Assign Plate IDs For Shapefiles

Assign plate IDs for shapefiles

Endpoint:

https://gws.gplates.org/reconstruct/assign_shp_plate_ids

Parameters:

model : name for reconstruction model [defaults to default model from web service settings]

Returns:

shapefiles with plate IDs

Examples:

🟢 E1: assign plate IDs for shapefiles

import os
from pathlib import Path

import requests
from dotenv import load_dotenv

url = 'https://gws.gplates.org/reconstruct/assign_shp_plate_ids'

script_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
# print(script_path)
output_path = f"{script_path}/output"
Path(output_path).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)

load_dotenv(f"{script_path}/.env")  # take environment variables from .env.

data_folder = f"{script_path}/data"
files = {
    "file_1": open(f"{data_folder}/Australia_Points.shx", "rb"),
    "file_2": open(f"{data_folder}/Australia_Points.prj", "rb"),
    "file_3": open(f"{data_folder}/Australia_Points.shp", "rb"),
    "file_4": open(f"{data_folder}/Australia_Points.dbf", "rb"),
}

# You may compress the shapefiles into a zip file and use the line below
# files = {"file_1": open(f"{data_folder}/Australia_Points.zip", "rb")}

data = {
    "model": "MULLER2019",
}

r = requests.post(url, files=files, data=data)
print(r.reason)

with open(f"{output_path}/result.zip", "wb") as of:
    of.write(r.content)

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