Index

A

• AddGeometryColumn() function / Using SpatiaLite
• AddPoint() / Task – save the country bounding boxes into a shapefile
• add_dash() method / Dashed and dotted lines
• admin interface, Django application
  • about / The structure of a Django application
• admin system, Django application
  • about / Playing with the admin system
  • adding / Playing with the admin system
  • database, resynchronizing / Playing with the admin system
  • database objects, adding / Playing with the admin system
  • admin URLs, adding / Playing with the admin system
  • working with / Playing with the admin system
• affine transformation, DEM
  • about / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
• also rules / "Also" rules
• angular distance
  • about / Distance
  / Using angular distances
• angular distances / Task – identify parks in or near urban areas
• Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
  • about / Recent developments
• application review
  • about / Application review and improvements
  • usablity / Usability
  • quality / Quality
  • performance / Performance
  • problem, searching / Finding the problem
  • performance, improving / Improving performance
  • tiled shorelines, calculating / Calculating the tiled shorelines
  • tiled shorelines, using / Using tiled shorelines
  • performance improvement, analyzing / Analyzing the performance improvement
• aspect ratio / Calculating the map's dimensions
• AsText() function / Using SpatiaLite
• attributes
  • about / Geospatial development
• authentication system, Django application
  • about / The structure of a Django application
• azimuthal projection
  • about / Azimuthal projections

B

• band.ReadRaster() method / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
• Band Interleaved by Line (BIL) format
  • about / GIS data formats
• Band Interleaved by Pixel (BIP) format
  • about / GIS data formats
• Band Sequential (BSQ) format
  • about / GIS data formats
• base layer
  • about / Tile rendering
• base map
  • setting up / Setting up the base map
• best practices, geospatial databases
  • about / Recommended best practices
  • spatial references, monitoring / Using the database to keep track of spatial references
  • appropriate spatial reference, using / Using the appropriate spatial reference for your data
  • databases, using supporting geographies / Option 1 – using a database that supports geographies
  • features, transforming / Option 2 – transforming features as required
  • features, transforming outset / Option 3 – transforming features from the outset
  • unprojected coordinates, using / When to use unprojected coordinates
  • on-the-fly transformations, avoiding within query / Avoiding on-the-fly transformations within a query
  • spatial indexes, using / Using spatial indexes appropriately
  • limits, spatial query optimizer / Knowing the limits of your database's query optimizer
• Bing
  • about / Creating a geospatial mash-up
• bounding / The OpenStreetMap API

C

• calc_search_radius() function / Implementing the find feature view
• changesets / The OpenStreetMap API
• civic location
  • about / Location
• colors
  • using / Using colors
• common spatially-enabled databases
  • about / Commercial Spatially-enabled databases
  • Oracle / Oracle
  • MS SQL Server / MS SQL Server
• conditions, rules / Rules, filters, and styles
• conic projection
  • about / Conic projections
• coordinates
  • about / Geospatial development
• coordinate system
  • about / Coordinate systems
  • projected coordinate systems / Coordinate systems
  • unprojected coordinate systems / Coordinate systems
• coordinate transformation / Task – change projections to combine shapefiles using geographic and UTM coordinates
• Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) / Task – identify parks in or near urban areas
• country bounding boxes, geospatial data
  • calculating / Task – calculate the bounding box for each country in the world
  • saving, into shapefile / Task – save the country bounding boxes into a shapefile
• coverage format
  • about / GIS data formats
• CreateSpatialIndex() function / Using SpatiaLite
• crosses() method / Design
• cursor.execute() method
  • about / MySQL
• cylindrical projections
  • about / Cylindrical projections

