Useful Py Scripts

A collection of Python scripts designed to simplify common tasks related to coordinate conversion, PDF metadata extraction, and geological data processing.

📜 Scripts Overview

1️⃣ Convert DMS to DD (convertcoordinates.py)

• Converts DMS coordinates (Degrees, Minutes, Seconds) in a CSV file to Decimal Degrees (DD).
• Input: CSV file with Latitude and Longitude columns.
• Output: CSV file with converted coordinates in DD format.

2️⃣ Extract PDF Metadata (pdf_metadata_extractor.py)

• Extracts metadata from all PDF files in a folder and compiles it into a CSV file.
• Designed for organizing PDF book collections by retrieving key details.
• Input: Folder containing PDFs.
• Output: CSV file with extracted metadata.

3️⃣ Extract Georeferenced Data from PDFs (pdfcoordpoints.py)

• Parses a PDF list of geological (or georeferenced) localities, extracting relevant data.
• Extracts coordinates, names, measurements, comments, and images.
• Output: CSV file that can be converted into a KMZ file for mapping.
• Users can customize the script based on the PDF structure.

Author

• David Caro
• 📧 decaroc@unal.edu.co