[Qgis-user] joining ms access to shapefile
Hi I'm new to qgis (I have some ArcMap experience) and I'm having problems joining a ms access database to a shapefile. I'm using windows 7 and ms office 2007. I tried to google the information about a join of access to shapefile but got more confused in the process instead. Can anyone please help and give me some pointers. Thank you very much Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] Google maps kml file won't open
When I save Google Earth polygons or lines and look at the file, the first point of the line or polygon has no coordinate and a phony projected coordinate. Check if that is an issue for you. I don't know why that happens on my system here, but a work around for me is to create a token first point and delete it then with a program like garmin dnr (it's free) in case of lines or in the case of polygons copy the last point into the space of the first point. I don't know if this is your issue, but again this happens regularly in my system if I save GE layers. Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 7:36 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Google maps kml file won't open On 02/25/2012 03:45 PM, Jel Coward wrote: > Ubuntu 10.04 > QGIS 1.7.4 > > kml file exported from google maps > > When I try opening with QGIS I get > > The layer./Pemberton Medical Clinic area2.kml is not a valid > layer and can not be added to the map > > > Any thoughts from the here gathered wise folks please? > > > I am still a complete nube.so please accept my apols if the there > is something obvious that I should be doing that I am not doing :) > > > Cheers > > > jel > Often times if the kml is downloaded from Google Maps, it's not the actual data but only a link to the real data which is hosted online. An easy way to check is to open the kml in a text editor, it will be quite short and obvious if the actual x,y data is in the file. See http://sites.google.com/site/gmapstips/export-my-map-as-kml for more information. If this isn't the issue and the data is public and you can point us to a copy to test that would be great. Thanks, Alex ___ 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
RE: [Qgis-user] RE: joining ms access to shapefile
Thanks Koos, I seem to have a problem with the drivers. Looking at the ODBC Data Source Administrator I see the dBase Files, the Excel Files and the MS Access Database listed under User DSN, but when I try to configure them I get 2 messages. First "the setup routines for the Microsoft Access Driver could not be found. Please reinstall the driver" and the second "the specified DSN contains an architecture mismatch between the Driver and Application". I seem not to be able to set up a driver, but get stuck with empty choices in subsequent drop down lists Do you (or anyone else) please point me in the right direction to reinstall the drivers. The error messages show up for all three drivers installed. Thanks for any help in advance Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Koos Hagg Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:26 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [Qgis-user] RE: joining ms access to shapefile Hi Jake, I have worked a bit with Access and QGIS together...from my experience it works best when your database is saved in an older format (.mbd). You can add the .mdb as an ODBC connection or (if I remember correctly) the better way is to add it simply as a vector layer. The only thing I don't like about it is that it is a static connection (read only), but it works... Koos >Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:00:11 -0500 >From: "Jake Maier" >Subject: [Qgis-user] joining ms access to >shapefile >To: >Hi I'm new to qgis (I have some ArcMap >experience) and I'm having >problems joining a ms access database to a shapefile. I'm >using >windows 7 and ms office 2007. I tried to google the information >about >a join of access to shapefile but got more confused in the process >instead. >Can anyone please help and give me some pointers. >Thank you very much >Jake ___ 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
[Qgis-user] (no subject)
Hi, I have a hell of a time with the CRS of my project. I try to use google streets, openstreetmap and naip 2011 (a wms map) in the same project. I also have a shp file UTM 19 NAD 83 right now loaded to it. All layers are in different CRS and I loaded them with OTF enabled. After many tries I managed to sync all the layers and they displayed on top of each other at the right place. After I saved and reopened the project at a later time everything was displaying at the wrong place (meaning at it's original unprojected place). What do I miss here. How do I best work with layers in different CRS? Thanks for your help in advance Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] (no subject)
Thank you Giovanni, Does that mean I cannot load openlayers maps and WMS maps at the same time. The only option I seem to have for the WMS maps is WGS 84 and UTM zone 19, or is there a way to display both within the same project? Thanks very much for all your work on the list Jake -Original Message- From: Giovanni Manghi [mailto:giovanni.man...@faunalia.pt] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 9:41 AM To: Jake Maier Cc: Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] (no subject) > > How do I best work with layers in different CRS? are you using layers from the "openlayers" plugin? if yes, then you must reproject everything in the google mercator CRS. cheers -- Giovanni -- ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] map does not disply right in composer
Now that the different layers all display properly, the shp layer is nearly a km to the east in the composer. The layer displays right in the map but not in the composer. How can I fix this? Thanks in advance for any help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] (no subject)
It looks now to me that all layers always loaded correctly. What seems to be the problem is that I cannot get Google Streets or OpenstreetMap to display. Both these layers were placed underneath the shp and the NAIP (WMS) maps. Turning off the NAIP layer should activate the Google Street map, which is directly under the NAIP layer and turned on, but I cannot get it to display. I turned the layer on and off, and checked and unchecked (repeatedly) the render button. But nothing happens. When I zoomed into the map, the complete google streets displays, which is odd because by zooming in it actually zoomed out. Maybe this is a bug? Jake -Original Message- From: Giovanni Manghi [mailto:giovanni.man...@faunalia.pt] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 11:10 AM To: Jake Maier Cc: Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] (no subject) Hi Jake, > Does that mean I cannot load openlayers maps and WMS maps at the same time. no, it means that the layers from the OL plugin are not reprojectable, so you must reproject everything else in their own CRS, google mercator. cheers -- Giovanni -- ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] map does not disply right in composer
Thank you very much for the bing map link, Giovanni. Would you also have a link for topo maps? Thanks in advance Jake -Original Message- From: Giovanni Manghi [mailto:giovanni.man...@faunalia.pt] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 3:43 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] map does not disply right in composer On Fri, 2012-03-09 at 12:14 -0500, Jake Maier wrote: > Now that the different layers all display properly, the shp layer is nearly a > km to the east in the composer. > The layer displays right in the map but not in the composer. How can I fix > this? The layers from the OL plugin are not "supported" in the composer. You may want to use this virtual earth wms server http://geoposer.com:443/server/services/ve.xml and it will work just fine also in the composer. -- Giovanni -- ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] Fine grained zooming
I think in the composer under map you can specify the scale which should give you very precise control Jake From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Gerhardus Geldenhuis Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:33 AM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [Qgis-user] Fine grained zooming Hi I was wondering if there is a way to do fine grained zooming in the print composer. When I zoom in on my map the increments in zoom level is to large and I would like it to increase in smaller increments to have a better fit in the map composer window. I have tried various key combinations but have not yet found a working one Best Regards -- Gerhardus Geldenhuis ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] qgis vs grass
I'm new to qgis. I used ArcMap before so I have some GIS experience. I have the grass plug-in installed. Should I try to setup the grass database right away and try to do everything within grass or should I first use just qgis without Grass until I get more familiar with it. Any pointers are very welcome. Thanks in advance Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass
Thanks Noli, That was exactly the advice I was hoping for. I write forest management plan, and work with some biologists on Natural Resources Inventories. I provide the mapping with a bit forestry consulting as a sideline. So I want to show drainage maps or vegetation maps (airphotos or topomaps overlain with different shaded polygons). One important future goal is to show particular stands depending on information in the database. I also was hoping grass may provide better ways to calculate area. I need English system, acres. I think that is not provided in QGIS. Jake -Original Message- From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:06 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass Hi Jake, If you are just new to QGIS, just use QGIS without Grass plug-in first. Familiarize yourself with QGIS. Download and read QGIS manual. You can always install the Grass plug-in later. If you used ArcMap before and not ArcInfo, mostly like to you don't need Grass at the moment. Most of QGIS users (including me) have a little use of Grass until you want advance Geoprocessing which can not do in QGIS. BTW, sort of things you want to use QGIS for forestry application. ( BTW,I am trying to use QGIS for forest management and Spatial forest estate modelling.) Noli On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: > I'm new to qgis. I used ArcMap before so I have some GIS experience. > I have the grass plug-in installed. Should I try to setup the grass > database right away and try to do everything within grass or should I > first use just qgis without Grass until I get more familiar with it. > > Any pointers are very welcome. > > Thanks in advance > > Jake > > > > > > ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] GPS route