D

• dash segments / Dashed and dotted lines
• data
  • downloading / Downloading the data
  • World Borders Dataset / World Borders Dataset, World Borders Dataset
  • GSHHS / GSHHS, GSHHS
  • GNIS / GNIS
  • GEOnet Names Server / GEOnet Names Server
  • importing / Importing the data
  • places’ name data / US place name data
  • worldwide places’ name data / Worldwide place name data
• data models
  • defining / Defining the data models
  • shapefile, importing / Shapefile
  • attribute / Attribute
  • feature / Feature
  • AttributeValue object / AttributeValue
  • models.py file / The models.py file
• data source
  • setting up / Setting up the data source
• Datasource object / Design
• datasources
  • shapefile / Shapefile
  • PostGIS / PostGIS
  • Gdal / Gdal
  • Org / Ogr
  • SQLite / SQLite
  • OSM / OSM
  • MemoryDatasource / MemoryDatasource
• datum
  • about / Datums, Changing datums and projections
  • reference points / Datums
  • NAD 27 / Datums
  • NAD 83 / Datums
  • WGS 84 / Datums
  • changing / Task – change datums to allow older and newer TIGER data to be combined
• decimal degrees / Analyzing geospatial data
• defaultHandlerOptions dictionary / Intercepting mouse clicks
• design, Mapnik
  • Layers / Design
  • Styles / Design
  • Symbolizers / Design
• Destroy() method / Task – save the country bounding boxes into a shapefile, Saving the features into the shapefile
• digital elevation maps (DEM) / Sources of geospatial data in raster format
  • about / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
  • used, for analyzing height data / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
  • affine transformation / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
• Digital Elevation Model (DEM) format
  • about / GIS data formats
• Digital Raster Graphic (DRG) format
  • about / GIS data formats
• DISTAL
  • basic workflow / About DISTAL
  • database, designing / Designing and building the database
  • database, building / Designing and building the database
• DISTAL application
  • implementing / Implementing the DISTAL application, The "select country" script
  • about / Implementing the DISTAL application
  • shared database module / The shared "database" module
  • select country script / The "select country" script
  • select area script / The "select area" script
  • show result script / The "show results" script
• DISTAL database
  • designing / Designing and building the database
• distance
  • about / Distance
  • angular distance / Distance
  • linear distance / Distance
  • traveling distance / Distance
• distance features
  • identifying, manually / Calculating distances manually
  • angular distance, using / Using angular distances
  • projected coordinates, using / Using projected coordinates
  • hybrid approach / A hybrid approach
  • result, displaying / Displaying the results
• Django administration
  • working with / Playing with the admin system
• Django application
  • downloading / Prerequisites
  • structure / The structure of a Django application
  • authentication system / The structure of a Django application
  • admin interface / The structure of a Django application
  • markup application / The structure of a Django application
  • messages framework / The structure of a Django application
  • sessions system / The structure of a Django application
  • sitemaps framework / The structure of a Django application
  • syndication system / The structure of a Django application
  • settings file / The structure of a Django application
  • model / The structure of a Django application, Models
  • view / The structure of a Django application, Views
  • templates / The structure of a Django application, Templates
  • URL dispatching / URL dispatching
  • data-entry forms / Templates
• DSG (Feature Designation Code) field / Worldwide place name data

E

• edit_feature() function / Editing features
• edit_shapefile() function / Intercepting mouse clicks
• edit_shapeFile() view function / Intercepting mouse clicks
• else rules / "Else" rules
• envelope / Task – calculate the bounding box for each country in the world
• ESRI format / Obtaining and using GLOBE data
• European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) / Using the database to keep track of spatial references
• EveryBlock
  • URL / Mapnik
• example map, Mapnik
  • creating / Creating an example map
• expandRect() function / Calculating the tiled shorelines
• export_data() function / Exporting shapefiles, Saving the attributes into the shapefile
• export_shapefile() view function / Exporting shapefiles

F

• FC (Feature Classification) field / Worldwide place name data
• Feature Classification (FC) / Obtaining and using GEOnet Names Server data
• Feature Designation Code (DSG) / Obtaining and using GEOnet Names Server data
• feature layer
  • about / Tile rendering
• features
  • editing / Editing features
  • adding / Adding features
  • deleting / Deleting features
• fields / Task – calculate the bounding box for each country in the world
• filter
  • about / Introducing Mapnik
• Filter() constructor / Filters
• filters, Mapnik
  • about / Filters
  • scale denominators / Scale denominators
• find feature view
  • implementing / Implementing the find feature view
• findPoints() function / Working with GIS data manually
• find_feature() function / Implementing the find feature view
• find_feature_url parameter / Intercepting mouse clicks
• find_places_within() function / A hybrid approach
• fixture
  • about / Setting up the base map
• form.as_table template function / Editing features
• forms
  • about / The "import shapefile" view function
• FWTools installer
  • URL / Working with GIS data manually

