pysal_examples
Example data sets and helper functions for PySAL
This module is pre-alpha and is part of a refactoring of PySAL.
Using pysal_examples
In [1]: import pysal_examples
In [2]: pysal_examples.available()
Out[2]:
['10740',
'Line',
'Point',
'Polygon',
'Polygon_Holes',
'arcgis',
'baltim',
'book',
'burkitt',
'calemp',
'chicago',
'columbus',
'desmith',
'geodanet',
'juvenile',
'mexico',
'nat',
'networks',
'newHaven',
'nyc_bikes',
'sacramento2',
'sids2',
'snow_maps',
'south',
'stl',
'street_net_pts',
'taz',
'us_income',
'virginia',
'wmat']
In [3]: pysal_examples.explain('baltim')
Out[3]:
{'description': 'Baltimore house sales prices and hedonics',
'explanation': ['* baltim.dbf attribute data',
'* baltim.shp shape file',
'* baltim.shx spatial index file',
'* baltim.tri.k12.kwt Kernel weights using a triangular kernel with 12 neares',
' neighbors',
'* baltim_k4.gwt Nearest neighbor weights (4nn)',
'* baltim_q.gal Queen contiguity file',
'* baltimore.geojson',
'Point data, n=211, k= 17.'],
'name': 'baltim'}
In [4]: pysal_examples.get_path('baltim.shp')
Out[4]: '/home/serge/Documents/p/pysal/src/pysal-reorg/pysal-examples/pysal_examples/baltim/baltim.shp'