This document is for Django's development version, which can be significantly different from previous releases. Get old docs here: 1.2.
GeoDjango Utilities¶
The django.contrib.gis.utils module contains various utilities that are useful in creating geospatial web applications.
GeoIP¶
Interface to the MaxMind GeoIP library for performing IP-based geolocation from GeoDjango. See GeoIP reference documentation for more information.
LayerMapping¶
The LayerMapping simplifies the process of importing spatial data and attributes into your GeoDjango models.
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