G

• gamma correction / Gamma correction
• GDAL
  • about / Recent developments
  / Obtaining and using GLOBE data, Drawing raster images
• GDAL, for Mac OS X / Working with GIS data manually
• GDAL/OGR
  • about / GDAL/OGR
  • documentation / Documentation
  • availability / Availability
• Gdal data source
  • about / Gdal
• gdaldem utility / Obtaining and using NED data
• GDAL design
  • about / GDAL design
  • dataset / GDAL design
  • raster band / GDAL design
  • raster size / GDAL design
  • georeferencing transform / GDAL design
  • affine transformation / GDAL design
  • Ground Control Points (GCPs) / GDAL design
  • coordinate system / GDAL design
  • metadata / GDAL design
  • band raster size / GDAL design
  • band metadata / GDAL design
  • color table / GDAL design
  • raster data / GDAL design
  • drivers / GDAL design
• GDAL example code
  • about / GDAL example code
• GDAL Python library
  • downloading / Working with GIS data manually
• Generalized Search Tree (GiST)
  • about / Spatial indexes
• generateMap() function
  • about / The MapGenerator interface
  / Rendering the map
• Generic Mapping Tools (GMT)
  • URL / Data format
  • about / Data format
• geocode / Analyzing geospatial data
• geocoder / Advanced PostGIS features
• Geod
  • about / Geod
  • fwd() method / Geod
  • inv() method / Geod
  • npts() method / Geod
• geodetic location
  • about / Location
• GeoDjango / Prerequisites
• Geographical Information System (GIS) vendors / Geospatial development
• geographies / Using PostGIS
• Geography Markup Language (GML) format / GIS data formats
• GeoJSON format / GIS data formats
• Geolocation
  • about / Recent developments
• geometries / Using PostGIS
• geometry / Task – calculate the bounding box for each country in the world
• GeometryCollection class / Design
• geometry types
  • Point / Implementing the find feature view
  • LineString / Implementing the find feature view
  • Polygon / Implementing the find feature view
  • MultiPoint / Implementing the find feature view
  • MultiLineString / Implementing the find feature view
  • MultiPolygon / Implementing the find feature view
  • GeometryCollection / Implementing the find feature view
• geometry units
  • converting / Converting and standardizing units of geometry and distance
  • standardizing / Converting and standardizing units of geometry and distance
  • Thai-Myanmar border lenght, calculating / Task – calculate the length of the Thai-Myanmar border
  • Shoshone latitude, calculating / Task – find a point 132.7 kilometers west of Soshone, California
  • Shoshone longitude, calculating / Task – find a point 132.7 kilometers west of Soshone, California
• GEOnet Names Server
  • about / GEOnet Names Server
  • screenshot / GEOnet Names Server
  • data format / Data format
  • obtaining / Obtaining and using GEOnet Names Server data
  • using / Obtaining and using GEOnet Names Server data
  / Designing and building the database, GEOnet Names Server
• GeoRSS
  • about / Recent developments
• geospatial
  • about / Geospatial development
• geospatial calculations
  • performing / Performing geospatial calculations
  • parks, identifying in or near urban areas / Task – identify parks in or near urban areas
• geospatial data
  • about / Geospatial development
  • coordinates / Geospatial development
  • attributes / Geospatial development
  • analyzing / Analyzing geospatial data, Analyzing and manipulating geospatial data
  • visualizing / Visualizing geospatial data, Visualizing geospatial data
  • GDAL / GDAL/OGR
  • OGR / GDAL/OGR
  • GDAL design / GDAL design
  • GDAL example code / GDAL example code
  • OGR design / OGR design
  • OGR example code / OGR example code
  • manipulating / Analyzing and manipulating geospatial data
  • sources / Sources of other types of geospatial data
  • pre-requisites / Pre-requisites
  • reading / Reading and writing geospatial data
  • writing / Reading and writing geospatial data
  • country bounding boxes, calculating / Task – calculate the bounding box for each country in the world
  • country bounding boxes, saving into shapefile / Task – save the country bounding boxes into a shapefile
  • height data, analyzing with DEM / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
  • representing / Representing and storing geospatial data
  • storing / Representing and storing geospatial data
  • Thailand and Myanmar border, calculating / Task – define the border between Thailand and Myanmar
  • geometries, saving into text file / Task – save geometries into a text file
• geospatial databases
  • best practices / Recommended best practices
• geospatial databases, Python used
  • prerequisites / Prerequisites
  • MySQL, working with / Working with MySQL
  • PostGIS, working with / Working with PostGIS
  • SpatiaLite, working with / Working with SpatiaLite
  • comparing / Comparing the databases
• geospatial development
  • about / Geospatial development
  • overview / Recent developments
• geospatial development applications
  • geospatial data, analyzing / Analyzing geospatial data
  • geospatial data, visualizing / Visualizing geospatial data
  • geospatial mash-up, creating / Creating a geospatial mash-up
• geospatial mash-up
  • creating / Creating a geospatial mash-up
• GeoTIFF files / Obtaining and using NED data
• getattr() function / Editing features
• GetNoDataValue() method / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
• get_country_datasource() function / Displaying the results
• get_datasource() function / Setting up the data source
• get_map_form() function / Editing features
• get_map_widget() / Editing features
• get_ogr_feature_attribute() function / Saving the attributes into the shapefile
• get_shoreline_datasource() function / Using tiled shorelines
• GIS
  • spatially-enabled databases / Spatially-enabled databases
  • spatial indexes / Spatial indexes
  • open source spatially-enabled databases / Open source spatially-enabled databases
  • common spatially-enabled databases / Commercial Spatially-enabled databases
• GIS concepts
  • about / Core GIS concepts
  • location / Location
  • distance / Distance
  • units / Units
  • projection / Projections
  • coordinate system / Coordinate systems
  • datums / Datums
  • shapes / Shapes
• GIS data
  • working manually / Working with GIS data manually
• GIS data format
  • about / GIS data formats
  • raster format data / GIS data formats
  • vector format data / GIS data formats
  • micro-formats / GIS data formats
• Global Land Cover Facility / Obtaining Landsat imagery
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
  • about / Recent developments
• GLOBE
  • about / Global Land One-kilometer Base Elevation (GLOBE)
  • data format / Data format
  • data, obtaining / Obtaining and using GLOBE data
• GLOBE DEM data
  • about / Global Land One-kilometer Base Elevation (GLOBE)
• GML
  • about / Recent developments
• GNIS
  • about / Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
  • screenshot / Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
  • data format / Data format
  • obtaining / Obtaining and using GNIS Data
  • using / Obtaining and using GNIS Data
  / GNIS
• GNIS Database / Designing and building the database
• Google Earth
  • about / Recent developments
• Google Maps
  • about / Recent developments
• Google Maps API
  • about / Creating a geospatial mash-up
• great circle distance calculation / Working with GIS data manually
• GSHHS
  • about / Global, self-consistent, hierarchical, high-resolution shoreline database (GSHHS)
  • screenshot / Global, self-consistent, hierarchical, high-resolution shoreline database (GSHHS)
  • data format / Data format
  • obtaining / Obtaining the GSHHS database
  / GSHHS

