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django-shp2svg

For more information check out our post on The Times' Data Desk blog: Introducing shp2svg

Convert a shapefile into an SVG you can use with JavaScript drawing libraries.

Features

• Convert GIS shapefiles to SVG paths at any size
• Get the SVG as JSON or an SVG file editable in Adobe Illustrator
• Use any PostGIS supported projection
• Calculate the centroids for each shape, useable in a proportional symbol map

Setup

Make sure to have your computer configured for GeoDjango. We also suggest using PostgreSQL with a spatial database template.

If you go that route, you can set up a database using:

$ createdb -T template_postgis shp2svg

Then, create a virtualenv to store the codebase:

$ virtualenv --no-site-packages shp2svg

Clone down the repo:

$ cd shp2svg
$ git clone git@github.com:datadesk/django-shp2svg.git project

And install the requirements:

$ . bin/activate
$ cd project
$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Sync up the database (we're using South, though you're welcome to drop it locally) and create the cache table:

$ python manage.py syncdb
$ python manage.py migrate shp2svg
$ python manage.py createcachetable my_cache_table

Finally, update your settings.py file with your database name and local settings. Start the local server:

$ fab rs

You're good to go! Check out http://localhost:8000.