I have a ESRI shapefile (from here: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/425/). I looking to use python to lookup information from the shape file (surficial material in this case) at a given latitude/longitude.
What is the best way to go about solving this problem?
Thanks.
Final solution:
#!/usr/bin/python
from osgeo import ogr, osr
dataset = ogr.Open('./USGS_DS_425_SHAPES/Surficial_materials.shp')
layer = dataset.GetLayerByIndex(0)
layer.ResetReading()
# Location for New Orleans: 29.98 N, -90.25 E
point = ogr.CreateGeometryFromWkt("POINT(-90.25 29.98)")
# Transform the point into the specified coordinate system from WGS84
spatialRef = osr.SpatialReference()
spatialRef.ImportFromEPSG(4326)
coordTransform = osr.CoordinateTransformation(
spatialRef, layer.GetSpatialRef())
point.Transform(coordTransform)
for feature in layer:
if feature.GetGeometryRef().Contains(point):
break
for i in range(feature.GetFieldCount()):
print feature.GetField(i)