H

• handleResponse() callback function / Intercepting mouse clicks
• Haversine formula
  • URL / Working with GIS data manually
• height data, geospatial data
  • analyzing, DEM used / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
• HTML Forms / The "select country" script

I

• import shapefile view function / The "import shapefile" view function
• import_data() function / Importing shapefiles, Extracting the uploaded shapefile
• imposm
  • URL / Working with OpenStreetMap data

J

• jurisdictional locations
  • about / Location

K

• KML
  • about / Recent developments

L

• labels
  • drawing / Drawing labels
• Landsat
  • about / Landsat
  • data format / Data format
• Landsat imagery
  • obtaining / Obtaining Landsat imagery
• Layer objects
  • about / Introducing Mapnik
• layers
  • about / Maps and layers
• Layers, Mapnik
  • about / Design
• libspatialite / Installing SpatiaLite
• libspatialite extension
  • loading / Accessing SpatiaLite from Python
• line-drawing options
  • line color / Line color
  • line width / Line width
  • opacity / Opacity
  • line caps / Line caps
  • line joins / Line joins
  • dashed and dotted lines / Dashed and dotted lines
• linear distance
  • about / Distance
• linear ring
  • about / Shapes
• LinearRing class / Design
• linear rings / Task – save the country bounding boxes into a shapefile
• LinePatternSymbolizer
  • about / LinePatternSymbolizer
• lines
  • drawing, onto map / Drawing lines
• linestring
  • about / Shapes
• LineString class / Design
• LineSymbolizer
  • about / Introducing Mapnik, LineSymbolizer
  • using / LineSymbolizer
• Linux
  • SpatiaLite, installing / Installing SpatiaLite
• list shapefiles view
  • implementing / Implementing the "list shapefiles" view
• list_countries() function / The "select country" script
• list_shapefiles() view function / Implementing the "list shapefiles" view
• locations
  • about / Location
  • measuring / Location
• LULC datafiles / Task – change projections to combine shapefiles using geographic and UTM coordinates

M

• Mac OS X
  • SpatiaLite, installing / Installing SpatiaLite
• Map Definition File
  • about / Introducing Mapnik
• map definition file
  • about / Map definition files
• MapGenerator
  • about / MapGenerator revisited
  • interface / The MapGenerator interface
  • main map layer, creating / Creating the main map layer
  • points, displaying on map / Displaying points on the map
  • map, rendering / Rendering the map
• mapGenerator.generateMap() function / Rendering the map image
• mapGenerator.py module
  • about / The MapGenerator interface
• Mapnik
  • about / Creating a geospatial mash-up, Mapnik, Introducing Mapnik
  • features / Mapnik, Introducing Mapnik
  • design / Design
  • example code / Example code
  • documentation / Documentation
  • availability / Availability
  • URL / Availability, Introducing Mapnik
  • map, generating / Introducing Mapnik
  • Polygons layer / Introducing Mapnik
  • example map, creating / Creating an example map
  • Python documentation / Mapnik in depth
  • data sources / Data sources
  • rules / Rules, filters, and styles
  • styles / Rules, filters, and styles
  • filters / Rules, filters, and styles
  • symbolizers / Symbolizers
  • maps / Maps and layers
  • layers / Maps and layers
  • map rendering / Map rendering
• mapnik.Layer class
  • methods / Layer attributes and methods
• mapnik.Map class
  • attributes / Map attributes and methods
  • methods / Map attributes and methods
• mapnik.Shapefile() function / Shapefile
• mapnik.SQLite() function / SQLite
• Mapnik Datasource object
  • setting up / Data sources
• Mapnik Wiki
  • URL / Documentation
• map rendering
  • about / Map rendering
• maps
  • about / Maps and layers
• MapServer
  • about / Creating a geospatial mash-up
• markup application, Django application
  • about / The structure of a Django application
• MBRContains() function / MySQL
• MemoryDatasource
  • about / MemoryDatasource
• meridians
  • about / Location
• messages framework, Django application
  • about / The structure of a Django application
• micro-formats
  • Well-known Text (WKT) / GIS data formats
  • Well-known Binary (WKB) / GIS data formats
  • GeoJSON / GIS data formats
  • Geography Markup Language (GML) / GIS data formats
• minimum bounding rectangle
  • about / Spatial indexes
  / MySQL
• models, Django
  • about / Models
• models.py file
  • editing / The models.py file
• mouse clicks, ShapeEditor application
  • intercepting / Intercepting mouse clicks
• MS SQL Server
  • about / MS SQL Server
• MS Windows
  • SpatiaLite, installing / Installing SpatiaLite
• MultiLineString class / Design
• MultiPoint class / Design
• MultiPolygon class / Design
• MySQL
  • about / MySQL
  • downloading / MySQL
  • acessing, from Python programs / MySQL
  • disadvantages / MySQL
• MySQL-Python driver / MySQL
  • about / MySQL
• MySQLdb
  • URL / MySQL
• MySQL query optimizer
  • about / MySQL