Michael, What about a route? String 100m lines together in a route, You even can tell the GPS when to notify you about the coming of a node which will be the beginning of a new line. Because it's nearly impossible to hit a 1X1m square with the GPS, (it will constantly move on you) I use this feature to let me know when I'm let's say 10 m from the point and then use a fixed amount of paces and the bearing to be fairly unbiased in locating the point. jake From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Michael Spencer Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 5:02 PM To: QGIS Users Subject: [Qgis-user] GPS route Hi All, I'm trying to create a .gpx route along a straight line, but with a node ~100m. i.e. I have a transect and wish to survey every 100m. How can I split straight polylines with a node every 100m, but keep the same line? Obviously I can create points every 100m using the GRASS toolbox, but these are then converted to a waypoint when saved as gpx. If I save the two node lines then the GPS wont indicate when I've reached the next survey point... Any help gladly appreciated! Michael ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass
Sweet, Thanks Noli Jake -Original Message- From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:59 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass To calculate area - (shapeflie file) in QGIS, Have a look on the Vector (menu)->Geometry Tools -> Export / Add geometry columns. You will get a new shapefile with area and perimetre columns Simple hack for acres; Open dbf file of that shapefiles in LibreOffice / OpenOffice add a new columns for arces and just just conversion from units to acres. I think you can add column as well in the attributes table and add the formula for conversion tor default unit to acres. Re: aerial photos, you can use georeference plugin (C++ plugin - standard /default installed by QGIS to georeference those photos. It easy and simple to do georeferencing in QGIS compare to MapInfo and ArcMap. Noli On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: > Thanks Noli, > That was exactly the advice I was hoping for. > I write forest management plan, and work with some biologists on > Natural Resources Inventories. I provide the mapping with a bit > forestry consulting as a sideline. > So I want to show drainage maps or vegetation maps (airphotos or > topomaps overlain with different shaded polygons). > One important future goal is to show particular stands depending on > information in the database. I also was hoping grass may provide > better ways to calculate area. I need English system, acres. I think > that is not provided in QGIS. > > Jake > > -Original Message- > From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:06 PM > To: Jake Maier > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass > > Hi Jake, > > If you are just new to QGIS, just use QGIS without Grass plug-in first. > Familiarize yourself with QGIS. Download and read QGIS manual. > You can always install the Grass plug-in later. > > If you used ArcMap before and not ArcInfo, mostly like to you don't > need Grass at the moment. Most of QGIS users (including me) have a > little use of Grass until you want advance Geoprocessing which can not do in QGIS. > > BTW, sort of things you want to use QGIS for forestry application. > > ( BTW,I am trying to use QGIS for forest management and Spatial forest > estate modelling.) > > Noli > > On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: >> I'm new to qgis. I used ArcMap before so I have some GIS experience. >> I have the grass plug-in installed. Should I try to setup the grass >> database right away and try to do everything within grass or should I >> first use just qgis without Grass until I get more familiar with it. >> >> Any pointers are very welcome. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Jake >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass
I try to delete some of the fields (columns) in the attribute table but the delete feature is grayed out weather I toggle editing mode on or off. How can I delete a field? Jake -Original Message- From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:59 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass To calculate area - (shapeflie file) in QGIS, Have a look on the Vector (menu)->Geometry Tools -> Export / Add geometry columns. You will get a new shapefile with area and perimetre columns Simple hack for acres; Open dbf file of that shapefiles in LibreOffice / OpenOffice add a new columns for arces and just just conversion from units to acres. I think you can add column as well in the attributes table and add the formula for conversion tor default unit to acres. Re: aerial photos, you can use georeference plugin (C++ plugin - standard /default installed by QGIS to georeference those photos. It easy and simple to do georeferencing in QGIS compare to MapInfo and ArcMap. Noli On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: > Thanks Noli, > That was exactly the advice I was hoping for. > I write forest management plan, and work with some biologists on > Natural Resources Inventories. I provide the mapping with a bit > forestry consulting as a sideline. > So I want to show drainage maps or vegetation maps (airphotos or > topomaps overlain with different shaded polygons). > One important future goal is to show particular stands depending on > information in the database. I also was hoping grass may provide > better ways to calculate area. I need English system, acres. I think > that is not provided in QGIS. > > Jake > > -Original Message- > From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:06 PM > To: Jake Maier > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass > > Hi Jake, > > If you are just new to QGIS, just use QGIS without Grass plug-in first. > Familiarize yourself with QGIS. Download and read QGIS manual. > You can always install the Grass plug-in later. > > If you used ArcMap before and not ArcInfo, mostly like to you don't > need Grass at the moment. Most of QGIS users (including me) have a > little use of Grass until you want advance Geoprocessing which can not do in QGIS. > > BTW, sort of things you want to use QGIS for forestry application. > > ( BTW,I am trying to use QGIS for forest management and Spatial forest > estate modelling.) > > Noli > > On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: >> I'm new to qgis. I used ArcMap before so I have some GIS experience. >> I have the grass plug-in installed. Should I try to setup the grass >> database right away and try to do everything within grass or should I >> first use just qgis without Grass until I get more familiar with it. >> >> Any pointers are very welcome. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Jake >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass
I found it and there is even a forestry toolkit. Did you use it? Is it any good, what does it do for you? -Original Message- From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 7:46 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass Use Table Manager (Qgis python plugin) to manage table (i.e. delete and add columns). At the moment, it will save the new table into a new shapefile (*.shp, *.dbf, etc). Noli On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: > I try to delete some of the fields (columns) in the attribute table > but the delete feature is grayed out weather I toggle editing mode on or off. > How can I delete a field? > Jake > > -Original Message- > From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:59 PM > To: Jake Maier > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass > > To calculate area - (shapeflie file) in QGIS, > > Have a look on the Vector (menu)->Geometry Tools -> Export / Add > geometry columns. > > You will get a new shapefile with area and perimetre columns > > Simple hack for acres; > > Open dbf file of that shapefiles in LibreOffice / OpenOffice add a new > columns for arces and just just conversion from units to acres. > > I think you can add column as well in the attributes table and add the > formula for conversion tor default unit to acres. > > Re: aerial photos, you can use georeference plugin (C++ plugin - > standard /default installed by QGIS to georeference those photos. It > easy and simple to do georeferencing in QGIS compare to MapInfo and ArcMap. > > Noli > > > On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: >> Thanks Noli, >> That was exactly the advice I was hoping for. >> I write forest management plan, and work with some biologists on >> Natural Resources Inventories. I provide the mapping with a bit >> forestry consulting as a sideline. >> So I want to show drainage maps or vegetation maps (airphotos or >> topomaps overlain with different shaded polygons). >> One important future goal is to show particular stands depending on >> information in the database. I also was hoping grass may provide >> better ways to calculate area. I need English system, acres. I think >> that is not provided in QGIS. >> >> Jake >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:06 PM >> To: Jake Maier >> Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass >> >> Hi Jake, >> >> If you are just new to QGIS, just use QGIS without Grass plug-in first. >> Familiarize yourself with QGIS. Download and read QGIS manual. >> You can always install the Grass plug-in later. >> >> If you used ArcMap before and not ArcInfo, mostly like to you don't >> need Grass at the moment. Most of QGIS users (including me) have a >> little use of Grass until you want advance Geoprocessing which can >> not do > in QGIS. >> >> BTW, sort of things you want to use QGIS for forestry application. >> >> ( BTW,I am trying to use QGIS for forest management and Spatial >> forest estate modelling.) >> >> Noli >> >> On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: >>> I'm new to qgis. I used ArcMap before so I have some GIS experience. >>> I have the grass plug-in installed. Should I try to setup the grass >>> database right away and try to do everything within grass or should >>> I first use just qgis without Grass until I get more familiar with it. >>> >>> Any pointers are very welcome. >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> >>> Jake >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass
