Re: [Qgis-user] Misaligned Google OpenLayers layer

[Percy Langa]

On 2013/03/11 04:53 AM, Nathan Woodrow wrote:

Hi all,

Has anyone noticed that the Google based layers in the OpenLayers 
plugin are misaligned when zooming in to about 1:1000.  I have some 
property lines that look ok when zoomed to 1:1500 but anything under 
that and the scale of the image seems to be wrong and everything 
becomes misaligned.


1:1500 http://i.imgur.com/th4pSD4.png
1:1000 http://i.imgur.com/1GWfXZf.png

The more you zoom in the more the shift changes.

Hi Nathan,

The issue is related to the Google Satellite data. Google Physical, 
Google Streets & Bing Aerial works just fine.


Win 7 & QGIS 1.8

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Re: [Qgis-user] LIDAR and QGIS

[Percy Langa]

On 2013/02/24 02:44 PM, Jake Maier wrote:


Hi Everyone

Does anyone have experience with LIDAR and qgis, what do I need to 
display LIDAR information within qgis?


I mean other than the 2 terabyte hard drive to obtain the information?

Or does anyone know if I can get LIDAR for Maine (USA) on the internet?

Thank you very much for any pointers.

Jake


Hi Jake,

Have a look at this:
- 
http://www.pushingthesensors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/QGIS_GRASS-Lidar-Practical-2011.pdf

- http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/LIDAR

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Percy
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Re: [Qgis-user] Q Gis - from tif to map

[Percy Langa]

On 2013/02/13 11:30 AM, Mauro Graziani wrote:
Hy all, anyone know how i can transform a georeferenced image into a 
map to load it as offline map on Orux?

Regards, Mauro

Hi Mauro,

Have a look at Mobile Atlas Creator: http://mobac.sourceforge.net

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Re: [Qgis-user] Asus Nexus 7

[Percy Langa]

On 2013/01/08 12:28 AM, Nuno de Santos Loureiro wrote:

Hi all,

Today I received an Asus Nexus 7 (Google), 32 GB.
I'm planning to install QGIS.
Does anyone have experience of using a simple project in QGIS, in the 
tablet?
I have been following such developments from a distance. Have a looky 
here for pointers:


http://hub.qgis.org/projects/android-qgis
http://www.opengis.ch/android-gis/
http://www.opengis.ch/category/gis/qgis/android-qgis/
http://planet.qgis.org/planet/tag/android%20qgis/

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Percy

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Re: [Qgis-user] Opening QGIS more than one time on OSX

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/12/18 12:04 PM, Olav Peeters wrote:

Andreas,
you can use Automator and create a desktop icon (so in Automator drag 
"Run Shell Script" to stage, paste "open -n /Applications/QGIS.app/" , 
save as application, call it eg qgis_unlimited.app ). I'm sure you can 
also replace the icon, but I have not used automator much..


Thanks Olav. I'll let know as soon as I sit in front on my macbook @ home.

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Re: [Qgis-user] Opening QGIS more than one time on OSX

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/12/18 10:18 AM, Andreas Neumann wrote:
I came across 
http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/25275/how-to-open-two-projects-at-once-in-one-qgis-window 
- suggesting to start it again from the command line with "open -n 
/Applications/QGIS.app/" - however, since many OSX users do not know 
about the command line - is there a more user friendly trick to open 
QGIS a second or third time? 


This a neat trick. Thank you.

I'll look into into the 'user-friendly trick' (desktop shortcut) and 
report back.


Cheers,
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Re: [Qgis-user] I am getting difficulty to open QGIS

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/12/11 01:17 PM, AJAY KUMAR MULAKALA wrote:

Dear all,

I am very glad to say that I am using Open source GIS softwares.

Present I am using "Quantum GIS Desktop (1.8.0)" from last month.

Unexpectedly since me and my colleague unable to open QGIS.. in 
windows XP, vista and 7 too.?


Hi Ajay,

What is the error message?

You can also run qgis from the command line for more diagnosis info 
(windows start > run > type "cmd"). On the command line, go the gqis 
install folder (on windows 7, C:\program files (x86)\Quantum Gis 
Lisboa\bin) and type "qgis.bat".


Cheers,
Percy


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Re: [Qgis-user] Coordinate Display

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/11/13 06:18 AM, . wrote:
How do I change the coordinate display at the bottom of the screen 
from x,y to lat, long ?

Settings > Project Properties > General Tab: Degree Display

You can also choose your preferred measurements/canvas units (m,f,d), etc.

