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**Author:** [@riskscape-dev](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/riskscape-dev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 February 2022 00:06 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/about-the-community-category/17 "2022-02-02T00:06:38Z")
The Community category of this site is where to go for to ask questions and for help around the RiskScape Engine Software. Members of the Riskscape development team will do their best to try to respond to questions. Pl… --- ## [Welcome to the RiskScape Discourse](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/welcome-to-the-riskscape-discourse/7)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 February 2022 22:47 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/welcome-to-the-riskscape-discourse/7 "2022-02-01T22:47:33Z")
Welcome to the RiskScape Engine software community. The Riskscape Engine is open source software released under the AGPLv3 for research purposes. For commercial use of the software please contact GNS and NIWA. Please see… --- ## ['framework' parameter](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/framework-parameter/239)
**Author:** [@RS\_VS](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/RS_VS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 September 2026 21:08 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/framework-parameter/239 "2026-09-22T21:08:19Z")
Hello RiskScape team. May I please know what framework identifier should be used for CSV function framework inside cli-hdf5:1.13.0 Docker image? Thanks Vinod --- ## [OpenQuake - HDF5 plugin](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/openquake-hdf5-plugin/238)
**Author:** [@RS\_VS](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/RS_VS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 July 2026 01:58 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/openquake-hdf5-plugin/238 "2026-07-16T01:58:48Z")
Hi RiskScape Team. I’m attempting to use the optional OpenQuake plugin supplied with RiskScape 1.13.0. I enabled the hdf5 and openquake plugins via settings.ini. RiskScape seems to detect both plugins, however: The O… --- ## [Viet Nam coordinate system in RiskScape](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/viet-nam-coordinate-system-in-riskscape/234)
**Author:** [@shenglin](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/shenglin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [2 December 2025 04:13 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/viet-nam-coordinate-system-in-riskscape/234 "2025-12-02T04:13:39Z")
Hi, I’m in the process of creating a step-by-step guideline for our Vietnam partners for MFAT funded dam safety project, but I’ve run into an issue. I’m working with the vn2000\_108mui3 coordinate system, which is used … --- ## [Using remove\_attr to remove geom from csv output](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/using-remove-attr-to-remove-geom-from-csv-output/222)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [29 September 2025 13:10 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/using-remove-attr-to-remove-geom-from-csv-output/222 "2025-09-29T13:10:02Z")
I am trying to use remove\_attr to remove the geom from my data before saving to csv but I am getting an error analysis -\> select({remove\_attr(\*, {exposure.geom: ''}).\*}) -\> save(name: 'output', format: 'csv') - Probl… --- ## [Java warnings when using OpenJDK version 24](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/java-warnings-when-using-openjdk-version-24/232)
**Author:** [@luisa](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/luisa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [10 September 2025 05:35 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/java-warnings-when-using-openjdk-version-24/232 "2025-09-10T05:35:45Z")
Hello, You might already be aware but in case you’re not I just wanted to report some Java warnings. I’m seeing them when using RiskScape under OpenJDK v24 and I have not seen before under v23. I encounter these warning… --- ## [Calculate exposed ratio with overlapping hazards](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/calculate-exposed-ratio-with-overlapping-hazards/231)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2025 22:25 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/calculate-exposed-ratio-with-overlapping-hazards/231 "2025-08-25T22:25:41Z")
Hello, I am using 2 hazard layers in my pipeline, both are flooding and both have some overlapping sections. If a building has half exposed to each of the hazards but with a portion overlapping how can I calculate this … --- ## [Define default output folder without timestamp](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/define-default-output-folder-without-timestamp/230)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 August 2025 03:22 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/define-default-output-folder-without-timestamp/230 "2025-08-20T03:22:37Z")
I can define a default output folder in my project.ini like this \[project\] output-base-location = C:\\path\\to\\directory but this will include 2 sub directories modelname\\timestamp. Is it possible to define a default th… --- ## [Exposed ratio is less than 1 when fully exposed](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/exposed-ratio-is-less-than-1-when-fully-exposed/227)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [13 August 2025 22:39 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/exposed-ratio-is-less-than-1-when-fully-exposed/227 "2025-08-13T22:39:27Z")
