crs-l1-nyc-webmercator-cycleways
Map (reference ← swipe → agent)
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The `nyc_cycleways` file came out of our tile-renderer, but our web map client can't read the coordinates as they are. It needs plain lat/lon. Can you convert them over? Please leave the attributes alone, and make sure each geometry stays a plain LineString rather than turning into a MultiLineString. Write the result as GeoParquet to `nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet`, and use `id` as the key.
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System info
{
"adapter": "openrouter",
"model": "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash",
"base_url": "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
}
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Let me start by examining the input file to understand its structure and coordinate system.
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Bash
ls -la /work/nyc_cycleways*
-rw-r--r-- 1 agent agent 86058 Jun 18 16:45 /work/nyc_cycleways_webmercator.geoparquet
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Let me first examine the file to understand its schema and current CRS.
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Bash
python3 -c "
python3 -c "
import geopandas as gpd
gdf = gpd.read_file('/work/nyc_cycleways_webmercator.geoparquet')
print('CRS:', gdf.crs)
print('Columns:', gdf.columns.tolist())
print('Shape:', gdf.shape)
print('Types:')
print(gdf.dtypes)
print()
print('First row geometry type:', type(gdf.geometry.iloc[0]))
print('First row geom:', gdf.geometry.iloc[0])
print()
print('Head:')
print(gdf.head())
"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<string>", line 3, in <module>
gdf = gpd.read_file('/work/nyc_cycleways_webmercator.geoparquet')
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/geopandas/io/file.py", line 316, in _read_file
return _read_file_pyogrio(
filename, bbox=bbox, mask=mask, columns=columns, rows=rows, **kwargs
)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/geopandas/io/file.py", line 576, in _read_file_pyogrio
return pyogrio.read_dataframe(path_or_bytes, bbox=bbox, **kwargs)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pyogrio/geopandas.py", line 382, in read_dataframe
result = read_func(
path_or_buffer,
...<15 lines>...
**kwargs,
)
File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/pyogrio/raw.py", line 200, in read
return ogr_read(
get_vsi_path_or_buffer(path_or_buffer),
...<15 lines>...
datetime_as_string=datetime_as_string,
)
File "pyogrio/_io.pyx", line 1412, in pyogrio._io.ogr_read
File "pyogrio/_io.pyx", line 257, in pyogrio._io.ogr_open
pyogrio.errors.DataSourceError: '/work/nyc_cycleways_webmercator.geoparquet' not recognized as being in a supported file format.; It might help to specify the correct driver explicitly by prefixing the file path with '<DRIVER>:', e.g. 'CSV:path'.
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Let me try reading it with a different approach - maybe I need to specify the driver, or maybe the file has a different format. Let me check the file.
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Bash
file /work/nyc_cycleways_webmercator.geoparquet
bash: line 1: file: command not found
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Bash
python3 -c "
python3 -c "
import pyarrow.parquet as pq
table = pq.read_table('/work/nyc_cycleways_webmercator.geoparquet')
print('Schema:', table.schema)
print('Num rows:', table.num_rows)
print('Column names:', table.column_names)
"
Schema: id: string
class: string
subclass: string
name: string
geometry: binary
-- field metadata --
ARROW:extension:name: 'geoarrow.wkb'
ARROW:extension:metadata: '{"crs": {"$schema": "https://proj.org/schema' + 2460
-- schema metadata --
pandas: '{"index_columns": [{"kind": "range", "name": null, "start": 0, "' + 813
geo: '{"primary_column": "geometry", "columns": {"geometry": {"encoding":' + 2367
Num rows: 272
Column names: ['id', 'class', 'subclass', 'name', 'geometry']
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The file is a proper GeoParquet file with GeoArrow encoding. Let's read it with geopandas using the right approach - maybe just need to use pyarrow and then convert. Or use the 'GeoParquet' driver explicitly.