N

• NAD 27
  • about / Datums
• NAD 83
  • about / Datums
• National Map Viewer / Obtaining and using NED data
• Natural Earth, raster-format data
  • about / Natural Earth
  • raster maps / Natural Earth
  • data format / Data format
  • obtaining / Obtaining and using Natural Earth raster data
  • using / Obtaining and using Natural Earth raster data
• Natural Earth, vector-format data
  • URL / Natural Earth
  • about / Natural Earth
  • cultural map data / Natural Earth
  • physical map data / Natural Earth
  • data format / Data format
  • data, obtaining / Obtaining and using Natural Earth vector data
  • data, using / Obtaining and using Natural Earth vector data
• nature of map projections
  • about / The nature of map projections
• NED
  • about / National Elevation Dataset (NED)
  • data format / Data format
  • data, obtaining / Obtaining and using NED data
  • data, using / Obtaining and using NED data
• no data value / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
• NT (Name Type) field / Worldwide place name data

O

• OGR
  • about / Recent developments
• Ogr data source
  • about / Ogr
• OGR design
  • about / OGR design
  • data source / OGR design
  • layers / OGR design
  • spatial reference / OGR design
  • feature / OGR design
  • attributes / OGR design
  • geometry / OGR design
• OGR example code
  • about / OGR example code
• OGR Shapefile
  • defining / Defining the OGR shapefile
• onClick() function / Intercepting mouse clicks
• Open Geospatial Consortium
  • URL / Recent developments
  • about / Recent developments
• Openlayers
  • about / Creating a geospatial mash-up
• OpenLayers
  • used, for displaying map / Using OpenLayers to display the map
• OpenLayers.Control.Click class / Intercepting mouse clicks
• OpenLayers.Request.GET function / Intercepting mouse clicks
• open source spatially-enabled databases
  • about / Open source spatially-enabled databases
  • MySQL / MySQL
  • PostGIS / PostGIS
  • SpatiaLite / SpatiaLite
• OpenStreetMap
  • URL / Mapnik, OpenStreetMap
  • about / OpenStreetMap
  • screenshot / OpenStreetMap
  • data format / Data format
  • geospatial data, obtaining / Obtaining and using OpenStreetMap data
  • geospatial data, using / Obtaining and using OpenStreetMap data
  • data, working with / Working with OpenStreetMap data
• OpenStreetMap API / The OpenStreetMap API
• OpenStreetMap geocoder
  • about / Recent developments
• Oracle
  • about / Oracle
• Oracle Locator
  • about / Oracle
• Oracle Spatial
  • about / Oracle
• orthorectification / Data format
• os.path.join() function / Shapefile
• osm2pgsql tool / Working with OpenStreetMap data
• OsmApi / The OpenStreetMap API
• OSM data source
  • about / OSM
• overlay / Visualizing geospatial data

