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country_cap_latlon.csv

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+Country,Capital City,Latitude,Longitude,lat,lon
+Afghanistan,Kabul,34.28N,69.11E,34.28,69.11
+Albania,Tirane,41.18N,19.49E,41.18,19.49
+Algeria,Algiers,36.42N,03.08E,36.42,3.08
+American Samoa,Pago Pago,14.16S,170.43W,-14.16,-170.4
+Andorra,Andorra la Vella,42.31N,01.32E,42.31,1.32
+Angola,Luanda,08.50S,13.15E,-8.5,13.15
+Antigua and Barbuda,W. Indies,17.20N,61.48W,17.2,-61.48
+Argentina,Buenos Aires,36.30S,60.00W,-36.3,-60
+Armenia,Yerevan,40.10N,44.31E,40.1,44.31
+Aruba,Oranjestad,12.32N,70.02W,12.32,-70.02
+Australia,Canberra,35.15S,149.08E,-35.15,149
+Austria,Vienna,48.12N,16.22E,48.12,16.22
+Azerbaijan,Baku,40.29N,49.56E,40.29,49.56
+Bahamas,Nassau,25.05N,77.20W,25.05,-77.2
+Bahrain,Manama,26.10N,50.30E,26.1,50.3
+Bangladesh,Dhaka,23.43N,90.26E,23.43,90.26
+Barbados,Bridgetown,13.05N,59.30W,13.05,-59.3
+Belarus,Minsk,53.52N,27.30E,53.52,27.3
+Belgium,Brussels,50.51N,04.21E,50.51,4.21
+Belize,Belmopan,17.18N,88.30W,17.18,-88.3
+Bhutan,Thimphu,27.31N,89.45E,27.31,89.45
+Bolivia,La Paz,16.20S,68.10W,-16.2,-68.1
+Bosnia and Herzegovina,Sarajevo,43.52N,18.26E,43.52,18.26
+Botswana,Gaborone,24.45S,25.57E,-24.45,25.57
+Brazil,Brasilia,15.47S,47.55W,-15.47,-47.55
+British Virgin Islands,Road Town,18.27N,64.37W,18.27,-64.37
+Brunei Darussalam,Bandar Seri Begawan,04.52N,115.00E,4.52,115
+Bulgaria,Sofia,42.45N,23.20E,42.45,23.2
+Burkina Faso,Ouagadougou,12.15N,01.30W,12.15,-1.3
+Burundi,Bujumbura,03.16S,29.18E,-3.16,29.18
+Cambodia,Phnom Penh,11.33N,104.55E,11.33,104.5
+Cameroon,Yaounde,03.50N,11.35E,3.5,11.35
+Canada,Ottawa,45.27S,75.42W,-45.27,-75.42
+Cape Verde,Praia,15.02N,23.34W,15.02,-23.34
+Cayman Islands,George Town,19.20N,81.24W,19.2,-81.24
+Central African Republic,Bangui,04.23N,18.35E,4.23,18.35
+Chad,N'Djamena,12.10N,14.59E,12.1,14.59
+Chile,Santiago,33.24S,70.40W,-33.24,-70.4
+China,Beijing,39.55N,116.20E,39.55,116.2
+Colombia,Bogota,04.34N,74.00W,4.34,-74
+Comros,Moroni,11.40S,43.16E,-11.4,43.16
+Congo,Brazzaville,04.09S,15.12E,-4.09,15.12
+Costa Rica,San Jose,09.55N,84.02W,9.55,-84.02
+Cote d'Ivoire,Yamoussoukro,06.49N,05.17W,6.49,-5.17
+Croatia,Zagreb,45.50N,15.58E,45.5,15.58
+Cuba,Havana,23.08N,82.22W,23.08,-82.22
+Cyprus,Nicosia,35.10N,33.25E,35.1,33.25
+Czech Republic,Prague,50.05N,14.22E,50.05,14.22
+Congo,Kinshasa,04.20S,15.15E,-4.2,15.15
+Denmark,Copenhagen,55.41N,12.34E,55.41,12.34
+Djibouti,Djibouti,11.08N,42.20E,11.08,42.2
+Dominica,Roseau,15.20N,61.24W,15.2,-61.24
+Dominica Republic,Santo Domingo,18.30N,69.59W,18.3,-69.59
+East Timor,Dili,08.29S,125.34E,-8.29,125.3
+Ecuador,Quito,00.15S,78.35W,-0.15,-78.35
+Egypt,Cairo,30.01N,31.14E,30.01,31.14
+El Salvador,San Salvador,13.40N,89.10W,13.4,-89.1
+Equatorial Guinea,Malabo,03.45N,08.50E,3.45,8.5
+Eritrea,Asmara,15.19N,38.55E,15.19,38.55
+Estonia,Tallinn,59.22N,24.48E,59.22,24.48
+Ethiopia,Addis Ababa,09.02N,38.42E,9.02,38.42
