In thinking about it, if the data set is too large to include with QGIS, it might be worth having a simplified geometry data set included and if the user wants more precise data then they can download it and use it instead.
On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 10:22 AM Richard Duivenvoorde <rdmaili...@duif.net> wrote: > On 1/28/21 4:13 PM, C Hamilton wrote: > > What you mention has merit, but I was not kidding about trying to keep a > plugin self contained for government use. To set up automatic downloading > on our networks would require PKI authentication and that opens up another > can of worms. I know how to deal with PKI because I already > maintain plugins that use authentication. It would be easier for our users > to have them download a data pack and have some manual > installation process, but it is even easier if the data is already a part > of the plugin. The o > > Hi Calvin, > > What I 'think' Nyall meant was to add such data to QGIS itself? We already > have a gpkg with the world countries on board (everybody know the easter > egg: 'type world in the coordinate input' yes?). > But... adding 102Mb to the QGIS installer is maybe too much :-) Or can you > shrink that down to some smaller size/format? > Also, not sure in which version this will show up then (and on what > ancient QGIS version your government client is....). > > If all fails, I'd accept Tim's proposal to get it uploaded on > plugins.qgis.org via the backdoor/Tim... > > Regards, > > Richard Duivenvoorde >
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