GeomSource

io.GeomSource(self, file, mode='r', overwrite=False)

A source object for geospatial vector data.

Essentially an OGR DataSource wrapper.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Default
file	str	Path to a file.	required
mode	str	The I/O mode. Either r for reading or w for writing.	'r'
overwrite	bool	Whether or not to overwrite an existing dataset.	False

Examples

Index the GeomSource directly to get features.

# Load a file
gm = GeomSource(< path-to-file >)

# Index it!
feature = gm[1]

Attributes

Name	Description
bounds	Return the bounds of the GridSource.
columns	Return the columns header of the attribute tabel.
dtypes	summary.
fields	Return the names of the fields.
geom_type	Return the geometry type.

Methods

Name	Description
add_feature	Add a feature to the layer.
add_feature_from_defn	Add a feature to a layer by using properties from another.
add_feature_with_map	Add a feature with extra field data.
close	Close the GeomSouce.
copy_layer	Copy a layer to an existing dataset.
create	Create a data source.
create_field	Add a new field.
create_fields	Add multiple fields at once.
create_layer	Create a new vector layer.
create_layer_from_copy	Create a new layer by copying another layer.
flush	Flush the data.
get_srs	Return the srs (Spatial Reference System).