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Re: [Qgis-user] 1.9 alfa

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/11/01 08:10 PM, Paolo Cavallini wrote:

Il 01/11/2012 23:36, Percy Langa ha scritto:

Same here. Latest qgis-dev on Win 7 64bit.

My workaround is to reload the .shp file (remove & add). Luckily, this
happened to one or two .shp files (polygons). So, it not a huge issue.

Please open a ticket attaching a minimal sample file and a step by step
guide to reproduce the issue.
Thanks.

Hi Paolo, I'll do so soon.

Cheers,
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Re: [Qgis-user] 1.9 alfa

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/11/01 04:00 PM, Sebastiano Lora wrote:
Hello, one short question, I updated the daily QGIS alfa (1.9.02 on 
win7 64bit) and I have a problem with the shapefiles: when I open the 
attribute table no values are displayed, even if the polygon are 
correctly displayed and the connection with the .dbf works (I can make 
query or change the visualisation based on the categories). Anybody 
has the same problem?

Same here. Latest qgis-dev on Win 7 64bit.

My workaround is to reload the .shp file (remove & add). Luckily, this 
happened to one or two .shp files (polygons). So, it not a huge issue.


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Re: [Qgis-user] clipping vector files

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/09/26 03:15 PM, michael chiverton wrote:
why is it that qgis is now shutting down everytime i try and clip a 
piece of a vector file?


Hi,

Does this problem persist when you use another vector file?

Btw, I have no issues with the clip tool. I'm running qgis-dev.

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Re: [Qgis-user] Composer problems.

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/08/01 10:28 PM, Tim Sutton wrote:

Hi

On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Chandra Shekhar Balachandran
 wrote:

I am a new user and returning to some simple GIS work to create maps for
geography education in Bangalore, India.

I have been doing some trial runs.

I use two systems:

A MacBook Pro running OS X Lion 10.7.3. My Q-GIS is version 1.7.4


You also want to update to the latest OS X (10.7.4). See 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5167


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Percy

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Re: [Qgis-user] SEXTANTE Plugin incorrectly(?) reported as broken

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/07/11 10:03 AM, Rudi Thiede wrote:

Hi all,

I'm getting a weird message from QGIS about SEXTANTE. After
installation of the plugin, QGIS says:


The plugin is broken. Python said:
2


This happened to me yesterday after upgrading to the latest QGIS-dev 
build (code cbde7d4) on Win 7. This morning, I fired up QGIS and noticed 
a whole lot of python script/module errors.


I uninstalled and reinstalled all the sextante plugins. Problem fixed.

p.s. By the way, if it helps, apart from issues with the sextante plugin 
and python script/module, QGIS run along just fine.


Cheers,
Percy


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Re: [Qgis-user] clicking Project properties crashes qgis

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/06/22 11:38 AM, j. z. wrote:

In 1.7 and 1.8 clicking 'Project properties' in menu or button in status bar 
causes Qgis to crash.
I have 1.6, 1.7 and 1.8 installed paralellly and 1.8 through osgeo4w and only 
1.6 works properly.


Im on Win 7 + qgis-dev (via the osgeo4w installer). Zero crashes & no 
other issues to report yet.


Have tried running qgis from terminal and spotting the error? What is 
your OS?


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Re: [Qgis-user] Announcing the release of QGIS 1.8

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/06/21 11:14 AM, Tim Sutton wrote:

We are very pleased to announce the release of QGIS 1.8.0 'Lisboa'.


awesome!

Cheers,
Percy

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Re: [Qgis-user] Re: Qgis first startup is slow

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/05/24 12:43 PM, Andreas Neumann wrote:

Thats way too slow. There must be something seriously wrong.

Are the same timings for the latest 1.8 nightly?

On my machine (Win7, SSD disk) the first (cold) start is < 10 seconds. 
Few plugins activated.


+1 for few plugins activated. Win 7, latest 1.8, less than 15 seconds.

Cheers!
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Re: [Qgis-user] Error messages at startup

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/05/24 08:27 AM, Anita Graser wrote:
I'd recommend using OpenLayers plugin instead of GoogleLayers because 
it works better and has even more functionality.