+Falkland Islands,Stanley,51.40S,59.51W,-51.4,-59.51
+Faroe Islands,Torshavn,62.05N,06.56W,62.05,-6.56
+Fiji,Suva,18.06S,178.30E,-18.06,178.3
+Finland,Helsinki,60.15N,25.03E,60.15,25.03
+France,Paris,48.50N,02.20E,48.5,2.2
+French Guiana,Cayenne,05.05N,52.18W,5.05,-52.18
+French Polynesia,Papeete,17.32S,149.34W,-17.32,-149.3
+Gabon,Libreville,00.25N,09.26E,0.25,9.26
+Gambia,Banjul,13.28N,16.40W,13.28,-16.4
+Georgia,T'bilisi,41.43N,44.50E,41.43,44.5
+Germany,Berlin,52.30N,13.25E,52.3,13.25
+Ghana,Accra,05.35N,00.06W,5.35,-0.06
+Greece,Athens,37.58N,23.46E,37.58,23.46
+Greenland,Nuuk,64.10N,51.35W,64.1,-51.35
+Guadeloupe,Basse-Terre,16.00N,61.44W,16,-61.44
+Guatemala,Guatemala,14.40N,90.22W,14.4,-90.22
+Guernsey,St. Peter Port,49.26N,02.33W,49.26,-2.33
+Guinea,Conakry,09.29N,13.49W,9.29,-13.49
+Guinea-Bissau,Bissau,11.45N,15.45W,11.45,-15.45
+Guyana,Georgetown,06.50N,58.12W,6.5,-58.12
+Haiti,Port-au-Prince,18.40N,72.20W,18.4,-72.2
+Honduras,Tegucigalpa,14.05N,87.14W,14.05,-87.14
+Hungary,Budapest,47.29N,19.05E,47.29,19.05
+Iceland,Reykjavik,64.10N,21.57W,64.1,-21.57
+India,New Delhi,28.37N,77.13E,28.37,77.13
+Indonesia,Jakarta,06.09S,106.49E,-6.09,106.4
+Iran,Tehran,35.44N,51.30E,35.44,51.3
+Iraq,Baghdad,33.20N,44.30E,33.2,44.3
+Ireland,Dublin,53.21N,06.15W,53.21,-6.15
+Israel,Jerusalem,31.71N,35.10E,31.71,35.1
+Italy,Rome,41.54N,12.29E,41.54,12.29
+Jamaica,Kingston,18.00N,76.50W,18,-76.5
+Jordan,Amman,31.57N,35.52E,31.57,35.52
+Kazakhstan,Astana,51.10N,71.30E,51.1,71.3
+Kenya,Nairobi,01.17S,36.48E,-1.17,36.48
+Kiribati,Tarawa,01.30N,173.00E,1.3,173
+Kuwait,Kuwait,29.30N,48.00E,29.3,48
+Kyrgyzstan,Bishkek,42.54N,74.46E,42.54,74.46
+Latvia,Riga,56.53N,24.08E,56.53,24.08
+Lebanon,Beirut,33.53N,35.31E,33.53,35.31
+Lesotho,Maseru,29.18S,27.30E,-29.18,27.3
+Liberia,Monrovia,06.18N,10.47W,6.18,-10.47
+Liechtenstein,Vaduz,47.08N,09.31E,47.08,9.31
+Lithuania,Vilnius,54.38N,25.19E,54.38,25.19
+Luxembourg,Luxembourg,49.37N,06.09E,49.37,6.09
+"Macao, China",Macau,22.12N,113.33E,22.12,113.3
+Madagascar,Antananarivo,18.55S,47.31E,-18.55,47.31
+Malawi,Lilongwe,14.00S,33.48E,-14,33.48
+Malaysia,Kuala Lumpur,03.09N,101.41E,3.09,101.4
+Maldives,Male,04.00N,73.28E,4,73.28
+Mali,Bamako,12.34N,07.55W,12.34,-7.55
+Malta,Valletta,35.54N,14.31E,35.54,14.31
+Martinique,Fort-de-France,14.36N,61.02W,14.36,-61.02
+Mauritania,Nouakchott,20.10S,57.30E,-20.1,57.3
+Mayotte,Mamoudzou,12.48S,45.14E,-12.48,45.14
+Mexico,Mexico,19.20N,99.10W,19.2,-99.1
+Micronesia,Palikir,06.55N,158.09E,6.55,158
+Moldova,Chisinau,47.02N,28.50E,47.02,28.5
+Mozambique,Maputo,25.58S,32.32E,-25.58,32.32
+Myanmar,Yangon,16.45N,96.20E,16.45,96.2
+Namibia,Windhoek,22.35S,17.04E,-22.35,17.04
+Nepal,Kathmandu,27.45N,85.20E,27.45,85.2
+Netherlands,Amsterdam,52.23N,04.54E,52.23,4.54
+Netherlands Antilles,Willemstad,12.05N,69.00W,12.05,-69
+New Caledonia,Noumea,22.17S,166.30E,-22.17,166.3
+New Zealand,Wellington,41.19S,174.46E,-41.19,174.4
+Nicaragua,Managua,12.06N,86.20W,12.06,-86.2
