evo-data-converters-shp 0.1.3

Python data converters for ESRI shapefiles to Evo geoscience objects.

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Evo

Evo is a unified platform for geoscience teams. It enables access, connection, computation, and management of subsurface data. This empowers better decision-making, simplified collaboration, and accelerated innovation. Evo is built on open APIs, allowing developers to build custom integrations and applications. Our open schemas, code examples, and SDK are available for the community to use and extend.

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Pre-requisites

• Python virtual environment with Python 3.10, 3.11, or 3.12
• Git

Installation

pip install evo-data-converters-shp

Shapefiles

A shapefile is a set of files which can contain points, lines, and polygons with associated attributes. At minimum, it consists of a main .shp file, an index .shx file, and a dBASE .dbf file.

Refer to this page for more information: https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/manage-data/shapefiles/what-is-a-shapefile.htm or view the technical specification here: https://www.esri.com/content/dam/esrisites/sitecore-archive/Files/Pdfs/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf

Multipatch Shapefiles

There are multiple shape types which can be used to define a shapefile, though all (non-null) shapes in a given file must be of the same type. Multipatch shapes consist of triangles (defined as 'triangle strips' or 'triangle fans') and rings.

Implementations

The python pyshp package is used to work with shapefiles.

The SHP converter currently only supports importing multipatch shapefiles which do not contain any rings. These are translated to the triangle-mesh schema and published to an Evo workspace. NULL shapes are discarded.

Publish geoscience objects from ESRI Shapefile files

The evo-sdk-common Python library can be used to sign in. After successfully signing in, the user can select an organisation, an Evo hub, and a workspace. Use evo-objects to get an ObjectAPIClient, and evo-data-converters-shp to convert your file.

Have a look at the code-samples/convert-shp.ipynb notebook for an example of how to publish shapefiles.

Code of conduct

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License

Evo data converters are open source and licensed under the Apache 2.0 license.

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