analyse and map them using python
Explore runkeeper GPS tracks with python (part 1)
How to explore a single GPS track (GPX file) with python
Assign elevation to GPS track with python
How to assign elevation to a GPX file? With Python this is easy thanks to elevation, geopandas, rasterio and SRTM data.
Folium and Geopandas: FeatureGroup for categorial data
How to assign categorical data to individual layers (FeatureGroup) on a map created with Folium.
PyGMT: Different colormaps for land and water
A correct coastline in the map thanks to grdlandmask so that Holland is not under water.
Trekking map with PyGMT and Python
How to plot a simple map with a GPS track in Python and PyGMT using the Tour du Mont Blanc as an example.
Import GoogleEarth placemarks KML into Geopandas
Get the placemarks of all folders of a KML file into a GeoDataFrame using minidom (Python)
Open GPS tracks (GPX files) with Geopandas
It is easy to open a complete folder of GPS Tracks (GPX files) in Geopandas, e.g. for plotting maps or to export them as shapefile.
Volcanoes per Country
Which countries have the most volcanoes? I am currently learning the programming language Python, mainly to visualise data and draw maps. Since the examples in the tutorials were too boring for me, I have taken on more interesting questions. An interesting dataset is the list of active volcanoes (i.e. at least 1 eruption in the … Continue reading “Volcanoes per Country”