I can't see the Table Manager. I think I have all python plugins installed. Is it a third party plugin or where do I find it? Jake -Original Message- From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 7:46 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass Use Table Manager (Qgis python plugin) to manage table (i.e. delete and add columns). At the moment, it will save the new table into a new shapefile (*.shp, *.dbf, etc). Noli On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: > I try to delete some of the fields (columns) in the attribute table > but the delete feature is grayed out weather I toggle editing mode on or off. > How can I delete a field? > Jake > > -Original Message- > From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:59 PM > To: Jake Maier > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass > > To calculate area - (shapeflie file) in QGIS, > > Have a look on the Vector (menu)->Geometry Tools -> Export / Add > geometry columns. > > You will get a new shapefile with area and perimetre columns > > Simple hack for acres; > > Open dbf file of that shapefiles in LibreOffice / OpenOffice add a new > columns for arces and just just conversion from units to acres. > > I think you can add column as well in the attributes table and add the > formula for conversion tor default unit to acres. > > Re: aerial photos, you can use georeference plugin (C++ plugin - > standard /default installed by QGIS to georeference those photos. It > easy and simple to do georeferencing in QGIS compare to MapInfo and ArcMap. > > Noli > > > On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: >> Thanks Noli, >> That was exactly the advice I was hoping for. >> I write forest management plan, and work with some biologists on >> Natural Resources Inventories. I provide the mapping with a bit >> forestry consulting as a sideline. >> So I want to show drainage maps or vegetation maps (airphotos or >> topomaps overlain with different shaded polygons). >> One important future goal is to show particular stands depending on >> information in the database. I also was hoping grass may provide >> better ways to calculate area. I need English system, acres. I think >> that is not provided in QGIS. >> >> Jake >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Noli Sicad [mailto:nsi...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 6:06 PM >> To: Jake Maier >> Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org >> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass >> >> Hi Jake, >> >> If you are just new to QGIS, just use QGIS without Grass plug-in first. >> Familiarize yourself with QGIS. Download and read QGIS manual. >> You can always install the Grass plug-in later. >> >> If you used ArcMap before and not ArcInfo, mostly like to you don't >> need Grass at the moment. Most of QGIS users (including me) have a >> little use of Grass until you want advance Geoprocessing which can >> not do > in QGIS. >> >> BTW, sort of things you want to use QGIS for forestry application. >> >> ( BTW,I am trying to use QGIS for forest management and Spatial >> forest estate modelling.) >> >> Noli >> >> On 3/11/12, Jake Maier wrote: >>> I'm new to qgis. I used ArcMap before so I have some GIS experience. >>> I have the grass plug-in installed. Should I try to setup the grass >>> database right away and try to do everything within grass or should >>> I first use just qgis without Grass until I get more familiar with it. >>> >>> Any pointers are very welcome. >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> >>> Jake >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass
Great, thanks Alister, will do Jake -Original Message- From: Alister Hood [mailto:alister.h...@synergine.com] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:42 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Cc: nsi...@gmail.com; j...@jmforestry.com Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:59:07 +1100 > From: Noli Sicad > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass > To: Jake Maier > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > To calculate area - (shapeflie file) in QGIS, > > Have a look on the Vector (menu)->Geometry Tools -> Export / Add > geometry columns. > > You will get a new shapefile with area and perimetre columns > > Simple hack for acres; > > Open dbf file of that shapefiles in LibreOffice / OpenOffice add a new > columns for arces and just just conversion from units to acres. > > I think you can add column as well in the attributes table and add the > formula for conversion tor default unit to acres. Yes, it is best to use the attribute table instead of messing around with Openoffice. And at least in QGIS master you can skip the "Export / Add geometry" step - just open the attribute table and you can use the field calculator to calculate the area and convert it into acres in one step. ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass
Alister, deleting a field worked like a charm with Table Manager, (python plugin) Jake -Original Message- From: Alister Hood [mailto:alister.h...@synergine.com] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:45 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Cc: j...@jmforestry.com Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:26:26 -0500 > From: "Jake Maier" > Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] qgis vs grass > To: "'Noli Sicad'" > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Message-ID: <006301ccff1d$9ad3fba0$d07bf2e0$@m...@jmforestry.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I try to delete some of the fields (columns) in the attribute table > but the delete feature is grayed out weather I toggle editing mode on or off. > How can I delete a field? > Jake Deleting a feature is not the same as deleting a field, and requires a feature to be selected. Deleting a field from the attribute table window is I think only possible with QGIS master and gdal 1.9 ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] Case sensitive
I would have no idea how it even start looking for a developer or maintainer. Is there a site where I could donate some money if I wanted to benefit win development? How would I know that it's not going to some kind of fraud? I looked at the website and there is only a general donation link without specification. Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Paolo Cavallini Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 11:57 AM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Case sensitive Il 12/03/2012 21:35, Andreas Neumann ha scritto: > People who are interested in a 64bit Windows version should think > about hiring a developer or maintainer to work on it. Quite right: Windows users, it's your turn. Please consider doing, or sponsoring, it. All the best. -- Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia www.faunalia.eu Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc ___ 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
RE: [Qgis-user] Case sensitive
Alexander, I don't think that web page helps me very much. Paolo posted that people who would like win 64 support should think about supporting it. I don't have that kind of money that I can pay for a company to develop win 64 support but would like to provide my share to such a project. So maybe my question should be directed to Paolo. :) Jake Quite right: Windows users, it's your turn. Please consider doing, or sponsoring, it. All the best. Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia -Original Message- From: Alexander Bruy [mailto:alexander.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 3:03 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Case sensitive Maybe you should look at Commercial support page [0] [0] http://www.qgis.org/en/commercial-support.html 2012/3/13 Jake Maier : > I would have no idea how it even start looking for a developer or maintainer. > Is there a site where I could donate some money if I wanted to benefit win > development? How would I know that it's not going to some kind of fraud? > I looked at the website and there is only a general donation link without > specification. > Jake -- Alexander Bruy ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] Forestry Week? (was Case sensitive)