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Bash
python3 -c "
python3 -c "
import geopandas as gpd
gdf = gpd.read_parquet('/work/nyc_cycleways_webmercator.geoparquet')
print('CRS:', gdf.crs)
print('Columns:', gdf.columns.tolist())
print('Shape:', gdf.shape)
print('Types:')
print(gdf.dtypes)
print()
print('First row geometry type:', type(gdf.geometry.iloc[0]))
print('First row geom:', gdf.geometry.iloc[0])
print()
print('Head:')
print(gdf.head())
"
CRS: {"$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json", "type": "ProjectedCRS", "name": "WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator", "base_crs": {"name": "WGS 84", "datum_ensemble": {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble", "members": [{"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2296)"}], "ellipsoid": {"name": "WGS 84", "semi_major_axis": 6378137, "inverse_flattening": 298.257223563}, "accuracy": "2.0", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 6326}}, "coordinate_system": {"subtype": "ellipsoidal", "axis": [{"name": "Geodetic latitude", "abbreviation": "Lat", "direction": "north", "unit": "degree"}, {"name": "Geodetic longitude", "abbreviation": "Lon", "direction": "east", "unit": "degree"}]}, "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 4326}}, "conversion": {"name": "Popular Visualisation Pseudo-Mercator", "method": {"name": "Popular Visualisation Pseudo Mercator", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 1024}}, "parameters": [{"name": "Latitude of natural origin", "value": 0, "unit": "degree", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 8801}}, {"name": "Longitude of natural origin", "value": 0, "unit": "degree", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 8802}}, {"name": "False easting", "value": 0, "unit": "metre", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 8806}}, {"name": "False northing", "value": 0, "unit": "metre", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 8807}}]}, "coordinate_system": {"subtype": "Cartesian", "axis": [{"name": "Easting", "abbreviation": "X", "direction": "east", "unit": "metre"}, {"name": "Northing", "abbreviation": "Y", "direction": "north", "unit": "metre"}]}, "scope": "Web mapping and visualisation.", "area": "World between 85.06\u00b0S and 85.06\u00b0N.", "bbox": {"south_latitude": -85.06, "west_longitude": -180, "north_latitude": 85.06, "east_longitude": 180}, "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 3857}}
Columns: ['id', 'class', 'subclass', 'name', 'geometry']
Shape: (272, 5)
Types:
id str
class str
subclass str
name str
geometry geometry
dtype: object
First row geometry type: <class 'shapely.geometry.linestring.LineString'>
First row geom: LINESTRING (-8237655.109311736 4969349.090386289, -8237647.1944959415 4969335.991300315)
Head:
id ... geometry
0 008afca9-4118-4569-86a4-e05d2049e5ff ... LINESTRING (-8237655.109 4969349.09, -8237647....
1 019954ce-599a-4f44-9509-f5df571ec8a6 ... LINESTRING (-8238414.664 4968742.88, -8238412....
2 01e21e38-aa74-4a1b-aea5-0c154bc52559 ... LINESTRING (-8237647.194 4969335.991, -8237653...
3 0241690c-de63-42c3-8049-dd993673823b ... LINESTRING (-8239417.709 4969903.63, -8239413....
4 03118a13-69c4-4dac-8677-6d9932e88536 ... LINESTRING (-8233018.341 4976811.579, -8232985...
[5 rows x 5 columns]
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The data is in EPSG:3857 (Web Mercator) and I need to convert to EPSG:4326 (WGS 84 lat/lon). The geometries are LineStrings. I need to: 1. Read the GeoParquet 2. Convert to WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) 3. Make sure each geometry stays a LineString (not MultiLineString) 4. Keep attributes intact 5. Write to `nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet` with `id` as the key (row group partitioning or just parquet with id as the primary key) Let me check if any geometries might become multi after conversion - probably not, but I should check and handle it. Let me write the script.
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Write
/work/solve.py
content · 34 lines · py
import geopandas as gpd
import pandas as pd
# Read the Web Mercator GeoParquet
gdf = gpd.read_parquet('/work/nyc_cycleways_webmercator.geoparquet')
print("Original CRS:", gdf.crs)
print("Original geometry types:", gdf.geometry.type.value_counts().to_dict())
# Convert to WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) - plain lat/lon
gdf_wgs84 = gdf.to_crs("EPSG:4326")
print("New CRS:", gdf_wgs84.crs)
print("New geometry types:", gdf_wgs84.geometry.type.value_counts().to_dict())
# Ensure all geometries are LineString (not MultiLineString)
# If any became multi, we'd need to explode, but let's check
if (gdf_wgs84.geometry.type != "LineString").any():
print("WARNING: Some geometries are not LineString after conversion!")
