= User Guidelines for GIS Data =
Assumes installation of the relevant tools: [wiki:InstallationGuidelinesGISData]

== Import Data ==
Some tools for importing locations from CSV files are available in {{{controllers/bulk_gis.py}}}
=== Geonames ===
 1. Unzip the downloaded country file (a TAB-separated list) from http://download.geonames.org/export/dump/
  * e.g. PK.txt
 2. Transform each line in this file into XML by regular expression:
{{{

^(\d*)\t([^\t]*)\t([^\t]*)\t([^\t]*)\t([0-9\.]*)\t([0-9\.]*)\t[^\t]*\t([A-Z]*).*

into:

<location>
       <id>$1</id>
       <name>$2</name>
       <asciiName>$3</asciiName>
       <localNames>$4</localNames>
       <lat>$5</lat>
       <lon>$6</lon>
       <featureClass>$7</featureClass>
</location>

}}}

This can be done using an RE-capable editor (e.g. Kate), Perl or even Python.
Note: Need to replace & with &amp; and to remove any invalid characters

 3. Transform into S3XRC-XML using XSLT, stylesheet is available at
   * [http://pub.nursix.org/eden/geonames/geonames.xsl]

To Do:
 * ~~ADM1->ADM4, PPLx to Levels L1->L4~~ ([http://pub.nursix.org/eden/geonames/pakistan.zip done])
 * Link to L1 -> L0
 * Use hierarchy.txt to link L2->L1
  * unfortunately no data for L3/L4 :/
 * Remove L2->L4 for unaffected areas
=== Shapefiles ===
{{{
ogr2ogr -f CSV TM_WORLD_BORDERS-0.3.csv TM_WORLD_BORDERS-0.3.shp
ogr2ogr -f geojson TM_WORLD_BORDERS-0.3.json TM_WORLD_BORDERS-0.3.shp
}}}
If needing to reproject (e.g. for the [https://www.geoint-online.net/community/haitiearthquake/Geospatial%20Data%20Files/haiti_departments01132010.zip Haiti Departements]):
{{{
ogr2ogr -f CSV haiti_departments Haiti_departementes_edited_01132010.shp -s_srs EPSG:32618 -t_srs EPSG:4326 -lco GEOMETRY=AS_WKT
}}}
NB AS_WKT requires OGR v1.6+

== Display Data ==
=== Shapefiles ===
e.g. Country Outlines:
 * http://thematicmapping.org/downloads/TM_WORLD_BORDERS-0.3.zip

Import into PostGIS (or use pgAdmin III GUI's Shapefile loader on plugins menu)
{{{
createdb gis
createlang plpgsql gis
psql -d gis -f /usr/share/lwpostgis.sql
psql -d gis -f /usr/share/spatial_ref_sys.sql
shp2pgsql -s 4326 -I TM_WORLD_BORDERS-0.3.shp public.countries | psql -U postgres -W -d gis
}}}
Get !GeoServer to serve as WMS
 * ''tbc''
Set up !TileCache
 * ''tbc''
Add WMS Layer to Sahana Eden
 * ''tbc''

=== Grid ===
''tbc'': [wiki:BluePrintGISGrid]

=== Topographic Maps ===
 * http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Contours
  * Uses [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/SRTM SRTM] ([http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/ASTER ASTER] is a future possibility)
 * Alternate approach: [http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Srtm2Osm SRTM 2 OSM]

=== Old Printed Maps ===
Old Printed Maps can be 'Rectified' to be overlaid on the base maps:
 * http://warper.geothings.net/
 * http://mike.teczno.com/notes/canvas-warp.html
  * Code: http://github.com/migurski/canvas-warp
 * http://labs.metacarta.com/rectifier/

== PostgreSQL management ==
 * Connect to Database (or use pgAdmin III GUI's PSQL Console on plugins menu)
{{{
psql -d my_spatial_db -U username
}}}
 * List Databases
{{{
\l
}}}
 * List Tables
{{{
\d
}}}
 * List Table structure
{{{
\d tablename
select field/* from tablename where field = 'value';
}}}

=== PostGIS functions ===
 * Centroids
{{{
SELECT name, iso2, asText(ST_Transform(ST_Centroid(the_geom), 4326)) AS centroid FROM countries;
}}}

=== Data Sources ===
 * VMap0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_Map
 * Admin 0 & 1, Hydro features, Raster & Vector: http://www.naturalearthdata.com/
 * Admin 1-4: http://geonames.org

==== OGC (WMS/WFS) ====
 * http://geonetwork-opensource.org/geonetwork-nodes
 * http://www.ogc-services.net
 * !BlueMarble & Mosaic (!LandSat7): http://onearth.jpl.nasa.gov/
 * Hazard Layers: http://preview.grid.unep.ch:8080/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities
 * Hazard Layers: http://www.pdc.org/mde/services.jsp
 * Massachusetts: http://lyceum.massgis.state.ma.us/wiki/doku.php

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