I just started using QGIS. I used a conservation copy of ArcMap before. Now after a week or so on this list I can see that what I could do with ArcMap, I will be able to do with QGIS. Therefore, I'll be using QGIS for all my mapping needs. That is I will delineate all stands, join soil information from a USDA database to a soil polygons, draw lake and wetland buffers, and other basic mapping tasks. I hope to extend to incorporate more database information to the map like species density information and volume information. I guess about all information in forestry has a spatial component therefore may be and possibly should be incorporated in a GIS. For me that is a little work in progress. :) Jake -Original Message- From: Magnus Homann [mailto:mag...@homann.se] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:53 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org; i...@locatepress.com; j...@jmforestry.com Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Forestry Week? (was Case sensitive) 2012-03-13 20:03, Tyler Mitchell skrev: > Much of my early GIS background was in forestry here in Western Canada. > I think this week I've seen "forestry" mentioned 3-4 times on this > list. I'd love to learn more about what folks are doing with QGIS in > forestry or other ecosystem management of natural resources. Fire me > a note if you don't want to share on the list. Here's a screenie of my Qgis use. Managing about 100 hectares of productive forest with myself doing some work (precomercial thinning, thinning). http://bayimg.com/eanFlAAdE * Aerial photo (0.5m/pixel, color) * Old survey map detailing measures and markers * Parcels with info (se attribute table) * Tracks from precomercial thinning (wearing my Garmin Forerunner 305 when doing forestry work, makes it easy to kepp track what I've done) * Roads, paths * Layers detailing what has been planted, thinned, and cut down. * Borders and markers, also exported to handheld GPS (and to Android phone with Oruxmaps and google earth aerial in the background). * Notes where I found old barbed wire. * Notes of good places to pick mushroom... ;) Standard QGIS, data stord in shapefiles. Magnus ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] Forestry Week? (was Case sensitive)
I just installed it on my Nexus Prime. It has a 4.6" screen, and it seems to me, the screen is too small to run the program. Some screens don't show the OK button and you have to kill the program to get out of it. The program may need Tablets with larger screens. Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Andreas Neumann Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:50 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Forestry Week? (was Case sensitive) Hi Tyler, Marco Bernasocchi is working on QGIS for Android - and is always looking for sponsors ;-) It works like QGIS on Desktop - but Python is not yet available. You, can however use custom forms, Spatialite and the Offline editing plugin, which can synchronize between a central Postgis data warehouse and spatialite for mobile workers. Postgis is also supported, but you would need a permanent network connection. It probably would need some real world testing, but it looks promising. You need at least a phone with a display size like the Samsung Galaxy Notes or a real tablet, like the Panasonic Toughpad. If you have specific questions, please contact Marco Bernasocchi directly or use http://hub.qgis.org/projects/android-qgis Hope this helps, Andreas BTW: in Switzerland there is a whole group of Forestry engineers that collaborate on the training of QGIS for forestry engineers and the development of tools. On 03/13/2012 08:03 PM, Tyler Mitchell wrote: > Much of my early GIS background was in forestry here in Western Canada. > I think this week I've seen "forestry" mentioned 3-4 times on this > list. I'd love to learn more about what folks are doing with QGIS in > forestry or other ecosystem management of natural resources. Fire me > a note if you don't want to share on the list. > > I have friends that I help who are working in forestry who are using > QGIS to visualise all their GPS traverses for harvest block and road layout. > They are also printing maps for field crews where necessary, but > mostly are all digital. The only hiccup they have is using ArcPad on > their Trimble based GPS handhelds, which has actually added complexity. > > If you have other suggested workflows that you are using for form > based data capture and then syncing with data in QGIS somehow, I'd > love to hear it :) > > Tyler > > > - > Tyler Mitchell, Publisher > Locate Press, i...@locatepress.com > Open Source "geo" Books > http://www.locatepress.com > > > > > > ___ > 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 ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] donut
Can someone please help me with a donut? I just can't seem to find how to make a donut, possibly with a polygon in the same layer as the cut out. Thanks very much in advance. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] measurment of acreage
I need some help with measuring using the measure tool I have CRS set to UTM zone 19 in meters, but I get sq mile. The property is about 100 acres still the measurement window shows 0 sq miles. How can I have the measurement show in m^2 or ft^2? Thanks for any pointer Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] measurment of acreage
Thanks Lee for your response. It shows 0 sq mile I tried to change it to m^2 but that seems not to work. From: Lee [mailto:muell...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 12:00 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] measurment of acreage It shows 0 square miles, or 0.15? QGIS tends to show area calculations above .01 sq miles as sq miles, with anything less than that in sq ft. But it sounds like the measurement isn't showing up period, correct? -- all the best, Lee Mueller ISA Certified Arborist Registered Forester #46043 On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Jake Maier wrote: I need some help with measuring using the measure tool I have CRS set to UTM zone 19 in meters, but I get sq mile. The property is about 100 acres still the measurement window shows 0 sq miles. How can I have the measurement show in m^2 or ft^2? Thanks for any pointer Jake ___ 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
[Qgis-user] qgis crash on exit
Each time now that I exit the program it crashes and I get a crash message. Everything seems to be saved alright but I do get a windows message that the qgis has stopped working and that it will look for a solution. I use Windows 7 prof. Any help will be very much appreciated. Thank you very much Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] crash when shutting down and python error
I just reinstalled qgis because I get the errors listed below each time. I run windows 7 on a 64 bit machine Reinstalling did not fix the problem. Each time I shut down Qgis I get the following error Qgis.exe has stopped working Windows will look for a solution And running the program this python error pops up An error has occured while executing Python code: Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/Jake.Jake-PC/.qgis/python/plugins\loopvisiblelayers\loopvisiblelay erswidget.py", line 408, in enterEvent QtGui.QDockWidget.enterEvent(self, event) TypeError: QDockWidget.enterEvent(QEvent): first argument of unbound method must have type 'QDockWidget' Python version: 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 15:08:59) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] QGIS version: 1.7.4-Wroclaw Wroclaw, 411aff6 Python path: ['C:/PROGRA~2/Quantum GIS Wroclaw/apps/qgis/./python', 'C:/Users/Jake.Jake-PC/.qgis/python', 'C:/Users/Jake.Jake-PC/.qgis/python/plugins', 'C:/PROGRA~2/Quantum GIS Wroclaw/apps/qgis/./python/plugins', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\bin\\python27.zip', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\DLLs', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\plat-win', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\lib-tk', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\qgis\\bin', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\PIL', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\win32', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\win32\\lib', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\Pythonwin', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\wx-2.8-msw-unicode', 'C:\\PROGRA~2\\Quantum GIS Wroclaw\\apps\\qgis\\python\\plugins\\fTools\\tools', 'C:/Users/Jake.Jake-PC/Documents/Customer/Sinclair Michael/GIS'] Thanks very much for any help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] GPX, OS Grid References and Google Earth
I have the gpsmap60 and this seems not to work for me. Is the 62 different in that respect or do I make a mistake trying it. My explorer cannot find the garmin unit. Only if I set it to mass storage does it display some information, but then it’s only the maps within the unit. Thanks for any help Jake From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Lene Fischer Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 4:54 AM To: Des Callaghan; qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] GPX, OS Grid References and Google Earth Hello Des I´m also using GPSmap62 This GPS gives me trouble downloading and uploading via QGIS... So this is how I do: Use Explorer to find your Garmin Unit Click on GPX Find the GPX file Waypoints_dd_mm_yy.gpx Copy the file to your disk. >From QGIS Click on Plugin>GPS>GPS Tool Choose Load GPX file Your waypoints will be loaded in the mapwindow. For adding extra coloums, you have to save the GPX as a Shapefile. RightClick on the file in Layers Change CRS RightClick on the waypoint-layer and remove Add Vectorlayer Open Attribut table Toggel Editing Mode (Ctrl E) New Column (Ctrl W) Regards Lene Fischer Ass. Professor Danish Center for Forest, Landscape and Planning University of Copenhagen Nødebovej 77A DK- 3480 Fredensborg Phone: 0045 40115084 Mail: l...@life.ku.dk Skype: lene.fischer.dk >>> "Des Callaghan" 22-04-2012 12:22 >>> Hello Forum, I’ve just began to use QGIS, which looks like a wonderful piece of software. I wonder if anyone can help me with a query. I have a hand-held Garmin GPSMAP 62s GPS with which I collect waypoints while out in the field, stored in a *.gpx file. Within QGIS I wish to: Import the gpx file and have the waypoints plotted as points within the BNG projection (EPSG:27700), each labelled according to their individual ‘wpt’ tag held within the gpx file. Create a new column within the table created from the gpx file and populate this with the OS Grid Reference for each waypoint (e.g. SD4568798345). Add a Google Earth layer as background Any help with achieving this would be very much appreciated. Many thanks in advance. Best wishes, Des ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] qgis on ubuntu 12
I just got so annoyed by another crash on windows (annoyed by the recovery process) that I decided what I should have done a long time ago. I switched to Ubuntu 12.04. So I'm very new to the operating system but really like what I see so far. Now I need to get qgis to Ubuntu 12.04. How do I do this with the least amount of pain :) Thanks for any pointers. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] map scale
