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.. currentmodule:: geopandas
.. ipython:: python
:suppress:
import geopandas
Merging Data
=========================================
There are two ways to combine datasets in *geopandas* -- attribute joins and spatial joins.
In an attribute join, a :py:class:`GeoSeries` or :py:class:`GeoDataFrame` is
combined with a regular :py:class:`pandas.Series` or :py:class:`pandas.DataFrame` based on a
common variable. This is analogous to normal merging or joining in *pandas*.
In a Spatial Join, observations from two :py:class:`GeoSeries` or :py:class:`GeoDataFrame`
are combined based on their spatial relationship to one another.
In the following examples, we use these datasets:
.. ipython:: python
world = geopandas.read_file(geopandas.datasets.get_path('naturalearth_lowres'))
cities = geopandas.read_file(geopandas.datasets.get_path('naturalearth_cities'))
# For attribute join
country_shapes = world[['geometry', 'iso_a3']]
country_names = world[['name', 'iso_a3']]
# For spatial join
countries = world[['geometry', 'name']]
countries = countries.rename(columns={'name':'country'})
Appending
---------
Appending :py:class:`GeoDataFrame` and :py:class:`GeoSeries` uses pandas ``append`` methods.
Keep in mind, that appended geometry columns needs to have the same CRS.
.. ipython:: python
# Appending GeoSeries
joined = world.geometry.append(cities.geometry)
# Appending GeoDataFrames
europe = world[world.continent == 'Europe']
asia = world[world.continent == 'Asia']
eurasia = europe.append(asia)
Attribute Joins
----------------
Attribute joins are accomplished using the ``merge`` method. In general, it is recommended
to use the ``merge`` method called from the spatial dataset. With that said, the stand-alone
``merge`` function will work if the :py:class:`GeoDataFrame` is in the ``left`` argument;
if a :py:class:`pandas.DataFrame` is in the ``left`` argument and a :py:class:`GeoDataFrame`
is in the ``right`` position, the result will no longer be a :py:class:`GeoDataFrame`.
For example, consider the following merge that adds full names to a :py:class:`GeoDataFrame`
that initially has only ISO codes for each country by merging it with a :py:class:`pandas.DataFrame`.
.. ipython:: python
# `country_shapes` is GeoDataFrame with country shapes and iso codes
country_shapes.head()
# `country_names` is DataFrame with country names and iso codes
country_names.head()
# Merge with `merge` method on shared variable (iso codes):
country_shapes = country_shapes.merge(country_names, on='iso_a3')
country_shapes.head()
Spatial Joins
----------------
In a Spatial Join, two geometry objects are merged based on their spatial relationship to one another.
.. ipython:: python
# One GeoDataFrame of countries, one of Cities.
# Want to merge so we can get each city's country.
countries.head()
cities.head()
# Execute spatial join
cities_with_country = geopandas.sjoin(cities, countries, how="inner", op='intersects')
cities_with_country.head()
Sjoin Arguments
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
:py:class:`sjoin` has two core arguments: ``how`` and ``op``.
**op**
The ``op`` argument specifies how ``geopandas`` decides whether or not to join the attributes of one
object to another, based on their geometric relationship.
The values for ``op`` correspond to the names of geometric binary predicates and depend on the spatial
index implementation.
The default spatial index in ``geopandas`` currently supports the following values for ``op`` which are
defined in the
`Shapely documentation <http://shapely.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manual.html#binary-predicates>`__:
* `intersects`
* `contains`
* `within`
* `touches`
* `crosses`
* `overlaps`
**how**
The `how` argument specifies the type of join that will occur and which geometry is retained in the resultant
:py:class:`GeoDataFrame`. It accepts the following options:
* ``left``: use the index from the first (or `left_df`) :py:class:`GeoDataFrame` that you provide
to ``sjoin``; retain only the `left_df` geometry column
* ``right``: use index from second (or `right_df`); retain only the `right_df` geometry column
* ``inner``: use intersection of index values from both :py:class:`GeoDataFrame`; retain only the `left_df` geometry column
Note more complicated spatial relationships can be studied by combining geometric operations with spatial join.
To find all polygons within a given distance of a point, for example, one can first use the ``buffer`` method to expand each
point into a circle of appropriate radius, then intersect those buffered circles with the polygons in question.