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OpenBlock is a web application and RESTful service that allows users to browse and search their local area for "hyper-local news
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Documentation loading geo. data ( import_locations.py, import_hoods.py, import_zips.py ) #162

Closed slinkp closed 12 years ago

slinkp commented 12 years ago

There are scripts in ebpub/ebpub/db/bin/ that can import Locations from shapefiles, but they're undocumented. We probably need a page just about loading data which documents how to use these.

You pretty much have to be able to handle working with shapefiles, eg. figuring out which layer to use in the shapefile, and which field in the shapefile corresponds to the location's name.

Also need to document the fields on LocationType and Location, and that you can add/edit them via the admin UI.

slinkp commented 12 years ago

(In [f5a8696eae55e5aa75bfce32b54276b1cb3f3af0]) Docs: A LOT more about setting up geographic information. Closes #169 Also, cherrypick a few important admin UI tweaks from the olwidget branch.

slinkp commented 12 years ago

Ticket imported from Trac: http://developer.openblockproject.org/ticket/169 Reported by: slinkp