Please I'm having a hard time with the scale in print manager. I use UTM as datum but would like to print my maps in Miles and feet. I changed the /settings/options/map tools to feet, but that did not change anything in the print master There I tried 1609.344 in the segment size but I would need 0.3048 in the units per bar unit and I can only define 2 decimal places here and therefore I get 5364.48 feet as the scale display. I'm not sure if I'm describing my problem very clear, but in short I'd like to use NAD83/UTM zone 19N as CRS but feet and miles for the scale bar. How can I best do that. Who could please help me with this. Thanks Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] map scale
Thank you Alex. This worked half. I need to move the decimal place 2 places (X100). I only can move it one (x10). The problem is that I get a very long scale bar otherwise. Or it displays 528 instead of 5280 (feet per mile). I guess I may have to wait for a fix. In the meanwhile I will use 100 feet as scale. Nice to know I found a bug. Thanks again for your quick response Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 5:26 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] map scale On 05/08/2012 12:40 PM, Jake Maier wrote: > Please I'm having a hard time with the scale in print manager. > > I use UTM as datum but would like to print my maps in Miles and feet. > > I changed the /settings/options/map tools to feet, but that did not > change anything in the print master > > There I tried 1609.344 in the segment size but I would need 0.3048 in > the units per bar unit and I can only define 2 decimal places here and > therefore I get 5364.48 feet as the scale display. > > I'm not sure if I'm describing my problem very clear, but in short I'd > like to use NAD83/UTM zone 19N as CRS but feet and miles for the scale > bar. How can I best do that. > > Who could please help me with this. > > Thanks > > Jake > > > I think you've found a bug in the decimal limit. As a workaround I think you can move everything over a decimal place (so x10) and then adjust the segment size/number of units per segment to come out to what you want. Thanks, Alex ___ 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
[Qgis-user] rendering problem in print composer
I created a custom point, (stylist bird house) and it looks like a birdhouse in QGIS but when I bring the map into print composer the lines are misplaced. Creating the bird house, I lowered respective raised a straight line and turned it 90 degrees for floor and ceiling and used a > 90 degrees turned as roof. Again it all looks ok when displayed in qgis but when I bring it into the print composer all part seem to print on the same level and not turned 90 degrees. Strangely the legend prints the houses correctly. Did I find my second bug or do I just miss an important step? Can anyone please help? Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] rendering problem in print composer
Thank you Andreas for your suggestion. I'll try the svg file later. The misalignment happens in the actual paper print out, on screen, and also when I export it to a jpg file. Again each time the legend is correct but on the actual map is misaligned and it looks like it's just the 90 degree turning of the individual parts that is not happening. The enlarging and lowering or raising of the parts is happening. Thank you again for your time Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Andreas Neumann Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:25 AM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] rendering problem in print composer Hi Jake, This sounds very strange. Is this only happening in the print composer preview or also in the actual print out (PDF or real print out). Older QGIS versions (1.7 and below) did not show the print previews in the print composer with the correct scalings (the map extent was correct, but symbol sizes, line-widths and text sizes were not (usually drawn bigger compared to the print out)). In your case I would recommend that you create an SVG file with your birdhouse (you can do that in Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator). You then can use this bird house SVG file to represent your bird house symbol. Hope this helps, Andreas On Mon, 14 May 2012 17:11:59 -0400, Jake Maier wrote: > I created a custom point, (stylist bird house) and it looks like a > birdhouse in QGIS but when I bring the map into print composer the > lines are misplaced. Creating the bird house, I lowered respective > raised a straight line and turned it 90 degrees for floor and ceiling > and used a > 90 degrees turned as roof. Again it all looks ok when > displayed in qgis but when I bring it into the print composer all part > seem to print on the same level and not turned 90 degrees. Strangely > the legend prints the houses correctly. > > Did I find my second bug or do I just miss an important step? > Can anyone please help? > Jake > > ___ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user -- -- Andreas Neumann Böschacherstrasse 10A 8624 Grüt (Gossau ZH) Switzerland ___ 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
RE: [Qgis-user] rendering problem in print composer
> Hi Jake, > > If you are using a recent version (1.8 / trunk) - then you probably > hit a bug. Can you please report it? > > Otherwise I can really recommend to use SVG for more complex symbols. > > Andreas [JM] Hi Andreas Yes I use 1.7.4-Wrodaw revision 411aff6. I'll file a report. I like the SVG suggestion :) J ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] annotation
I need some help with annotations I worked with annotations in ArcMap, so I'm a little familiar with the concept and some of its workings in ArcMap. I tried to read up on it googling annotations and qgis. Now I seem stuck on creating a .ui in a qt designer. Help!!! Where do I find the qt designer. I see it mention in some places but tried in vain to locate a download or a place to load it as a python extension. I have a (soil) layer with lots of polygons and soil symbols. But the symbols are often outside the polygons. Now I need to move those labels and thought annotations would be the best way to accomplish this. But how do I do this. While at this topic, does qgis provide the possibiltiy to bend an annotation following a polyline? Thanks for any pointers Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] annotation = new labeling
> -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Alex Mandel > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 6:12 PM > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] annotation = new labeling > > On 05/20/2012 02:09 PM, Jake Maier wrote: > > I need some help with annotations > > > > I worked with annotations in ArcMap, so I'm a little familiar with > the > > concept and some of its workings in ArcMap. I tried to read up on it > > googling annotations and qgis. Now I seem stuck on creating a .ui in > a > > qt designer. Help!!! Where do I find the qt designer. I see it > mention > > in some places but tried in vain to locate a download or a place to > > load it as a python extension. > > > > I have a (soil) layer with lots of polygons and soil symbols. But the > > symbols are often outside the polygons. Now I need to move those > > labels and thought annotations would be the best way to accomplish > > this. But how do I do this. > > > > While at this topic, does qgis provide the possibiltiy to bend an > > annotation following a polyline? > > > > Thanks for any pointers > > > > Jake > > > > Yes, QGIS supports what you want. The key is that it works differently > (in my opinion better) than ArcMap. What you want is data driven label > placement offered by the "New" Labeling engine (ABC icon in your > menus). > This lets you set columns in your table for the X,Y, offset, rotation > etc for each record. You can start with no values in the fields, and > then use the move label tool to manually drag to a new spot and it will > save the change to the table. > > So the big key here, is unlike annotation the link between the data > source and the end label is never broken. Hence you won't find info on > it by googling for annotation. > > Similarly make sure to look at the label options when dealing with a > line to find the option to follow the line. > > Enjoy, > Alex > > ___ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user [JM] I thought I figured it out with your help Alex, but I can't seem to 'activate' nor move the rotate label button. They stay grayed out whatever I do. I played with the free placement or any of the other placements in thelayer labeling settings but to no avail. I still seem to miss something. Thanks for any help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] labels
I guess I'm getting old and slow comprehending, but I still can't make these labels work. I created 2 additional fields in the shape file as xcoord and ycoord, and I used all the placement options and used xcoord and ycoord in the data defined settings, still I can't move an individual label where I want it. The move label does not turn black neither does the rotate label. What am I still missing. Thanks for your time Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] labels
> -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Marco Hugentobler > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:28 AM > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] labels > > >The move label does not turn black neither does the rotate label. > >What am I still missing. > > Is the layer in edit mode (Layer->toggle Editing)? > > Am 22.05.2012 13:52, schrieb Jake Maier: > > I guess I'm getting old and slow comprehending, but I still can't > make > > these labels work. I created 2 additional fields in the shape file as > > xcoord and ycoord, and I used all the placement options and used > > xcoord and ycoord in the data defined settings, still I can't move an > > individual label where I want it. The move label does not turn black > neither does the rotate label. > > What am I still missing. > > Thanks for your time > > Jake > > > > > > ___ > > Qgis-user mailing list > > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > -- > Dr. Marco Hugentobler > Sourcepole - Linux& Open Source Solutions Weberstrasse 5, CH-8004 > Zürich, Switzerland marco.hugentob...@sourcepole.ch > http://www.sourcepole.ch Technical Advisor QGIS Project Steering > Committee > > ___ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user [JM] Yes, the layer is in editing mode and I created 3 columns for x y and rotation which all show 0 Thanks Marco for getting involved. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] labels
