Hi, use the interpolation tool to get a digital elevation model from your contour lines, then use the "point sampling tool" to sample the dem using the points.
cheers -- Giovanni -- On Mon, 2012-04-23 at 16:38 +0100, Des Callaghan wrote: > Hello Forum, > > > > I have a layer with point locations and another layer with 5 m > elevation contours. I wish to estimate the elevation of each point > from the data within the contour layer. I have a new column within the > point layer table so just need to know how I can update this column > with an elevation estimate for each point derived from the contour > layer. Any ideas how this may be done? Many thanks for any help. > > > > Best wishes, > > Des > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
