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Farshad R
Farshad R

Reputation: 39

Trying to open shapefiles

I have a number of companion files for a shapefile - .cpg, .dbf, .prj, .sbn, .sbx, .shp, .rtree, .shx

I have tried downoading a number of free softwares that open shapefiles such as TatukGIS viewer and DBF Reader Plus but with no luck.

I've attempted to open them in Python as I read this article: http://www.acgeospatial.co.uk/geopandas-shapefiles-jupyter/

I'm having trouble installing geopandas however. I get this error when I try to run: enter image description here

I've looked into these errors and tried using upgrade setup tool enter image description here

Totally lost, have no idea what this error means when I look it up

Upvotes: 0

Views: 833

Answers (2)

Farshad R
Farshad R

Reputation: 39

Apparently geopandas is notoriously difficult to install, especially on Windows. To install geopandas, first install Conda, open the Anaconda Prompt as administrator and type:

conda install -c conda-forge geopandas

Found the answer on here: https://www.reddit.com/r/gis/comments/as5rze/what_does_this_geopandas_installation_error_mean/

You can then use geopandas to open shapefiles

Upvotes: 0

Aram Khachatrian
Aram Khachatrian

Reputation: 399

As to you original question, try QGIS software. Among lots of features it surely can open Shapefile as well as many other geospatial formats.

As to the error you've posted, it's related to user permissions and was already answered, e.g. here Access is denied when trying to pip install a package on Windows.

Upvotes: 0

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