+1

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Re: [Qgis-user] "QGIS friendly" courses

[Percy Langa]

On 2012/05/02 08:59 PM, Paolo Cavallini wrote:

Hi all.
Following the decision taken during the Lyon HackFest, we now have a new
initiative, branded "QGIS friendly courses". The idea is to list on QGIS
website all the courses that will promise to donate either development
time or money for the well-being of the project. We aim at promoting
fair competition, and generating consciousness among users, that can
contribute to the improvement of the very tool they are learning by
choosing an appropriate course.
Details on:
http://www.qgis.org/en/sponsorship/qgis-friendly-courses.html
All the best.


This is uber cool. Thanks.

Cheers!
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Re: [Qgis-user] [Off-Topic]Tips on buying a new laptop

[percy langa]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Andreas Neumann wrote:

> I would mainly make sure you have enough RAM and an OS that can benefit of
> the additional RAM. I would recommend at least 4GB RAM, better 8.
>
> Linux 64bit should be able to use the additional RAM, the Win32 QGIS cannot
> use more than 2 or 3GB. As far as I know there is no 64bit Windows version
> available.
>

Thanks Andreas,

I think Win 7 has a 64bit version (will check though).

I would love to dual-boot win laptop with linux (and, hopefully, this does
not affect the dealer's and manufacture's warranty). Naturally, I would wipe
win, install linux and VMs :)

Cheers!
Percy
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Re: [Qgis-user] [Off-Topic]Tips on buying a new laptop

[percy langa]

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Alex Mandel wrote:


> Video - Discrete ATI or Nvidia 256 MB or more
>

I take that Ubuntu runs well on both Nvidia and ATI. My experience with
Ubuntu PPC 9.04 and 10.04 on Apple's Powerbook G4 nvidia chips (as compared
to ATIs) is rather bad (choppy, buggy, slow and no 3d acceleration).

I have an Asus, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 256MB, 115 GB SSD, 13" wide - already
> 3 years old, only thing I've done is swap for the SSD recently.
>

That's cool! I definitely wanna give a SSD a go.

Thanks mate for the pointers :)

Percy
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[Qgis-user] Tips on buying a new laptop

[percy langa]

Heya,

So I've decided to register for a GIS Module, along with other modules as
part of a Bsc Hons Geography Degree.

The good news is that this is an opportunity to get a new laptop, a fresh
start :) The not-so-good news is that the GIS course is based on IDRISI
(well, I have never used IDRISI, and I am really liking QGIS at the moment).

So, I wanna get a feel on what laptop hardware are people running for GIS:

- SSD vs HDD
- RAM type and speed
- Video/Graphics
- Main Screen (15'', 17'', etc)
- Secondary Screen (20'', 22'', 24'', etc)
- Glossy vs Matte Screens
- Screen Resolutions
- Motherboard
- Processor
- Peripherals and Ports
- Battery packs

and, finally:

- OS or OSes
- 32bit vs 64bit

Besides GIS, this new laptop will do all the normal home tasks incl movie
playback. No games (well, maybe Angry Birds, Mario Brothers and
Classic Arcades).

I am not too perturbed about brands as, over the years, I have switched
between Lenovo, ACER, Samsung, HP and Apple. Lenovo topped the charts for
me. Dell would make an interesting case study :)

Many thanks,
Percy
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Re: [Qgis-user] Re: [Qgis-developer] netiquette

[percy langa]

>
> Yes but maybe distilled down to a few simple points - that rfc is a
> bit heavy to read. Rather something like:
>
> - please disable html mode in your mail client
> - please post inline, inserting your comments after each point in the
> original poster's message
> - please clip away extraneous / irrelevant content from the thread as
> the conversation goes on
> - please don't email posters offlist unless specifically invited to do so
> - please refrain from using expletives and making inflammatory comments
> - if you disagree with someone, please provide a considered and
> logical response explaining why a different approach should be taken
>
> etc
>
> Maybe we can add a link at the bottom of each message using mailman
> pointing to the page containing similar content to the above list.
>

+1

Cheers!
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Re: [Qgis-user] Newbie to GIS and QGIS

[percy langa]

I am also on ubuntu 10.04 LTS on the PPC hardware (powerbook G4). However, I
mainly run QGIS a windows (work) laptop & a Mac OS 10.5 powerbook G4 (for
beta testing purposes).

