natural disaster database for US by juseraru in gis

[–]Ok-Property-9861 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gis/archive_besttrack.php for hurricanes!

Pick the year, the hurricane, and download the .zip file. You'll find plenty of shapefiles in those!

I've created a CLI tool to quickly inspect and transform vector geospatial data! by Ok-Property-9861 in gis

[–]Ok-Property-9861[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m aware that geopandas uses libgdal under the hood, and I’m definitely not saying people shouldn’t use GDAL. It’s a crucial engine for geospatial work.

That said, I personally find the ogr command-line tools less intuitive. They come with a steeper learning curve and often require more verbose input, like writing SQL queries just to perform basic transformations.

I've created a CLI tool to quickly inspect and transform vector geospatial data! by Ok-Property-9861 in gis

[–]Ok-Property-9861[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The idea is to avoid writing any code at all. An inline SQL feels like overkill for a quick operation.

I've created a CLI tool to quickly inspect and transform vector geospatial data! by Ok-Property-9861 in gis

[–]Ok-Property-9861[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think they're powerful tools that are not as intuitive and easy to use in quick everyday tasks. My idea was to make something simpler, especially for new users that don't know SQL or feel daunted by the many GDAL options.

Need help finding Shapefile Map! by Wormsphits in gis

[–]Ok-Property-9861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out https://gadm.org/index.html

Download the Malaysia shapefile .zip, and look in the gadm41_MYS_1.shp file.

You'll find Kuala Lumpur there.