Switch from Point to PointZ

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Switch from Point to PointZ

How to add elevation to a point dataset in Python using geopandas, rasterio and rioxarray, exploring different methods to obtain Z values.

This English version summarizes the original Italian notebook article and keeps the main workflow, data sources, and analytical objective.

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Updated on March 20, 2026