Pygplates - Access unreconstructed scalar values

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Hi all,

could someone pls point me in the right direction of how to programmatically access unreconstructed scalar coverages in pygplates?

I have generated a feature that has a MultiPointOnSphere geometry with associated scalar values, using pygplates.reverse_reconstruct to return this to a present-day geometry. Now I would like to access the points/scalar values from the present-day geometry. I have tried feature.get_scalar_values(), however, while it sounded logic in my rusty Python understanding, this didn’t work. I think that I might have to go via the pygplates.GmlDataBlock route but struggle to find the right way into this.

Any pointers very much appreciated.

Cheers,
Christian

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Hi Christian,

You can use Feature.get_geometry(). There’s a small example in that link (near the bottom) that shows how to extract the scalars (and present-day points associated with them).

This is easier than using GmlDataBlock (in that Feature.get_geometry essentially handles access to that for you).