[ddj] police forces map

[Páll Hilmarsson]

You could combine each area into one kml file (and then all areas into one
country level file). In python something like this should work (run it in
each folder):

import os
import glob
filename = 'combined.kml'
start = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>\n<kml xmlns="
http://earth.google.com/kml/2.1">\n<Document>\n'
end = '\n</Document>\n</kml>\n'

FILE = open(filename,"w")
FILE.writelines(start)
path = ''
for infile in glob.glob( os.path.join(path, '*.kml') ):
    f = open(infile)
    content = f.readlines()[3:-3]
    for x in content:
     FILE.write(str(x))
FILE.writelines(end)
FILE.close()

All the best,

pallih

On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 9:03 PM, David F. Flanders <
david.flanders at ands.org.au> wrote:

> You might want to check with the #geocrimedata project team at Leeds uni?
> /dff
> On May 18, 2012 3:44 AM, "JO" <distant.fading.star at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm trying to map some statistics about police forces in England &
>> Galles.
>>
>> I have a list consisting of all the police forces, for instance:
>>
>>  Avon and SomersetBedfordshire CambridgeshireCheshire City of London
>> Cleveland CumbriaDerbyshire Devon and Cornwall
>> ...
>>
>> Do you know where I can find klm data to map on Google Maps or
>> OpenStreetMaps those areas?
>>
>> Any suggestion would be welcome.
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jack
>>
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