# Explode multi geometries into individual LineStrings
gdf_wgs84 = gdf_wgs84.explode(index_parts=False)
print("After explode, geometry types:", gdf_wgs84.geometry.type.value_counts().to_dict())
# Write to GeoParquet using 'id' as the key (row group partitioning)
gdf_wgs84.to_parquet(
'/work/nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet',
index=False,
row_group_metadata='id',
version='2.6'
)
print(f"\nWrote {len(gdf_wgs84)} rows to /work/nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet")
print("Columns:", gdf_wgs84.columns.tolist())
print("Sample geometry (first row):", gdf_wgs84.geometry.iloc[0])Wrote /work/solve.py (1308 chars).
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The `to_parquet` method doesn't have a `row_group_metadata` parameter. Let me check the geopandas documentation for the right way to specify the key. Actually, looking at the instruction again: "use `id` as the key". This likely means setting the `id` column as the primary key or a row group key. Let me check what version of geopandas we have and the correct parameters. Actually, in GeoParquet, "key" might refer to sorting or grouping. Let me look at the actual parquet spec. Actually, the GeoParquet spec has a `key` property in the metadata. But more practically, for the `to_parquet` method, I should check what parameters are available. Let me adjust and look at the right way.
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Bash
python3 -c "import geopandas; print(geopandas.__version__)"
1.1.3
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Bash
python3 -c "
python3 -c " import geopandas as gpd help(gpd.GeoDataFrame.to_parquet) " 2>&1 | head -60
Help on function to_parquet in module geopandas.geodataframe:
to_parquet(
self,
path: os.PathLike | typing.IO,
index: bool | None = None,
compression: str = 'snappy',
geometry_encoding: PARQUET_GEOMETRY_ENCODINGS = 'WKB',
write_covering_bbox: bool = False,
schema_version: SUPPORTED_VERSIONS_LITERAL | None = None,
**kwargs
) -> None
Write a GeoDataFrame to the Parquet format.
By default, all geometry columns present are serialized to WKB format
in the file.
Requires 'pyarrow'.
.. versionadded:: 0.8
Parameters
----------
path : str, path object
index : bool, default None
If ``True``, always include the dataframe's index(es) as columns
in the file output.
If ``False``, the index(es) will not be written to the file.
If ``None``, the index(ex) will be included as columns in the file
output except `RangeIndex` which is stored as metadata only.
compression : {'snappy', 'gzip', 'brotli', 'lz4', 'zstd', None}, default 'snappy'
Name of the compression to use. Use ``None`` for no compression.
geometry_encoding : {'WKB', 'geoarrow'}, default 'WKB'
The encoding to use for the geometry columns. Defaults to "WKB"
for maximum interoperability. Specify "geoarrow" to use one of the
native GeoArrow-based single-geometry type encodings.
Note: the "geoarrow" option is part of the newer GeoParquet 1.1
specification, should be considered as experimental, and may not
be supported by all readers.
write_covering_bbox : bool, default False
Writes the bounding box column for each row entry with column
name 'bbox'. Writing a bbox column can be computationally
expensive, but allows you to specify a `bbox` in :
func:`read_parquet` for filtered reading.
Note: this bbox column is part of the newer GeoParquet 1.1
specification and should be considered as experimental. While
writing the column is backwards compatible, using it for filtering
may not be supported by all readers.
schema_version : {'0.1.0', '0.4.0', '1.0.0', '1.1.0', None}
GeoParquet specification version; if not provided, will default to
latest supported stable version (1.0.0).
kwargs
Additional keyword arguments passed to :func:`pyarrow.parquet.write_table`.
Examples
--------
>>> gdf.to_parquet('data.parquet') # doctest: +SKIP
See Also
--------
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The `to_parquet` method doesn't have a `row_group_metadata` parameter. The user wants `id` as the "key" — this likely means the `id` column should be used as the primary key / row group sorting column, or perhaps the GeoParquet key. Let me reconsider. The user says: "use id as the key". In GeoParquet context, "key" usually refers to the primary key or a unique identifier column. For GeoParquet 1.1, there's a concept of a "key" column in the metadata. But more practically, they might just mean "use id as the unique identifier". Let me just write it without the nonexistent parameter, and use the correct method. Let me write a clean script.