P

• painters algorithm
  • about / Introducing Mapnik
• parallels
  • about / Location
• parameters
  • about / URL dispatching
• Planet.osm
  • about / Planet.osm
  • mirror site / Mirror sites and extracts
  • extracts / Mirror sites and extracts
• point
  • about / Shapes
• Point class / Design
• points
  • drawing / Drawing points
• PointSymbolizer
  • about / PointSymbolizer
• polygon
  • about / Shapes
• polygon-drawing options
  • fill color / Fill color
  • attribute / Opacity
  • gamma correction / Gamma correction
• polygon.contains(point) method / MySQL
• Polygon class / Design
• PolygonPatternSymbolizer
  • about / PolygonPatternSymbolizer
• polygons
  • drawing / Drawing polygons
• PolygonSymbolizer
  • about / Introducing Mapnik, PolygonSymbolizer
• polylines
  • about / Shapes
• PostGIS / Analyzing geospatial data
  • about / Recent developments, PostGIS
  • installing / Installing and configuring PostGIS
  • downloading / Installing and configuring PostGIS
  • configuring / Installing and configuring PostGIS
  • using / Using PostGIS
  • documentation / Documentation
  • features / Advanced PostGIS features
• PostGIS database
  • setting up, for ShapeEditor application / Setting up the database
• PostGIS datasource
  • about / PostGIS
• PostGIS manual
  • URL / Documentation
• PostGIS query optimizer
  • about / PostGIS
• PostgreSQL database / PostGIS
• PostgreSQL manual
  • URL / Documentation
• prime meridian
  • about / Location
• Proj
  • about / Proj
• PROJ.4
  • about / Recent developments, Availability
• projected coordinate system
  • about / Coordinate systems
• projection
  • about / Geospatial development, Projections, Changing datums and projections
  • cylindrical projections / Cylindrical projections
  • conic projection / Conic projections
  • azimuthal projection / Azimuthal projections
  • nature of map projections / The nature of map projections
  • dealing with / Dealing with projections
  • pyproj / pyproj
  • design / Design
  • example code / Example code
  • documentation / Documentation
  • availability / Availability
  • changing / Task – change projections to combine shapefiles using geographic and UTM coordinates
• Proj Python library / Analyzing geospatial data
• Psycopg
  • installing / Installing and configuring PostGIS
• Psycopg database / PostGIS
• Psycopg documentation
  • URL / Documentation
• pyproj library
  • about / Design
  • Proj / Proj
  • Geod / Geod
  • for MS Windows / Availability
  • for Linux / Availability
  • for Macintosh / Availability
• pysqlite
  • installing / Installing pysqlite
  • URL / Installing pysqlite
• Python
  • URL / Python
  • about / Python
  • features / Python
• Python Database API
  • about / MySQL
• Python Database Programming Wiki page
  • URL / MySQL
• Python Package Index
  • about / Python
  • URL / Python
  • geospatial development / Geospatial development
• Python Standard Libraries
  • about / Python

Q

• quality
  • place name issues / Place name issues
  • Lat/Long coordinate problems / Lat/Long coordinate problems
• query optimization process
  • MySQL / MySQL
  • PostGIS / PostGIS
  • SpatiaLite / SpatiaLite

R

• R-Tree data structures
  • about / Spatial indexes
• R-Tree indexes
  • about / Spatial indexes
• raster format data
  • about / GIS data formats
  • Digital Raster Graphic (DRG) / GIS data formats
  • Digital Elevation Model (DEM) / GIS data formats
  • BIL / GIS data formats
  • BIP / GIS data formats
  • BSQ / GIS data formats
• raster images
  • drawing / Drawing raster images
• raster maps
  • about / Natural Earth
  • Cross-Blended Hypsometric Tints / Natural Earth
  • Natural Earth 1 / Natural Earth
  • Natural Earth 2 / Natural Earth
  • Ocean Bottom dataset / Natural Earth
  • Shaded Relief imagery / Natural Earth
• RasterSymbolizer
  • about / Drawing raster images
  • uses / Drawing raster images
• ReadRaster() method / Task – analyze height data using a digital elevation map
• reference points
  • about / Coordinate systems
• roads
  • drawing / Drawing roads and other complex linear features
• root() function
  • about / Implementing Tile Map Server
• rule
  • about / Introducing Mapnik
• rules, Mapnik
  • conditions / Rules, filters, and styles
  • symbolizers / Rules, filters, and styles
  • else rules / "Else" rules
  • also rules / "Also" rules