+Niger,Niamey,13.27N,02.06E,13.27,2.06
+Nigeria,Abuja,09.05N,07.32E,9.05,7.32
+Norfolk Island,Kingston,45.20S,168.43E,-45.2,168.4
+Northern Mariana Islands,Saipan,15.12N,145.45E,15.12,145.4
+Norway,Oslo,59.55N,10.45E,59.55,10.45
+Oman,Masqat,23.37N,58.36E,23.37,58.36
+Pakistan,Islamabad,33.40N,73.10E,33.4,73.1
+Palau,Koror,07.20N,134.28E,7.2,134.2
+Panama,Panama,09.00N,79.25W,9,-79.25
+Papua New Guinea,Port Moresby,09.24S,147.08E,-9.24,147
+Paraguay,Asuncion,25.10S,57.30W,-25.1,-57.3
+Peru,Lima,12.00S,77.00W,-12,-77
+Philippines,Manila,14.40N,121.03E,14.4,121
+Poland,Warsaw,52.13N,21.00E,52.13,21
+Portugal,Lisbon,38.42N,09.10W,38.42,-9.1
+Puerto Rico,San Juan,18.28N,66.07W,18.28,-66.07
+Qatar,Doha,25.15N,51.35E,25.15,51.35
+Korea,Seoul,37.31N,126.58E,37.31,126.5
+Romania,Bucuresti,44.27N,26.10E,44.27,26.1
+Russian Federation,Moskva,55.45N,37.35E,55.45,37.35
+Rawanda,Kigali,01.59S,30.04E,-1.59,30.04
+Saint Kitts and Nevis,Basseterre,17.17N,62.43W,17.17,-62.43
+Saint Lucia,Castries,14.02N,60.58W,14.02,-60.58
+Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Saint-Pierre,46.46N,56.12W,46.46,-56.12
+Samoa,Apia,13.50S,171.50W,-13.5,-171.5
+San Marino,San Marino,43.55N,12.30E,43.55,12.3
+Sao Tome and Principe,Sao Tome,00.10N,06.39E,0.1,6.39
+Saudi Arabia,Riyadh,24.41N,46.42E,24.41,46.42
+Senegal,Dakar,14.34N,17.29W,14.34,-17.29
+Sierra Leone,Freetown,08.30N,13.17W,8.3,-13.17
+Slovakia,Bratislava,48.10N,17.07E,48.1,17.07
+Slovenia,Ljubljana,46.04N,14.33E,46.04,14.33
+Solomon Islands,Honiara,09.27S,159.57E,-9.27,159.5
+Somalia,Mogadishu,02.02N,45.25E,2.02,45.25
+South Africa,Pretoria,25.44S,28.12E,-25.44,28.12
+Spain,Madrid,40.25N,03.45W,40.25,-3.45
+Sudan,Khartoum,15.31N,32.35E,15.31,32.35
+Suriname,Paramaribo,05.50N,55.10W,5.5,-55.1
+Swaziland,Mbabane,26.18S,31.06E,-26.18,31.06
+Sweden,Stockholm,59.20N,18.03E,59.2,18.03
+Switzerland,Bern,46.57N,07.28E,46.57,7.28
+Syrian Arab Republic,Damascus,33.30N,36.18E,33.3,36.18
+Tajikistan,Dushanbe,38.33N,68.48E,38.33,68.48
+Thailand,Bangkok,13.45N,100.35E,13.45,100.3
+Togo,Lome,06.09N,01.20E,6.09,1.2
+Tonga,Nuku'alofa,21.10S,174.00W,-21.1,-174
+Tunisia,Tunis,36.50N,10.11E,36.5,10.11
+Turkey,Ankara,39.57N,32.54E,39.57,32.54
+Turkmenistan,Ashgabat,38.00N,57.50E,38,57.5
+Tuvalu,Funafuti,08.31S,179.13E,-8.31,179.1
+Uganda,Kampala,00.20N,32.30E,0.2,32.3
+Ukraine,Kiev,50.30N,30.28E,50.3,30.28
+United Arab Emirates,Abu Dhabi,24.28N,54.22E,24.28,54.22
+United Kingdom,London,51.36N,00.05W,51.36,-0.05
+Tanzania,Dodoma,06.08S,35.45E,-6.08,35.45
+United States of America,Washington DC,39.91N,77.02W,39.91,-77.02
+Uruguay,Montevideo,34.50S,56.11W,-34.5,-56.11
+Uzbekistan,Tashkent,41.20N,69.10E,41.2,69.1
+Vanuatu,Port-Vila,17.45S,168.18E,-17.45,168.1
+Venezuela,Caracas,10.30N,66.55W,10.3,-66.55
+Viet Nam,Hanoi,21.05N,105.55E,21.05,105.5
+Yugoslavia,Belgrade,44.50N,20.37E,44.5,20.37
+Zambia,Lusaka,15.28S,28.16E,-15.28,28.16
+Zimbabwe,Harare,17.43S,31.02E,-17.43,31.02