Percy

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:03 AM, percy langa  wrote:

> Welcome for the forum! Well, I am also relatively to QGIS, but not new to
> GIS.
>
> Unzip the downloaded file. On QGIS, select the 'Layer' menu, Add Vector
> Layer, Source Type: File, browse to your data folder, choose a shapefile or
> several shapefiles to load.
>
> Alternatively, you can use 'Source Type: Directory' and browse to your data
> folder, click OK. Choose one, several or all layers you wish to load.
>
> Good luck!
> Percy
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Jel Coward  wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Briefly - I am new to GIS and to QGIS.  Running on ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
>>
>> Motivation - to be able to generate and manipulate maps (I work with
>> Search and Rescue in BC (by work, I mean, I do it for free :)   - and a
>> desire to understand mapping better.
>>
>>
>> I thought I would start with trying to get QGIS to open/display a map of
>> our local area.
>>
>> I went here
>>
>> http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/**geogratis/en/option/select.do?**
>> id=5460AA9D-54CD-8349-C95E-**1A4D03172FDF&datasets=092j07<http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/option/select.do?id=5460AA9D-54CD-8349-C95E-1A4D03172FDF&datasets=092j07><
>> http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/**geogratis/en/option/select.do?**
>> id=5460AA9D-54CD-8349-C95E-**1A4D03172FDF&datasets=092j07<http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/geogratis/en/option/select.do?id=5460AA9D-54CD-8349-C95E-1A4D03172FDF&datasets=092j07>
>> >
>>
>> and downloaded the ESRI shape file - which turns out to be a zip file of a
>> bunch of files.
>>
>> I opened QGIS to a blank project and tried opening all the files via 'add
>> vector layer'
>>
>> I got a list of layers, all checked, on the left and something that might
>> be a map on the right :-)   Indeed I think I recognise some shapes/patterns,
>> but there are no labels for places, and nothing really resembling a usable
>> map.
>>
>>
>> now I know that this is my lack of understanding and not a qgis
>> failing.Can anyone help get me kick-started a little here please?   (or
>> just get me kicked if that fees better :)
>>
>>
>> Many thanks all - and many thanks to the devels and community for
>> producing this great open-source product.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Jel Coward
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> http://OSCARcanada.org
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Re: [Qgis-user] Newbie to GIS and QGIS

[percy langa]

Welcome for the forum! Well, I am also relatively to QGIS, but not new to
GIS.

Unzip the downloaded file. On QGIS, select the 'Layer' menu, Add Vector
Layer, Source Type: File, browse to your data folder, choose a shapefile or
several shapefiles to load.

Alternatively, you can use 'Source Type: Directory' and browse to your data
folder, click OK. Choose one, several or all layers you wish to load.

Good luck!
Percy

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Jel Coward  wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Briefly - I am new to GIS and to QGIS.  Running on ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
>
> Motivation - to be able to generate and manipulate maps (I work with Search
> and Rescue in BC (by work, I mean, I do it for free :)   - and a desire to
> understand mapping better.
>
>
> I thought I would start with trying to get QGIS to open/display a map of
> our local area.
>
> I went here
>
> http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/**geogratis/en/option/select.do?**
> id=5460AA9D-54CD-8349-C95E-**1A4D03172FDF&datasets=092j07<
> http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/**geogratis/en/option/select.do?**
> id=5460AA9D-54CD-8349-C95E-**1A4D03172FDF&datasets=092j07
> >
>
> and downloaded the ESRI shape file - which turns out to be a zip file of a
> bunch of files.
>
> I opened QGIS to a blank project and tried opening all the files via 'add
> vector layer'
>
> I got a list of layers, all checked, on the left and something that might
> be a map on the right :-)   Indeed I think I recognise some shapes/patterns,
> but there are no labels for places, and nothing really resembling a usable
> map.
>
>
> now I know that this is my lack of understanding and not a qgis
> failing.Can anyone help get me kick-started a little here please?   (or
> just get me kicked if that fees better :)
>
>
> Many thanks all - and many thanks to the devels and community for producing
> this great open-source product.
>
> Cheers
>
> Jel Coward
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jel
> Visit the OSCAR Canada Users Society
> http://OSCARcanada.org
> and learn about a world leading open-source Electronic Medical Record
>
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Re: [Qgis-user] KML to GoogleEarth

[percy langa]

Well said Matt. My understanding is CRS could use a lot of improvement.

Cheers!