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Write
/work/solve.py
content · 33 lines · py
import geopandas as gpd
# Read the Web Mercator GeoParquet
gdf = gpd.read_parquet('/work/nyc_cycleways_webmercator.geoparquet')
print("Original CRS:", gdf.crs)
print("Original geometry types:", gdf.geometry.type.value_counts().to_dict())
print("Number of rows:", len(gdf))
# Convert to WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) - plain lat/lon
gdf_wgs84 = gdf.to_crs("EPSG:4326")
print("New CRS:", gdf_wgs84.crs)
print("New geometry types:", gdf_wgs84.geometry.type.value_counts().to_dict())
# Ensure all geometries are LineString (not MultiLineString)
if (gdf_wgs84.geometry.type != "LineString").any():
print("WARNING: Some geometries are not LineString after conversion!")
# Explode multi geometries into individual LineStrings, preserving id
gdf_wgs84 = gdf_wgs84.explode(index_parts=False)
print("After explode, geometry types:", gdf_wgs84.geometry.type.value_counts().to_dict())
else:
print("All geometries are LineString — no explosion needed.")
# Write to GeoParquet
gdf_wgs84.to_parquet(
'/work/nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet',
index=False,
)
print(f"\nWrote {len(gdf_wgs84)} rows to /work/nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet")
print("Columns:", gdf_wgs84.columns.tolist())
print("Sample geometry (first row):", gdf_wgs84.geometry.iloc[0])Wrote /work/solve.py (1255 chars).
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Wait, the user says "use `id` as the key". I'm not sure exactly what they mean by "key" - it could refer to the partitioning key or the row group key. In GeoParquet, there's no concept of a "primary key" in the same way as in relational databases. However, GeoParquet 1.1+ supports "primary columns" or the metadata can reference a key. Let me think about what "use `id` as the key" means.
Looking at the GeoParquet specification, there's a concept of a "primary_column" in the metadata. But more likely, the user wants `id` to be used as the partitioning column (row_group metadata) or just that `id` serves as the key/identifier for each row.
Actually, in the original file metadata we saw:
```
pandas: '{"index_columns": [{"kind": "range", "name": null, "start": 0, "' + 813
geo: '{"primary_column": "geometry", "columns": {"geometry": {"encoding":' + 2367
```
So the `geo` metadata has `primary_column` as "geometry".
Maybe "use `id` as the key" means to use `id` as the partitioning by row group. But `to_parquet` in geopandas doesn't have a `row_group_metadata` parameter directly, but we can pass kwargs through to pyarrow's `write_table`.
Actually, maybe it means something simpler - just set the index to `id` before writing, so it's stored as the index/row key. Let me check the data more carefully.
Let me just run my current script and see what happens.
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Bash
cd /work && python3 solve.py
Original CRS: {"$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json", "type": "ProjectedCRS", "name": "WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator", "base_crs": {"name": "WGS 84", "datum_ensemble": {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble", "members": [{"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2296)"}], "ellipsoid": {"name": "WGS 84", "semi_major_axis": 6378137, "inverse_flattening": 298.257223563}, "accuracy": "2.0", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 6326}}, "coordinate_system": {"subtype": "ellipsoidal", "axis": [{"name": "Geodetic latitude", "abbreviation": "Lat", "direction": "north", "unit": "degree"}, {"name": "Geodetic longitude", "abbreviation": "Lon", "direction": "east", "unit": "degree"}]}, "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 4326}}, "conversion": {"name": "Popular Visualisation Pseudo-Mercator", "method": {"name": "Popular Visualisation Pseudo Mercator", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 1024}}, "parameters": [{"name": "Latitude of natural origin", "value": 0, "unit": "degree", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 8801}}, {"name": "Longitude of natural origin", "value": 0, "unit": "degree", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 8802}}, {"name": "False easting", "value": 0, "unit": "metre", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 8806}}, {"name": "False northing", "value": 0, "unit": "metre", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 8807}}]}, "coordinate_system": {"subtype": "Cartesian", "axis": [{"name": "Easting", "abbreviation": "X", "direction": "east", "unit": "metre"}, {"name": "Northing", "abbreviation": "Y", "direction": "north", "unit": "metre"}]}, "scope": "Web mapping and visualisation.", "area": "World between 85.06\u00b0S and 85.06\u00b0N.", "bbox": {"south_latitude": -85.06, "west_longitude": -180, "north_latitude": 85.06, "east_longitude": 180}, "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 3857}}
Original geometry types: {'LineString': 272}
Number of rows: 272
New CRS: EPSG:4326
New geometry types: {'LineString': 272}
All geometries are LineString — no explosion needed.
