GitHub

Baloon is a command-line tool and Python library for converting between geospatial vector formats. Convert BLN, Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, GeoPackage, and SVG files quickly and ...

The output path must be a directory; it will be created if it does not exist. Input formats are auto-detected per file. Unsupported formats and write-only inputs (e.g., SVG) are skipped with a warning ...
IEEE

Optimization of GeoJSON Data in Python for Enhancing Precision Fertilization in Oil Palm Plantations Using on-Board Computer Units

Abstract: This study focuses on optimizing GeoJSON data processing techniques in the Python environment to improve the performance of the On-board Computer Unit system (OBC) function used in precision ...
GitHub

Release request to support Python 3.11 patch versions

Our project was encountering the issue with geojson-3.0.0 not supporting Python 3.11 patch versions (currently on Python 3.11.1), and I was happy to see that a commit was made on Feb 4 to support ...
Nature

Map-making on a budget

Glaciologist Kenichi Matsuoka was leading a team across an Antarctic ice sheet in 2005 when their crucial mapping software cut out. Matsuoka relied on a commercial geographic information system (GIS) ...
opennews.org

How We Built a Lifetime Eclipse Predictor

The total solar eclipse in 2017 is a rare event; it’s been a century since something similar has happened in America, and we wanted to bring the awe of the event to the reader and encourage them to ...