GeoPandas |version|
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GeoPandas is an open source project to make working with geospatial
data in python easier.  GeoPandas extends the datatypes used by
`pandas`_ to allow spatial operations on geometric types.  Geometric
operations are performed by `shapely`_.  Geopandas further depends on
`fiona`_ for file access and `descartes`_ and `matplotlib`_ for plotting.

.. _pandas: http://pandas.pydata.org
.. _shapely: http://toblerity.github.io/shapely
.. _fiona: http://toblerity.github.io/fiona
.. _Descartes: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/descartes
.. _matplotlib: http://matplotlib.org

Description
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The goal of GeoPandas is to make working with geospatial data in
python easier.  It combines the capabilities of pandas and shapely,
providing geospatial operations in pandas and a high-level interface
to multiple geometries to shapely.  GeoPandas enables you to easily do
operations in python that would otherwise require a spatial database
such as PostGIS.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

  Installation <install>
  User Guide <user>
  About <about>

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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`