Wrote 272 rows to /work/nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet
Columns: ['id', 'class', 'subclass', 'name', 'geometry']
Sample geometry (first row): LINESTRING (-74.00011489999999 40.70788029999999, -74.0000438 40.707791099999994)
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The conversion was successful. All 272 geometries remained LineString (no MultiLineString conversion). The CRS is now EPSG:4326 (WGS 84 lat/lon). The attributes (id, class, subclass, name) are preserved. Now I need to verify the output file is valid GeoParquet and that `id` is properly usable as a key. The user asked to use `id` as the key. In GeoParquet context, this likely means using `id` as the primary column or row-group key. Let me check if there's a standard way to set a primary key in GeoParquet. Let me look at the output and also verify it can be read back.
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Bash
cd /work && python3 -c "
cd /work && python3 -c "
import geopandas as gpd
import pyarrow.parquet as pq
# Read back and verify
gdf = gpd.read_parquet('/work/nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet')
print('Rows:', len(gdf))
print('CRS:', gdf.crs)
print('Columns:', gdf.columns.tolist())
print()
print('First 3 rows:')
print(gdf.head(3))
print()
print('Geometry types:', gdf.geometry.type.value_counts().to_dict())
print()
# Show first geometry coords
geom = gdf.geometry.iloc[0]
print('First geom coords (lat, lon):', [(round(y,6), round(x,6)) for x,y in geom.coords])
# Check parquet metadata
pf = pq.ParquetFile('/work/nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet')
print()
print('Parquet metadata:')
print(' num_row_groups:', pf.metadata.num_row_groups)
print(' schema:', pf.schema_arrow)
print(' num_rows:', pf.metadata.num_rows)
"
Rows: 272
CRS: {"$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json", "type": "GeographicCRS", "name": "WGS 84", "datum_ensemble": {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble", "members": [{"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"}, {"name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2296)"}], "ellipsoid": {"name": "WGS 84", "semi_major_axis": 6378137, "inverse_flattening": 298.257223563}, "accuracy": "2.0", "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 6326}}, "coordinate_system": {"subtype": "ellipsoidal", "axis": [{"name": "Geodetic latitude", "abbreviation": "Lat", "direction": "north", "unit": "degree"}, {"name": "Geodetic longitude", "abbreviation": "Lon", "direction": "east", "unit": "degree"}]}, "scope": "Horizontal component of 3D system.", "area": "World.", "bbox": {"south_latitude": -90, "west_longitude": -180, "north_latitude": 90, "east_longitude": 180}, "id": {"authority": "EPSG", "code": 4326}}
Columns: ['id', 'class', 'subclass', 'name', 'geometry']
First 3 rows:
id ... geometry
0 008afca9-4118-4569-86a4-e05d2049e5ff ... LINESTRING (-74.00011 40.70788, -74.00004 40.7...
1 019954ce-599a-4f44-9509-f5df571ec8a6 ... LINESTRING (-74.00694 40.70375, -74.00692 40.7...
2 01e21e38-aa74-4a1b-aea5-0c154bc52559 ... LINESTRING (-74.00004 40.70779, -74.0001 40.70...
[3 rows x 5 columns]
Geometry types: {'LineString': 272}
First geom coords (lat, lon): [(40.70788, -74.000115), (40.707791, -74.000044)]
Parquet metadata:
num_row_groups: 1
schema: id: large_string
class: large_string
subclass: large_string
name: large_string
geometry: binary
-- field metadata --
ARROW:extension:name: 'geoarrow.wkb'
ARROW:extension:metadata: '{"crs": {"$schema": "https://proj.org/schema' + 1498
-- schema metadata --
pandas: '{"index_columns": [], "column_indexes": [], "columns": [{"name":' + 629
geo: '{"primary_column": "geometry", "columns": {"geometry": {"encoding":' + 1384
num_rows: 272
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The file has been successfully created. Let me verify it meets all requirements: 1. ✅ Converted from Web Mercator (EPSG:3857) to WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) - plain lat/lon 2. ✅ Attributes preserved (id, class, subclass, name) - untouched 3. ✅ All geometries remain as LineString (not MultiLineString) - confirmed 272 LineStrings 4. ✅ Written as GeoParquet to `/work/nyc_cycleways_wgs84.geoparquet` 5. ✅ The `id` column is present as a key field All looks good!
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