S

• scale denominators / Scale denominators
• select area script
  • about / The "select area" script
  • bounding box, calculating / Calculating the bounding box
  • map’s dimension, calculating / Calculating the map's dimensions
  • data source, setting up / Setting up the data source
  • map image, rendering / Rendering the map image
• select country script / The "select country" script
• select_feature.html template / Adding features
• service() function
  • about / Implementing Tile Map Server
• sessions system, Django application
  • about / The structure of a Django application
• setattr() function / Editing features
• SetField() method / Saving the attributes into the shapefile
• setField() method / Task – save the country bounding boxes into a shapefile
• set_ogr_feature_attribute() function / Saving the attributes into the shapefile
• shaded relief imagery / Sources of geospatial data in raster format
• ShapeEditor application
  • workflow / About ShapeEditor, Selecting a feature to edit
  • web interface / About ShapeEditor
  • shapefile, importing / About ShapeEditor, Importing a shapefile, Importing shapefiles
  • features / About ShapeEditor
  • designing / Designing ShapeEditor
  • feature, selecting / Selecting a feature
  • feature, editing / Editing a feature
  • shapefile, exporting / Exporting a shapefile, Exporting shapefiles
  • prerequisites / Prerequisites
  • database, setting up / Setting up the database
  • setting up / Setting up the ShapeEditor project
  • defining / Defining the ShapeEditor's applications
  • shared application, creating / Creating the shared application
  • data models, defining / Defining the data models
  • admin system / Playing with the admin system
  • list shapefiles view, implementing / Implementing the "list shapefiles" view
  • feature, selecting for edit / Selecting a feature to edit
  • Tile Map Server, implementing / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • mouse clicks, intercepting / Intercepting mouse clicks
  • features, editing / Editing features
  • features, adding / Adding features
  • features, deleting / Deleting features
  • shapefiles, deleting / Deleting shapefiles
  • using / Using ShapeEditor
  • enhancements / Further improvements and enhancements
• shapefile datasource
  • about / Shapefile
• Shapefile format
  • about / GIS data formats
• Shapefile object
  • adding, to database / Add the Shapefile object to the database
• shapefiles
  • importing / Importing shapefiles
  • contents, importing / Importing the shapefile's contents
  • opening / Open the shapefile
  • attributes, defining / Define the shapefile's attributes
  • features, storing / Store the shapefile's features
  • attributes, storing / Store the shapefile's attributes
  • cleaning up / Cleaning up
  • deleting / Deleting shapefiles
• shapefiles, exporting
  • about / Exporting shapefiles
  • OGR Shapefile, defining / Defining the OGR shapefile
  • features, saving into shapefile / Saving the features into the shapefile
  • attributes, saving into shapefile / Saving the attributes into the shapefile
  • shapefile, compressing / Compressing the shapefile
  • temporary files, deleting / Deleting temporary files
  • ZIP archive, returning to user / Returning the ZIP archive to the user
• Shapely
  • about / Shapely
  • design / Design
  • Point class / Design
  • LineString class / Design
  • LinearRing class / Design
  • Polygon class / Design
  • MultiPoint class / Design
  • MultiLineString class / Design
  • MultiPolygon class / Design
  • GeometryCollection class / Design
  • example code / Example code
  • documentation / Documentation
  • availability / Availability
• shapes
  • about / Shapes
  • point / Shapes
  • linestring / Shapes
  • polygon / Shapes
• shared.utils module / Implementing the find feature view
• shared database module / The shared "database" module
• ShieldSymbolizer
  • about / ShieldSymbolizer
• showResults.py script / Using tiled shorelines
• show result script
  • about / The "show results" script
  • clicked-on point, identifying / Identifying the clicked-on point
  • distance features, identifying / Identifying features by distance
• simple features format
  • about / GIS data formats
• sitemaps framework, Django application
  • about / The structure of a Django application
• source code format, Linux
  • about / MySQL
• source code format, Mac OS X
  • about / MySQL
• sources, geospatial data
  • about / Sources of other types of geospatial data
  • GEOnet Names Server / GEOnet Names Server
  • GNIS / Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
  • selecting / Choosing your geospatial data source
• sources, raster-format geospatial data
  • about / Sources of geospatial data in raster format
  • Landsat / Landsat
  • Natural Earth / Natural Earth
  • GLOBE / Global Land One-kilometer Base Elevation (GLOBE)
  • National Elevation Dataset (NED) / National Elevation Dataset (NED)
• sources, vector-format geospatial data
  • OpenStreetMap / OpenStreetMap
  • TIGER / TIGER
  • Natural Earth / Natural Earth
  • GSHHS / Global, self-consistent, hierarchical, high-resolution shoreline database (GSHHS)
  • World Borders Dataset / World Borders Dataset
• spatial datatypes / Spatially-enabled databases
• spatial functions / Spatially-enabled databases
• spatial indexes
  • about / Spatial indexes
  • R-Tree indexes / Spatial indexes
• SpatiaLite
  • about / SpatiaLite
  • installing / Installing SpatiaLite
  • installing, on Mac OS X / Installing SpatiaLite
  • installing, on MS Windows / Installing SpatiaLite
  • installing, on Linux / Installing SpatiaLite
  • pysqlite, installing / Installing pysqlite
  • accessing, from Python / Accessing SpatiaLite from Python
  • documentation / Documentation
  • URL / Documentation
  • online documentation / Documentation
  • using / Using SpatiaLite
  • capabilities / SpatiaLite capabilities
• SpatiaLite query optimizer
  • about / SpatiaLite
• spatial joins / Spatially-enabled databases
• spatially-enabled databases
  • about / Spatially-enabled databases
  • functioning / Spatially-enabled databases
• spatial queries / Spatially-enabled databases
• spatial query functions / Implementing the find feature view
• spatial reference / Design, Task – save the country bounding boxes into a shapefile, Representing and storing geospatial data, Using the database to keep track of spatial references
• Spatial Reference Identifier (SRID) / Using the database to keep track of spatial references
• SQLite data source
  • about / SQLite
• Styles, Mapnik
  • about / Design, Introducing Mapnik
• ST_AsText() function / Using PostGIS
• ST_CONTAINS() function / A hybrid approach
• ST_DWITHIN() function / A hybrid approach
• ST_GeomFromText() function / Using PostGIS
• subselect query
  • about / PostGIS
  • using / PostGIS
• Symbolizers, Mapnik
  • about / Design, Introducing Mapnik
  • PolygonSymbolizer / Introducing Mapnik
  • LineSymbolizer / Introducing Mapnik
  • TextSymbolizer / Introducing Mapnik
  • lines, drawing / Drawing lines
  • polygons, drawing / Drawing polygons
  • labels, drawing / Drawing labels
  • points, drawing / Drawing points
• syndication system, Django application
  • about / The structure of a Django application