I now managed to turn the move and rotate label on, but only to have all labels disappear when I assign the fields in data defined settings (I guess because of the initial value of 0). How can I fill the coordinate fields with the initial values without having to enter all the values manually? Jake > -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jake Maier > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 5:49 PM > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] labels > > > > -Original Message- > > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Marco Hugentobler > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:28 AM > > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] labels > > > > >The move label does not turn black neither does the rotate label. > > >What am I still missing. > > > > Is the layer in edit mode (Layer->toggle Editing)? > > > > Am 22.05.2012 13:52, schrieb Jake Maier: > > > I guess I'm getting old and slow comprehending, but I still can't > > make > > > these labels work. I created 2 additional fields in the shape file > > > as xcoord and ycoord, and I used all the placement options and used > > > xcoord and ycoord in the data defined settings, still I can't move > > > an individual label where I want it. The move label does not turn > > > black > > neither does the rotate label. > > > What am I still missing. > > > Thanks for your time > > > Jake > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > Qgis-user mailing list > > > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > > > -- > > Dr. Marco Hugentobler > > Sourcepole - Linux& Open Source Solutions Weberstrasse 5, CH-8004 > > Zürich, Switzerland marco.hugentob...@sourcepole.ch > > http://www.sourcepole.ch Technical Advisor QGIS Project Steering > > Committee > > > > ___ > > Qgis-user mailing list > > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > [JM] Yes, the layer is in editing mode and I created 3 columns for x y > and rotation which all show 0 Thanks Marco for getting involved. > Jake > > ___ > 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
RE: [Qgis-user] labels
> -Original Message- > From: Jake Maier [mailto:j...@jmforestry.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:27 AM > To: 'qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org' > Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] labels > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Giovanni Manghi [mailto:giovanni.man...@faunalia.pt] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 7:55 AM > > To: Jake Maier > > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > > Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] labels > > > > Hi, > > > > > I now managed to turn the move and rotate label on, but only to > have > > > all labels disappear when I assign the fields in data defined > > settings > > > (I guess because of the initial value of 0). > > > > yes, it should be because you have the columns filled with zeroes. > > Change the to NULL and it should work as expected. > > > > > > > > How can I fill the coordinate fields with the initial values > > without > > > > having to enter all the values manually? > > > > change the column values to empty values or nulls and it should work. > > > > Nevertheless you will probably notice an issue with rotation: having > a > > column with rotation values/angles does not rotate automatically all > > the labels (you need to click on each label with the "rotate label" > > tool to have the value appplied). > > > > cheers > > > > -- Giovanni -- > [JM] > Thanks Giovanni, this is a hard nut to crack for me for whatever > reason. > I insert a new field with table manager and it will enter the zeros in > each cell automatically. I have many soils to deal with and don't want > to enter a null in each cell manually. How can I fill the column with > nulls or delete all of them painlessly? :) Jake [JM] I think I figured it out myself. When I create a field with the table manager it will place a 0 in the cell. Using the insert feature in the table itself it will place a null in the cell. Unfortunately that's not the end of my questions on the issue. Now I need to duplicate a label, because some of my soils are large and twisted and I need to insert 2 or 3 labels for the same soil, How can I do this. Thanks again for any help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
RE: [Qgis-user] labels
> -Original Message- > From: Giovanni Manghi [mailto:giovanni.man...@faunalia.pt] > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 7:55 AM > To: Jake Maier > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: RE: [Qgis-user] labels > > Hi, > > > I now managed to turn the move and rotate label on, but only to have > > all labels disappear when I assign the fields in data defined > settings > > (I guess because of the initial value of 0). > > yes, it should be because you have the columns filled with zeroes. > Change the to NULL and it should work as expected. > > > > > How can I fill the coordinate fields with the initial values > without > > > having to enter all the values manually? > > change the column values to empty values or nulls and it should work. > > Nevertheless you will probably notice an issue with rotation: having a > column with rotation values/angles does not rotate automatically all > the labels (you need to click on each label with the "rotate label" > tool to have the value appplied). > > cheers > > -- Giovanni -- [JM] Thanks Giovanni, this is a hard nut to crack for me for whatever reason. I insert a new field with table manager and it will enter the zeros in each cell automatically. I have many soils to deal with and don't want to enter a null in each cell manually. How can I fill the column with nulls or delete all of them painlessly? :) Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] copying selected feature information
I would appreciate some help with copying acreage information in a table from a shape file to a word document. When I try to copy the information I also copy the geometry information of the polygon, which I don't want to copy. How can I copy select information from a shape file table to another program like excel or word? Thanks for your help and time. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] copying selected feature information
> -Original Message- > From: Giovanni Manghi [mailto:giovanni.man...@faunalia.pt] > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 3:49 AM > To: Jake Maier > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] copying selected feature information > > Hi, > > On Sat, 2012-06-02 at 21:57 -0400, Jake Maier wrote: > > I would appreciate some help with copying acreage information in a > > table from a shape file to a word document. When I try to copy the > > information I also copy the geometry information of the polygon, > which > > I don’t want to copy. How can I copy select information from a shape > > file table to another program like excel or word? > > there is an option (in the general options) to avoid that in qgis- > master aka 1.8. > > cheers > > -- Giovanni -- > Thank you Giovanni, Do you recommend downloading 1.8 and where would I get it. I only see information about 1.8 but didn't see a download link. Is it stabile enough to work with it or should I better wait for the official release. When is the official release expected? Again, thank you for your information. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] copying selected feature information
> -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of magerlin > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 4:05 PM > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] copying selected feature information > > Hi Jake > > Are you aware that you can just open the *.dbf file corresponding to > the *.shp file directly in Excel to see the table? > > This will of course show you the whole table, not just some selected > features, so tshis might not be what you ask for? > > - > Regards Morten > > Qgis 1.7.4 Stand alone installer in Win7 64 bit > -- > View this message in context: http://osgeo- > org.1560.n6.nabble.com/copying-selected-feature-information- > tp4978771p4978843.html > Sent from the Quantum GIS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ___ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user [JM] Morton, yes I'm aware of it but I totally forgot about it and never considered it. Excel perfect for that because with autofilter you can easily select just exactly the info that you need. Great, I don't know why I never thought about the obvious :) Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] Make a donation button
I second this and I wonder if projects, which need financial support, could be listed there too. Then we could say I'd like my donation to a specific project. That also may work as a priority setter as the number of donations could indicate the usefulness to the users. Another 2 cents J who also makes small donations. > -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Yves Jacolin (free) > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 3:04 PM > To: QGIS-User > Subject: [Qgis-user] Make a donation button > > Hello, > > I clicked on the "Make a donation" button this evening and I am now on > the "QGIS User Group Switzerland" Paypal page. > > I though it was an error but I remember that this group is managing > money for the QGIS project but may be we should change the title of the > page if possible or to add a short explanation about this. > > Just my 2.0 cents. > > Y. who makes a small donation > -- > Yves Jacolin > ___ > 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
Re: [Qgis-user] "Dissolve" a line layer?