Hello, I am calculating the exposed ratio of some polygons using → select({, map(depth\_sampled, geom → measure(geom) / measure(exposure)) as exposed\_ratio}) → select({, min(sum(exposed\_ratio), 1.0) as exposed\_ratio}… --- ## [Boolean expression for filter](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/boolean-expression-for-filter/226)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [10 August 2025 23:11 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/boolean-expression-for-filter/226 "2025-08-10T23:11:07Z")
Hi, I’m trying to write a boolean expression to select all rows where a condition is not met. The logic is If the ClimateScenario is in 1, 2, or 3 and The StopbankStatus is down and The ARI is 200 then do not sel… --- ## [WKTs getting cut off](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/wkts-getting-cut-off/221)
**Author:** [@luisa](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/luisa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [16 June 2025 04:44 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/wkts-getting-cut-off/221 "2025-06-16T04:44:57Z")
Hi, One of my RiskScape models ran through but returned the following warning: \[WARNING\] Data in column 'WKT', row 507879 was truncated. Spreadsheet software can struggle to display cells of data with more than 32,767… --- ## [Riskscape slowing down at the end of a job](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-slowing-down-at-the-end-of-a-job/220)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [29 May 2025 00:03 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-slowing-down-at-the-end-of-a-job/220 "2025-05-29T00:03:35Z")
Hi, I am having an issue where riskscape will slow right down while processing the last couple of objects in a data set. The output speed will drop from ~250/s for the first 139983 objects down to 0.000/s for the last 1… --- ## [Error message that occurs processing hazard map](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/error-message-that-occurs-processing-hazard-map/219)
**Author:** [@luisa](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/luisa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [27 May 2025 01:48 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/error-message-that-occurs-processing-hazard-map/219 "2025-05-27T01:48:30Z")
Hi Joining an exposure dataset and some hazard maps, I am getting the error message Failed to validate model for execution - Failed to validate \`join\` step (exposures\_join\_hazards) on line 25 for execution - Prob… --- ## [Modify all values in a hazard geotiff](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/modify-all-values-in-a-hazard-geotiff/218)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [19 May 2025 00:20 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/modify-all-values-in-a-hazard-geotiff/218 "2025-05-19T00:20:40Z")
I have a pipeline that can be run using either of 2 sources for the hazard files. One source has the data in metres and the other has it in centimetres. Both sets of hazard files are defined in csvs. What is the best way… --- ## [Output UTF-8 encoded CSVs](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/output-utf-8-encoded-csvs/217)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [15 May 2025 02:22 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/output-utf-8-encoded-csvs/217 "2025-05-15T02:22:26Z")
When I open my output csvs in excel the special characters (ā,ē,ī,ō,ū, etc.) do not display correctly. They do work if I open it in notepad++ and then copy and paste into excel and save as a UTF-8 csv. Is there a way to… --- ## [Visualise pipeline](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/visualise-pipeline/214)
**Author:** [@luisa](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/luisa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [17 March 2025 22:48 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/visualise-pipeline/214 "2025-03-17T22:48:56Z")
Hello, Is there a way to visualise my RiskScape pipeline? I sometimes lose track of what the engine is doing and in what order, so I’d imagine that that would be a useful feature. Thanks, Luisa --- ## [Assign values to strings for sorting](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/assign-values-to-strings-for-sorting/213)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [10 March 2025 03:37 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/assign-values-to-strings-for-sorting/213 "2025-03-10T03:37:51Z")
I have an attribute showing the damage to parts of a building using text and I would like to be able to group by the building and get the maximum damage level for any part of the building. The ordering of the damage lev… --- ## [Access items in a list](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/access-items-in-a-list/212)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [6 March 2025 19:57 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/access-items-in-a-list/212 "2025-03-06T19:57:39Z")
The output of my python function seems to be a list. If I try to access it using the usual . notation inside a select riskscape gives me an error - Property consequence of {..., consequence=\>List\[{NIWA\_Damage\_Ratio=\>Flo… --- ## ["Supplied map is missing required keys" when using enlarge](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/supplied-map-is-missing-required-keys-when-using-enlarge/211)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2025 21:32 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/supplied-map-is-missing-required-keys-when-using-enlarge/211 "2025-02-27T21:32:52Z")
I am trying to use enlarge to buffer a dataset of points but it is failing with this error riskscape pipeline eval pipeline\_buffer\_points.txt \[WARNING\] The 'beta' plugin is enabled. This contains experimental features t… --- ## [Mixing CRS between assets and hazards](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/mixing-crs-between-assets-and-hazards/210)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2025 03:22 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/mixing-crs-between-assets-and-hazards/210 "2025-02-27T03:22:49Z")
