search

openplans / openblock

OpenBlock is a web application and RESTful service that allows users to browse and search their local area for "hyper-local news
61 stars 26 forks source link

Merge locations with same name during shapefile import? #253

Open slinkp opened 12 years ago

slinkp commented 12 years ago

During openblock-rural sprint, we attempted to load a "city limits" shapefile that has several cities with several polygons each: http://www.columbusco.org/GISData/City.zip

This triggers an exception: https://gist.github.com/1373751

For our purposes it would probably make sense to merge the same-name polygons into one multipolygon.

slinkp commented 12 years ago

I wonder if these polygons are not versions of a single polygon that's changed over time. I'll call the folks in Columbus County and find out.

slinkp commented 12 years ago

I doubt it, they don't overlap.

slinkp commented 12 years ago

Ticket imported from Trac: http://developer.openblockproject.org/ticket/260 Reported by: slinkp