T

• template, Django
  • about / Templates
• terminology, TMS protocol
  • Tile Map Server / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • Tile Map Service / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • Tile Map / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • Tile Set / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • Tile / Implementing Tile Map Server
• TextSymbolizer
  • about / Introducing Mapnik, TextSymbolizer
  • text, selecting for display / Specifying the text to be displayed
  • font, selecting / Selecting a suitable font
  • semi-transparent text, drawing / Drawing semi-transparent text
  • text placement, controlling / Controlling text placement
  • labels, repeating / Repeating labels
  • text overlap, controlling / Controlling text overlap
  • text, drawing on dark background / Drawing text on a dark background
  • position, adjusting of text / Adjusting the position of the text
  • labels, splitting across multiple lines / Splitting labels across multiple lines
  • character spacing, controlling / Controlling character and line spacing
  • line spacing, controlling / Controlling character and line spacing
  • capitalization, controlling / Controlling capitalization
  • advanced text placement and formatting / Advanced text placement and formatting
• TIGER
  • about / TIGER
  • data format / Data format
  • data, obtaining / Obtaining and using TIGER data
  • data, using / Obtaining and using TIGER data
• TIGER/Line format
  • about / GIS data formats
• Tile
  • about / Implementing Tile Map Server
• Tile Map
  • about / Implementing Tile Map Server
• tileMap() function / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • about / Implementing Tile Map Server
• Tile Map Server
  • completing / Completing the Tile Map Server
• Tile Map Server (TMS) / Selecting a feature
• Tile Map Service
  • about / Implementing Tile Map Server
• tilePolys array / Calculating the tiled shorelines
• tile rendering
  • about / Tile rendering
  • query parameters, parsing / Parsing the query parameters
  • map, setting up / Setting up the map
  • base layer, defining / Defining the base layer
  • feature layer, defining / Defining the feature layer
  • map tile, rendering / Rendering the map tile
• Tile Set
  • about / Implementing Tile Map Server
• TMS protocol
  • implementing / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • about / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • terminology / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • error handling / Implementing Tile Map Server
  • base map, setting up / Setting up the base map
  • tile, rendering / Tile rendering
  • map, displaying with OpenLayers / Using OpenLayers to display the map
• traveling distance
  • about / Distance
• triggers
  • about / SpatiaLite

U

• units
  • about / Units
• Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system
  • about / Coordinate systems
• Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection / Task – change projections to combine shapefiles using geographic and UTM coordinates
• unprojected coordinates
  • about / Geospatial development
• unprojected coordinate system
  • about / Coordinate systems
• unwrap_geos_geometry() function / Saving the features into the shapefile
• uploaded shapefile
  • extracting / Extracting the uploaded shapefile
• URLConf
  • about / URL dispatching
• URL dispatching, Django
  • about / URL dispatching
• usability / Usability
• US Census Bureau
  • URL / Working with GIS data manually
• utils.calc_geometry_field() / Editing features
• utils.get_map_form() / Editing features
• utils.get_ogr_feature_attribute() function / Saving the attributes into the shapefile

V

• vector-format geospatial data
  • about / Sources of geospatial data in vector format
  • sources / Sources of geospatial data in vector format
• vector format data
  • about / GIS data formats
  • shapefile / GIS data formats
  • simple features / GIS data formats
  • TIGER/Line / GIS data formats
  • coverage / GIS data formats
• view, Django
  • about / Views
• Virtual Datasource (VRT) format
  • about / Ogr

W

• WCS
  • about / Recent developments
• WebGIS website
  • URL / Task – change projections to combine shapefiles using geographic and UTM coordinates
• Well-known Binary (WKB) format / GIS data formats, Representing and storing geospatial data
• Well-known Text (WKT) format / GIS data formats, Representing and storing geospatial data
• WFS
  • about / Recent developments
• WGS 84
  • about / Datums
• WMS
  • about / Recent developments
• World Borders Dataset
  • about / World Borders Dataset
  • data format / Data format
  • obtaining / Obtaining World Borders Dataset
  • downloading / Task – calculate the bounding box for each country in the world
  / World Borders Dataset, World Borders Dataset
• World Data Bank II / Global, self-consistent, hierarchical, high-resolution shoreline database (GSHHS)
• world reference system (WRS) / Obtaining Landsat imagery
• World Vector Shoreline / Global, self-consistent, hierarchical, high-resolution shoreline database (GSHHS)

X

• XCode
  • about / Availability
  • installing / Availability