From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org
[mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Micha Silver
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 3:13 PM
To: magerlin
Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] "Dissolve" a line layer?
On 08/06/2012 09:30, magerlin wrote:
I've got a road network which is broken down to a lot of very short sections.
Theese I would like to join by the road name to just get one feature per
road name.
If it had been a polygon layer I could have used the Vector - Geoprocessing
- Dissolve tool, but it is only for polygons.
I am aware that I can do it manually either 2 sections at a time by the
"Join two lines" plugin or more sections at a time by using the "Merge
selected features" button in the Advanced Digitizing toolbar. But there are
far to many sections to do this by hand
Any suggestions?
If you're willing to work with spatialite, then you can do this with a query as
follows:
(Assuming you have a roads shape file, with columns "road_id", and "road_name")
spatialite> .loadshp roads.shp roads LATIN1 4326
spatialite> CREATE TABLE roads_merged (road_id integer primary key, road_name
text);
spatialite> SELECT AddGeometryColumn('roads_merged', 'Geometry', 4326,
'MULTILINESTRING', 'XY');
spatialite> INSERT INTO roads_merged (road_id, road_name, Geometry)
SELECT road_id, road_name, CastToMulti(GUnion(Geometry))
FROM roads
GROUP BY road_name;
The first line loads a shapefile into spatialite, with LATIN1 encoding and EPSG
code 4326 (Lon/Lat WGS84)
The second creates a new empty table for the merged roads, and the third makes
this new table spatial, accepting geometry types MULTILINESTRING, and also EPSG
4326.
The last line, the INSERT uses GROUP BY to merge the rows from the original
table with the same road name. And the GUnion() function merges the line
segment's geometry into MULTILINESTRING features. (CastToMulti to make sure...)
Give it a try,
Micha
-
Regards Morten
Qgis 1.7.4 Stand alone installer in Win7 64 bit
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[JM] I just installed spacialite and I’m very intrigued by what you did there,
Micha, but now my question.
Where can I read up on all the commands for spacialite? What’s the best way to
learn all that stuff J
Thanks
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[Qgis-user] rearranging icons in toolbars
Is there a way to rearrange the icons in the toolbars. So far I can only turn complete toolbars on and off and rearrange a toolbar with all its icons but not the icons itself. It's not a big problem but would be nice if I could Thanks for any info Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] default print template
Is there something like a default print template so I could have the default use English paper size and default setup for the legend and things like that Thanks Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] default print template
Right, Lene, I knew that part, but what about making a one of them the default? Thanks Jake From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Lene Fischer Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 4:16 AM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] default print template Hi Jake In the printcomposer you can save a template. File>Save as template. And to use the template File>Load template. Kind regards Lene Fischer Ass. Professor - GIS & GPS Danish Center for Forest, Landscape and Planning University of Copenhagen Nødebovej 77A DK- 3480 Fredensborg Phone: 0045 40115084 Mail: l...@life.ku.dk Skype: lene.fischer.dk >>> "Jake Maier" 09-06-2012 23:43 >>> Is there something like a default print template so I could have the default use English paper size and default setup for the legend and things like that Thanks Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] default print template
Thank you very much Christine. This is a nice template and I will take some of the ideas, but my question actually was not so much the template itself but the *default* template, because I don't want to each time I open the composer to load the template, but it's not a problem really and I was just wondering if it could be customized even more. Again thanks Jake > -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Christine > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 4:26 PM > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] default print template > > Have created a simple print composer template with the classical > elements (north arrow, scale bar, scale text, legend and frame). If you > like, you may use as a starting point for own customizations. > > Regards, Christine > http://osgeo- > org.1560.n6.nabble.com/file/n4980247/QGIS_MapComposer_Template_simple.q > pt > QGIS_MapComposer_Template_simple.qpt > > -- > View this message in context: http://osgeo- > org.1560.n6.nabble.com/default-print-template-tp4980191p4980247.html > Sent from the Quantum GIS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ___ > 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
Re: [Qgis-user] default print template
> -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Etienne Tourigny > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 6:31 PM > To: Christine > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] default print template > > Of course no defaults can satisfy all users completely. > > This, as well as personalized default styles, could be achieved if we > could customize the "default" project. > Basically, one could save a project as the default, which would get > loaded every time a new project is created - instead of the global > defaults. > > Makes sense? > > Etienne > > On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Christine wrote: > > > > " ..., I don't want to each time I open the composer to load the > > template, ..." > > > > Well, if you create a new QGIS project, in the print composer you > have > > only to load a template (*.qgt) once. It will be saved with the > > project file (*.qgs). Actually you can load and save several > > templates/map compositions in the map composer of a QGIS project. You > > may also rename or delete them, if you like. > > > > There will never be a template that will satisfy the needs of > all/many > > users. A good idea could be creating a collection of templates for > > different purposes, so users might choose and download their > favorites > > - similar like with the plugins. > > > > Regards, Christine > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/default-print-template- > tp4980191p4 > > 980257.html Sent from the Quantum GIS - User mailing list archive at > > Nabble.com. > > ___ > > 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 [JM] Yes Etienne, that's exactly what I had in mind. Tell qgis that this template should be loaded as the default at the beginning of each program start. Is there a way to have a python file loaded and executed as a default each time the program starts? I don't know much about python yet, but want to learn more about it and I'm sure it can be programmed to do exactly that. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] default print template
> -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Christine > Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 6:26 PM > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] default print template > > > " ..., I don't want to each time I open the composer to load the > template, ..." > > Well, if you create a new QGIS project, in the print composer you have > only to load a template (*.qgt) once. It will be saved with the project > file (*.qgs). Actually you can load and save several templates/map > compositions in the map composer of a QGIS project. You may also rename > or delete them, if you like. > > There will never be a template that will satisfy the needs of all/many > users. A good idea could be creating a collection of templates for > different purposes, so users might choose and download their favorites > - similar like with the plugins. > > Regards, Christine > > > -- > View this message in context: http://osgeo- > org.1560.n6.nabble.com/default-print-template-tp4980191p4980257.html > Sent from the Quantum GIS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ___ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user [JM] That is a good work around and something I need to start much more to set up for my purposes. It's that little bit of extra work at the beginning (which nobody has time to do) which will save so much work in the long run. Again thanks Christine Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] default print template
> -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user- > boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Paolo Cavallini > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 3:48 AM > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] default print template > > Il 11/06/2012 00:26, Christine ha scritto: > > > There will never be a template that will satisfy the needs of > all/many > > users. A good idea could be creating a collection of templates for > > different purposes, so users might choose and download their > favorites > > - similar like with the plugins. > > Agreed: the approach (and infrastructure) we use for plugins could be > extended to print layout, styles, icons etc. > Anyone wants to help, by directly coding or supporting the work of a > developer? > Thanks. > > -- > Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia > www.faunalia.eu > Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc > ___ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user [JM] As this threat started with me I guess I should fess up and pay my dues :) Now where should I send the money so it's going to this project? Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] qgis 1.8
Where and when can we get 1.8? We hear so much about it but I can't find a download site? Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] qgis 1.8