csvToGeoJSON.py

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+import csv
+
+# Read in raw data from csv
+rawData = csv.reader(open('sample.csv', 'rb'), dialect='excel')
+
+# the template. where data from the csv will be formatted to geojson
+template = \
+    ''' \
+    { "type" : "Feature",
+        "id" : %s,
+            "geometry" : {
+                "type" : "Point",
+                "coordinates" : ["%s","%s"]},
+        "properties" : { "name" : "%s", "value" : "%s"}
+        },
+    '''
+
+# the head of the geojson file
+output = \
+    ''' \
+{ "type" : "Feature Collection",
+    {"features" : [
+    '''
+
+# loop through the csv by row skipping the first
+iter = 0
+for row in rawData:
+    iter += 1
+    if iter >= 2:
+        id = row[0]
+        lat = row[1]
+        lon = row[2]
+        name = row[3]
+        pop = row[4]
+        output += template % (row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3], row[4])
+
+# the tail of the geojson file
+output += \
+    ''' \
+    ]
+}
+    '''
+
+# opens an geoJSON file to write the output to
+outFileHandle = open("output.geojson", "w")
+outFileHandle.write(output)
+outFileHandle.close()
+
+
+
+
+

readme.txt

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+
+*** csvToGeoJSON converter ***
+
+This python script takes data in csv format and converts to geoJSON format for use in mapping applications on the web.
+
+CSV data must be in the format specified in the sample data 'sample.csv'. 

sample.csv

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+id,lat,lon,name,pop
+4,65.216,33.677,Afghanistan,25067407
+8,20.068,41.143,Albania,3153731
+894,26.32,-14.614,Zambia,11478317