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Matt Boyd  wrote:

> Hi Walter,
> I'm not sure what your understanding of qgis is but it deals with
> pretty much every projection you can throw at it and the project
> projection/CRS shouldn't really cause any issues if all the
> projections are set correctly and the translations are working.
>
> Project CRS: the projection you'll see displayed on the map on the screen.
>
> Layer/item CRS: with on the fly reprojection enabled you can load a
> file with pretty much any projection and QGIS will reproject the data
> as required, it won't change the projection of the file you've loaded
> the and if you want to reproject it permanently you'll need to go the
> "save as" route and tell it what projection you want it to save the
> new file in. When you create a new vector layer you have the option to
> create it in the project or any other CRS.
>
> eg: You're able to load a file with CRS "A" into a project with CRS
> "B" then load another file with CRS "C" and save the file that's CRS
> "A" as CRS "D".
>
> The disadvantage to the flexibility of all of this is that
> occasionally QGIS won't find the CRS or the projection file or you'll
> get confused as to which CRS the file/layer your working in.
>
> The point to what I'm saying is that you shouldn't need to create a
> new project or worry too much about the default CRS if what you want
> to do is reproject the vector files so they're compatible with GE. You
> do need to know what the CRS of the in and out files are though.
>
> If you're able to send me through a small file as an example to show
> what you want to do I can have a look.
>
> Regards
> Matt
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Walter Ludwick  wrote:
> > Hey, Percy: That's a good idea about the GPS exchange format (i had
> > forgotten that GE reads GPX, tho i have used it for mapping trails
> exported
> > from my GPS in the past). Unfortunately it doesn't work for polygon data
> (as
> > contained in this zoning map that is the layer i want to export), per the
> > following error msg:
> > Export to vector file failed.
> > Error: creation of layer failed (OGR error:Geometry type of `Polygon' not
> > supported in GPX.
> > )
> > As to Giovanni's suggestion: it makes sense, so i have changed the CRS
> > default at a global level to this:
> > +proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs
> > ,but that only works on whatever new layers i may create, the dialog
> says.
> > So, since QGIS can't do the xlation for me on export (i.e. Layer -> "save
> > as" KML, with WGS84 set for CRS), i guess i will have to go back to
> sources
> > and reload all my data into new layers with the CRS reset to WGS84. This
> > could take some time, but it does give me a way forward, at least.
> > Thanks for all your help, folks!/w
> >
> > On Jul 27, 2011, at 2:46 PM, percy langa wrote:
> >
> > Works for me >> Qgis 1.6 >> CRS: WGS84, EPSG:4326, 3452
> > Also try saving to GPS exchange format, then open in google earth.
> > Cheers!
> > Percy
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Giovanni Manghi <
> giovanni.man...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Tha  probably your shapefile is missing the .prj file, so when you load
> >> it into QGIS it will probably be given the wrong CRS. Change it manually
> >> then try again "save as..." and export in WGS84.
> >>
> >> cheers
> >>
> >> -- Giovanni --
> >>
> >> On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 13:13 +0100, Walter Ludwick wrote:
> >> > Hey, Saber: Thanks for the quick reply and explicit instructions.
> >> >
> >> > It was easy to do, i gave it a try -but still the same condition
> >> > results, alas (i.e. the KML saved, even using that WGS84 as CRS, is
> >> > interpreted by Google Earth as a set of polygons that covers the
> entire
> >> > globe).
> >> >
> >> > I'm going to keep flailing, trying whatever other CRS seems likely,
> but
> >> > if there be any further ideas of things i might try, please don't
> hesitate
> >> > to suggest!
> >> >
> >> > /w
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Jul 27, 2011, at 12:29 PM, Saber Razmjooei wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > The CRS you need is EPSG:4326
> >

Re: [Qgis-user] KML to GoogleEarth

[percy langa]

Works for me >> Qgis 1.6 >> CRS: WGS84, EPSG:4326, 3452

Also try saving to GPS exchange format, then open in google earth.

Cheers!
Percy

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Giovanni Manghi
wrote:

> Tha  probably your shapefile is missing the .prj file, so when you load
> it into QGIS it will probably be given the wrong CRS. Change it manually
> then try again "save as..." and export in WGS84.
>
> cheers
>
> -- Giovanni --
>
> On Wed, 2011-07-27 at 13:13 +0100, Walter Ludwick wrote:
> > Hey, Saber: Thanks for the quick reply and explicit instructions.
> >
> > It was easy to do, i gave it a try -but still the same condition results,
> alas (i.e. the KML saved, even using that WGS84 as CRS, is interpreted by
> Google Earth as a set of polygons that covers the entire globe).
> >
> > I'm going to keep flailing, trying whatever other CRS seems likely, but
> if there be any further ideas of things i might try, please don't hesitate
> to suggest!
> >
> > /w
> >
> >
> > On Jul 27, 2011, at 12:29 PM, Saber Razmjooei wrote:
> >
> > > The CRS you need is EPSG:4326
> > > To find it easily, in search section change Authority to EPSG and
> search
> > > for ID.
> > > Type 4326 and highlight the line from Coordinate Reference System:
> > > WGS84   EPSG:4326 3452
> > > Click OK.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> As a complete n00b to this list -also very new to QGIS and GIS in
> general-
> > >> i am having a problem that is i hope trivial to solve, for one of you
> with
> > >> more experience!
> > >>
> > >> Essentially: to take a (vector) layer from QGIS and "save as..." KML,
> if i
> > >> pass that dialog with defaults selected, i get a .KML file that
> doesn't
> > >> make much sense to Google Earth -that is to say, Google Earth can read
> and
> > >> will display the polygons, perhaps even in the right shape, tho i
> cannot
> > >> be sure about that, because they display as lines that pretty much
> cover
> > >> the entire globe!
> > >>
> > >> The one thing i can see that i think might be related to this problem
> is,
> > >> the CRS (Co-ordinate Reference System) parameter, which appears in the
> > >> "Save as..." dialog box with "Original CRS" as the default
> parameter...
> > >> but then when i push the "browse" button, i am faced with an immense
> > >> number of possibilities from which to choose, about which i have no
> idea.
> > >>
> > >> Can anyone shed some light, and perhaps suggest a CRS that just might
> > >> work? The geography i am trying to describe is in coastal Portugal, if
> > >> that makes any difference...   /w
> > >>
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Re: [Qgis-user] qgis.org status?

[percy langa]

Hey Dave,

The site is up. Give it another go. Are you able to access other sites?

Cheers!

On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:27 PM, David Miller wrote:

> Good day!  Wasn't sure which list/forum to post this to so thought I'd
> start here. Perhaps someone knows the status of the qgis.org site, i.e.
> when it will be back up?  I use QGIS at work to examine vector and raster
> layers for a mapping project and so I'd now like to download the latest QGIS
> release at home for when I telework from there.  But, of course, the site
> seems to be down (since last evening).  I didn't see a site status on any of
> the sites I visited and so I thought I'd ask here.
>
> Is there a mirror download site?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dave M
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Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS 1.7 (Print Composer) stability issues (Win XP)

[percy langa]

On Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Giovanni Manghi  wrote:

> > As you mentioned, we better use 1.6 version for composing the maps till
> the
> > issue is fixed in 1.7.
>
> Even better would be test the qgis-dev release (with osgeo4w, under
> Windows) and report back if the issue is still there.
>

+1

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Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS 1.7 (Print Composer) stability issues (Win XP)

[percy langa]

Thanks Andreas. I thought the devs would have already spotted a number of
these bugs.

Will give 1.7.1 a run as soon as it is available.

Cheers,
Percy

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Andreas Neumann wrote:

> Hi,
>
> QGIS trunk (qgis-dev) already has fixes for most of the print composer and
> PDF export issues.
>
> It is mainly a matter of releasing QGIS 1.7.1 - I don't know the plans for
> the next bugfix release.
>
> Andreas
>
> On Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:41:45 +0200, percy langa wrote:
>
>> typo: "I think a work-around was discussed on the list a few WEEKS
>> ago?"
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:17 PM, percy langa  wrote:
>>
>>  Hi Murali,
>>>
>>> I think a work-around was discussed on the list a few ago? I also
>>> found that the New Symbology has performances issues on the Printer
>>> Composer.
>>>
>>> I am happy with 1.6.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Percy
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Murali krishna wrote:
>>>
>>>  hi,
>>>>
>>>> This was the problem even I encountered with Symbology option and
>>>> Print Composer. Especially the problem we face with the white band
>>>> when we place a legend is very frustating,. In fact, you can not
>>>> compose a map with legend. I think, the issue need to be resolved
>>>> as soon as possible.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Murali Krishna Gurram
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:23 PM, percy langa wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Hey all,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My experience with 1.7 has been good and really bad.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I really like the new features, especially the ability to
>>>>> switch between Old and New Symbology. The trouble started with
>>>>> Print Composer. First, it was Legend issues (a white band
>>>>> appears at the top of the Legend, extending to the top of the
>>>>> Composer). After a bit of troubleshooting (I switched off all
>>>>> the layers in Map View and switched them on again, one at the
>>>>> time), the Legend was almost working again (but really slow).
>>>>> The 'white band' would only be present if certain layers were
>>>>> added to the Map View.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Secondly, and the most critical issue, is that QGIS crashes when
>>>>> I save the Print Composer as an Image (tiff). 'Save as PDF'
>>>>> works fine.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So, after a few crashes yesterday, I re-installed 1.6 and I am
>>>>> happy again.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Funny thing is, a few months back, before 1.7 stable
>>>>> was announced, I had both 1.6 and qgis-dev working fine.
>>>>> Hopefully I'll spend a bit more time troubleshooting the 1.7
>>>>> issues.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Machine: Win XP, Service Pack 3
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers and keep up the great work,
>>>>>
>>>>> Percy
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>>
>>
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>> [3] mailto:percyla...@gmail.com
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>> [5] mailto:percyla...@gmail.com
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Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS 1.7 (Print Composer) stability issues (Win XP)

