Chapter 12. ShapeEditor – Importing and Exporting Shapefiles
In this chapter, we will continue our implementation of the ShapeEditor application. We will start by implementing a list view to show the available shapefiles and then work through the details of importing and exporting shapefiles via a web interface.
In this chapter, we will learn:
- How to display a list of records using a Django template
- How to deal with the complexities of shapefile data, including issues with geometries and attribute data types
- How to import a shapefile's data using a web interface
- How to export a shapefile using a web interface
Implementing the shapefile list view
When the user first opens the ShapeEditor, we want them to see a list of the previously uploaded shapefiles, ...
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