I have a pipeline that uses nearest neighbour sampling to find which hazard point is closest to each asset. This is working fine if the hazard and the assets are in the same CRS but does not work if they are not. I have … --- ## [Specify csv output filename on command line](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/specify-csv-output-filename-on-command-line/207)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [3 December 2024 20:37 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/specify-csv-output-filename-on-command-line/207 "2024-12-03T20:37:19Z")
If I have this pipeline input(relation: 'test.csv') -\> save(name: 'output') and run riskscape model run readCSV --output test2.csv riskscape creates a folder called test2.csv and then saves output.csv into that folde… --- ## [Using intersects with 2 polygons](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/using-intersects-with-2-polygons/205)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [3 December 2024 02:36 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/using-intersects-with-2-polygons/205 "2024-12-03T02:36:02Z")
I am trying to use intersects to get all the polygons from one geopackage that intersect with a polygon from another geopackage using this pipeline input(relation: 'catchments') as exposure -\> select({\*, intersects(geom… --- ## [Limit number of rows in input](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/limit-number-of-rows-in-input/204)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [18 November 2024 01:16 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/limit-number-of-rows-in-input/204 "2024-11-18T01:16:24Z")
Is there an easy way I can limit the number of rows in my input dataset so that I can speed up debugging and testing? --- ## [Python script to work as a function](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/python-script-to-work-as-a-function/203)
**Author:** [@JamesG](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JamesG)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 October 2024 20:53 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/python-script-to-work-as-a-function/203 "2024-10-28T20:53:38Z")
Hey there, I am having some issues with Riskscape using pandas as my Python script needs to read some csv files. Riskscape is claiming there is no module named pandas and is failing to continue when i am specifying a fu… --- ## [Running RiskScape using same layer for exposure and hazard](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/running-riskscape-using-same-layer-for-exposure-and-hazard/202)
**Author:** [@ebi28](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/ebi28)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2024 00:30 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/running-riskscape-using-same-layer-for-exposure-and-hazard/202 "2024-10-17T00:30:02Z")
Hi everyone! I was just wondering if anyone has tried to use the riskscape wizard using the same layer for their hazard and exposure. For example, I have a layer called ‘RoadSide Survey’ which contains my hazards (data f… --- ## [Riskscape wizard output error](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-wizard-output-error/200)
**Author:** [@JamesG](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JamesG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [15 October 2024 01:29 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/riskscape-wizard-output-error/200 "2024-10-15T01:29:30Z")
Having issues getting the wizard to give me a shapefile output for my data, I go through all the steps and it gives me a shapefile but only for my first type of data (Airports). I have run the wizard multiple times tryin… --- ## [Error: Problems found with '\[bookmarkname\]' bookmark](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/error-problems-found-with-bookmarkname-bookmark/198)
**Author:** [@emmarowling](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/emmarowling)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [10 October 2024 02:58 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/error-problems-found-with-bookmarkname-bookmark/198 "2024-10-10T02:58:17Z")
Kia ora, I’m wanting to use Riskscape Wizard to run a risk model, and in attempting to choose and configure my layers, I get the error: Problems found with ‘\[bookmark\_emma1\]’ bookmark - No bookmark with id ‘bookmark\_em… --- ## [What xvalues are allowed for create\_continuous](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/what-xvalues-are-allowed-for-create-continuous/196)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2024 23:11 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/what-xvalues-are-allowed-for-create-continuous/196 "2024-10-09T23:11:19Z")
This pipeline works input(value: { x\_point: \[0.095,0.23\], y\_point: \[2000,2010\] }) -\> unnest(\[x\_point, y\_point\]) as foo -\> group({ to\_lookup\_table(key: x\_point, value: y\_point, options: { unique: true }) as lookup\_table … --- ## [Type mismatch for x-values. Expected 'number' but found 'object'](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/type-mismatch-for-x-values-expected-number-but-found-object/195)
**Author:** [@JPowell](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/u/JPowell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2024 01:33 UTC](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/t/type-mismatch-for-x-values-expected-number-but-found-object/195 "2024-10-09T01:33:20Z")
When trying to use the create continuous function I am getting the error - Failed to validate 'select({create\_continuous(\[0, 0.1\], x -\> lookup(lookup\_table, x)) as testCurve})' step for execution - Failed to validat… [Next page](https://community.riskscape.org.nz/c/6-category/6.md?page=1)