[percy langa]

typo: "I think a work-around was discussed on the list a few *weeks* ago?"

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:17 PM, percy langa  wrote:

> Hi Murali,
>
> I think a work-around was discussed on the list a few ago? I also found
> that the New Symbology has performances issues on the Printer Composer.
>
> I am happy with 1.6.
>
> Cheers,
> Percy
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Murali krishna <
> murali.krishna.gur...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi,
>>
>> This was the problem even I encountered with Symbology option and Print
>> Composer. Especially the problem we face with the white band when we place a
>> legend is very frustating,. In fact, you can not compose a map with legend.
>> I think, the issue need to be resolved as soon as possible.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Murali Krishna Gurram
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:23 PM, percy langa wrote:
>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My experience with 1.7 has been good and really bad.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I really like the new features, especially the ability to
>>> switch between Old and New Symbology. The trouble started with Print
>>> Composer. First, it was Legend issues (a white band appears at the top of
>>> the Legend, extending to the top of the Composer). After a bit of
>>> troubleshooting (I switched off all the layers in Map View and switched them
>>> on again, one at the time), the Legend was almost working again (but really
>>> slow). The 'white band' would only be present if certain layers were added
>>> to the Map View.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Secondly, and the most critical issue, is that QGIS crashes when I save
>>> the Print Composer as an Image (tiff). 'Save as PDF' works fine.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So, after a few crashes yesterday, I re-installed 1.6 and I am happy
>>> again.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Funny thing is, a few months back, before 1.7 stable was announced, I had
>>> both 1.6 and qgis-dev working fine. Hopefully I'll spend a bit more time
>>> troubleshooting the 1.7 issues.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Machine: Win XP, Service Pack 3
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers and keep up the great work,
>>>
>>> Percy
>>>
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Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS 1.7 (Print Composer) stability issues (Win XP)

[percy langa]

Hi Murali,

I think a work-around was discussed on the list a few ago? I also found that
the New Symbology has performances issues on the Printer Composer.

I am happy with 1.6.

Cheers,
Percy

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Murali krishna <
murali.krishna.gur...@gmail.com> wrote:

> hi,
>
> This was the problem even I encountered with Symbology option and Print
> Composer. Especially the problem we face with the white band when we place a
> legend is very frustating,. In fact, you can not compose a map with legend.
> I think, the issue need to be resolved as soon as possible.
>
> Regards,
> Murali Krishna Gurram
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:23 PM, percy langa  wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>>
>>
>> My experience with 1.7 has been good and really bad.
>>
>>
>>
>> I really like the new features, especially the ability to
>> switch between Old and New Symbology. The trouble started with Print
>> Composer. First, it was Legend issues (a white band appears at the top of
>> the Legend, extending to the top of the Composer). After a bit of
>> troubleshooting (I switched off all the layers in Map View and switched them
>> on again, one at the time), the Legend was almost working again (but really
>> slow). The 'white band' would only be present if certain layers were added
>> to the Map View.
>>
>>
>>
>> Secondly, and the most critical issue, is that QGIS crashes when I save
>> the Print Composer as an Image (tiff). 'Save as PDF' works fine.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, after a few crashes yesterday, I re-installed 1.6 and I am happy
>> again.
>>
>>
>>
>> Funny thing is, a few months back, before 1.7 stable was announced, I had
>> both 1.6 and qgis-dev working fine. Hopefully I'll spend a bit more time
>> troubleshooting the 1.7 issues.
>>
>>
>>
>> Machine: Win XP, Service Pack 3
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers and keep up the great work,
>>
>> Percy
>>
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[Qgis-user] QGIS 1.7 (Print Composer) stability issues (Win XP)

[percy langa]

Hey all,



My experience with 1.7 has been good and really bad.



