Geonames data parser into Shapefile/KML
Project description
The Geonames library parses Geonames.org datasets into clean & simple OGR shapefile format.
How to Use
This very simple Command Line Interface (CLI) converts the text file into a shapefile with a single line of code:
$ geonames CF.txt <Geonames - Central African Republic [15373]>
Install
How to install Fiona:
$ sudo apt-get install python-software-properties $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ppa $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libgdal-dev $ pip install fiona
Install Geonames using PyPi:
$ sudo pip install geonames
Documentation
Download Geonames data using from geonames.org:
$ wget http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/PH.zip $ unzip PH.zip
Export the dataset using the Geoname’s CLI:
$ geonames PH.txt <Geonames - Philippines [75003]>
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