I really like the new features, especially the ability to switch between Old
and New Symbology. The trouble started with Print Composer. First, it was
Legend issues (a white band appears at the top of the Legend, extending to
the top of the Composer). After a bit of troubleshooting (I switched off all
the layers in Map View and switched them on again, one at the time), the
Legend was almost working again (but really slow). The 'white band' would
only be present if certain layers were added to the Map View.



Secondly, and the most critical issue, is that QGIS crashes when I save the
Print Composer as an Image (tiff). 'Save as PDF' works fine.



So, after a few crashes yesterday, I re-installed 1.6 and I am happy again.



Funny thing is, a few months back, before 1.7 stable was announced, I had
both 1.6 and qgis-dev working fine. Hopefully I'll spend a bit more time
troubleshooting the 1.7 issues.



Machine: Win XP, Service Pack 3



Cheers and keep up the great work,

Percy
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Re: [Qgis-user] Send us your tips!

[percy langa]

Hi Tim,

I think this is a fantastic idea. I'll be contributing my tips in the
near future.

BTW, Im also based SA. KZN North Coast to be precise (ex-state
employer and now environmental consultant).

Cheers,
Percy


>> On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:02:15 +0200, Tim Sutton wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> Yesterday I added a 'tip of the day' type dialog that appears when
>>> QGIS starts. You have probably have seen a similar feature in other
>>> applications. And no, before you ask, we are not going to implement a
>>> 'Mr. Paperclip' function next :-). Right now the tip list is rather
>>> basic so I would like to invite everyone to submit your favourite
>>> little tips for QGIS. Here are some guidelines:
>>>
>>> - The tip should have a short title
>>> - The tip content should be short - one or two paragraphs
>>> - Simple HTML formatting can be used for the tip, including links, lists
>>> etc.
>>> - Tips should be broadly useful and perhaps reveal functionality that
>>> users may have otherwise overlooked.
>>>
>>> Here is an example submission:
>>>
>>> Title: Quick access to project properties
>>> Content: You can quickly access the project properties dialog by
>>> clicking on the icon in the bottom right corner of the window in the
>>> status bar area.
>>>
>>> If you are a developer, you can add tips directly to
>>> src/app/qgstipfactory.cpp - it should be self explanatory what to do
>>> when you look at the source.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Tim
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[Qgis-user] Re: Issue with map units on scale bar (wgs84 prj) (qgis 1.6, win xp)

[percy langa]

Oops, ignore this:

snip/
Also, how I do reply so that my message goes to the mailing list?
snip/

Percy

On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 12:27 PM, percy langa  wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Under print composer, I can load all the other bits (map, legend,
> labels, north arrow) with a problem. The scale bar is giving me
> issues. The units only show in meters (0.01m) not kilometers (1km). I
> want to show kilometers. I must be doing something wrong somewhere.
>
> Any pointers.
>
> Cheers,
> Percy
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Re: [Qgis-user] Re: Issue with map units on scale bar (wgs84 prj) (qgis 1.6, win xp)

[percy langa]

Hi Howard,

Problem solved:

Segment size: 0.0100
Map units: 0.01
R Segment: 2
L Segment: 1

Also, how I do reply so that my message goes to the mailing list?

Thanks and cheers,
Percy

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 2:20 AM, hayamaguchi  wrote:
>
> Hi, Percy.  If your map unit is in meters (m) but want your scale bar to
> display kilometers (km), one way to do this in Composer would be to set some
> parameters in the "Scale bar" dialogue (under the "Item" tab when you have
> the scale bar selected).
>
> Assume that you want your scale bar to show one kilometer only.  You can set
> the "Segment size (map units)" to be 1000, and the "Map units per bar unit"
> to be 1000 as well.  Set "1 Right segments" and "0 Left segments."  That
> should give you a scale bar with one tick equivalent to 1 kilometer in
> length.
>
> Finally, set the "Unit label" to "Kilometer" or "km" or something like that.
>
> I hope it works for you!
>
> Howard Yamaguchi
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[Qgis-user] Issue with map units on scale bar (wgs84 prj) (qgis 1.6, win xp)

[percy langa]

Hey all,

Under print composer, I can load all the other bits (map, legend,
labels, north arrow) with a problem. The scale bar is giving me
issues. The units only show in meters (0.01m) not kilometers (1km). I
want to show kilometers. I must be doing something wrong somewhere.

Any pointers.

Cheers,
Percy
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