> -Original Message- > From: Paolo Cavallini [mailto:cavall...@faunalia.it] > Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:11 AM > To: Jake Maier > Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: qgis 1.8 > > Il 14/06/2012 13:34, Jake Maier ha scritto: > > Where and when can we get 1.8? > > We hear so much about it but I can't find a download site? > > wait a few days and you'll have the official release. > what OS do you use? > all the best. > > -- > Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia > www.faunalia.eu > Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc [JM] My work computer is (still) Windows 7. I switched my laptop since a few weeks to Ubuntu. J ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] FW: Problem with Ubuntu 12
> Agreed - but many Unity users might not, so it should at least work as > expected... > > Most newcomers to linux will most probably use Unity as it's the > default desktop of the most popular distro for first-time linux users > (I think). [JM] Exactly. That's my situation. It's very confusing with all the different versions and so far I liked what I saw, using Unity as it comes by default. I wanted to get more knowledgeable first before I install possibly even more confusion :) J ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] managing emails
Hi Who can please help me to change my mailing preferences. I am going back to Germany for a week and just want to receive a summary of the emails and not all the individual emails. Possibly a summary once a week. Is that possible and how would I go about it. Thanks for any help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] managing emails
> Follow the link at the bottom of all emails you receive from the > mailing list and go to "change your subscription options" [JM] Thank you everybody for the mail options information Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] counting fish
Is there an easy way, even an existing plugin, to identify photos which show an object (fish) swimming over a white board. I live on a river and there is a potential problem with alewives, an extremely important fish in the food chain. I'd like to find a way with a wildlife camera to take a photo at regular intervals over 3 week. The more photos I can handle (possibly thousands) the more accurate my count. I was hoping to find an automated way to identify those photos which show an object on the whitish background. I thought it should be possible to just look at the average gray value of the photo. Is there a fairly easy way to do this? Thanks for any help. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] documentation error, please report back to QGIS devs
I tried to download the latest version and got the message: This is a documentation error, please report back to QGIS devs. There was no link with it. I have a screen shot. Can someone please send me a link to the devs, Thanks Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] qgis 1.8 when official release
Hi I postpone installing the nightly 1.8 version since about a month because I hear from different sources that the official release is right around the corner. It still seems not to be ready for release. Hearing all the good stuff about 1.8, I'm contemplating to install the nightly release but am afraid that it now really is right around the corner and will be officially release whenever I finished the download. Does anyone have more exact release date information? Thanks Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] qgis 1.8 when official release
Thanks you Gary, but now I'm confused because at the top of the website it says 1.7.4 and there is no mention of 1.8. At least not in my browser. But now trying it, it says 1.8 on the download page So, thanks I'm fine but someone may want to change it at the top of the page J > -Original Message- > From: Gary Sherman [mailto:gsher...@geoapt.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 11:16 AM > To: Jake Maier > Cc: Gary Sherman; qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis 1.8 when official release > > > On Jun 27, 2012, at 6:19 AM, Jake Maier wrote: > > > Hi > > I postpone installing the nightly 1.8 version since about a month > > because I hear from different sources that the official release is > > right around the corner. > > It still seems not to be ready for release. Hearing all the good > stuff > > about 1.8, I'm contemplating to install the nightly release but am > > afraid that it now really is right around the corner and will be > > officially release whenever I finished the download. > > Does anyone have more exact release date information? > > Thanks > > Jake > > > 1.8 is released. See http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum- > gis/wiki/Download to get yours. > > > > > -gary > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Gary Sherman > GeoApt LLC > http://geoapt.com > Founder, Quantum GIS > Chair, QGIS PSC > Book: > http://geospatialdesktop.com > "We work virtually everywhere" > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > > > ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] failed to download package files
Hi I did successfully install qgis 1.8 on my Win7 pc, but when I try to install it on my Ubuntu machine I get 'failed to download package files' even so I'm connected to the internet. I have 12.04 and used the software center to first uninstall 1.7.4 and then to install 1.8. Please what can I do to download the package files? Thanks for any help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] qgis 1.8 when official release
> -Original Message- > From: Giovanni Manghi [mailto:giovanni.man...@faunalia.pt] > Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 1:09 PM > To: Jake Maier > Cc: 'Gary Sherman'; qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] qgis 1.8 when official release > > On Wed, 2012-06-27 at 11:31 -0400, Jake Maier wrote: > > Thanks you Gary, but now I'm confused because at the top of the > > website it says 1.7.4 and there is no mention of 1.8. At least not in > my browser. > > But now trying it, it says 1.8 on the download page So, thanks I'm > > fine but someone may want to change it at the top of the page > > > the banner changed and now it reflects the qgis 1.8 splash screen. > > You probably have the old banner in the cache of your browser :) > > > cheers! > > -- Giovanni -- [JM] Thanks Giovanni I did refresh by pressing f5, thinking that would reload. Probably that was not right. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] qgis has stopped working
Hi I get a message when I exit qgis that qgis has stopped working and windows is looking for a solution. Qgis is working correctly and everything seems working properly until I exit. This problem occurred with 1.7.4 and now also with 1.8. I have also qgis installed on my laptop with Ubuntu 12.04 and it is working correctly there. Again on the windows computer qgis works without a problem until I exit when I get the message that qgis has stopped working. Any ideas what may be wrong or how to fix it? Thanks jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] log message freezes computer
Hi I now run qgis 1.8 on a windows 7 machine and when I try to open the log message with 4 messages inside the computer freezes completely. Nothing works anymore and I have to press the panic button to reboot. If I don't click on the little yellow triangle with the black exclamation mark everything works fine (so far) Any ideas about what to do would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] custom reference system
I try to make a blueprint for a stirling engine that I want to build. I think I'll need a custom crs for that. How would I go about it. What would the code look like. Or is it all together a silly idea and I should look for another drawing program to create blueprints? Any opinion and or help with this anyone? Thanks Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] custom reference system
Thanks Tyler You are right, and thinking a bit about it I found a perfectly appropriate solution with the normal crs Jake From: Tyler Mitchell [mailto:i...@locatepress.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:52 AM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] custom reference system On 2012-08-28, at 5:26 AM, Jake Maier wrote: I try to make a blueprint for a stirling engine that I want to build. I think I'll need a custom crs for that. How would I go about it. What would the code look like. Or is it all together a silly idea and I should look for another drawing program to create blueprints? Any opinion and or help with this anyone? Thanks Jake Unless you want to reproject or share the data with others, I doubt there's much reason to define a system. Cool idea for an experiment either way... err I mean stirling engines are a hot idea :) ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] entering distance and bearing for polygon or polyline
Can someone please help? When creating a new polygon or polyline I want to enter numerical values for distance and bearing instead of pointing to the location of vertices. How can I do this I thought there was a popup window where you could enter the values but I can't find it and googling it I seem to lack the right search terms. Thanks for any hint. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] entering distance and bearing for polygon or polyline
> -Original Message- > From: Bernd Vogelgesang [mailto:bernd.vogelges...@gmx.de] > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 6:26 PM > To: Jake Maier > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] entering distance and bearing for polygon or > polyline > > welcome to the show ;) > > actually i had a similar problem a few days ago, and i can tell you, it > was no fun. > I didn't find any native solution. > > My use case (though i do not know yours): > I had to draw new transect lines, i knew the starting coordinate, the > distance (50m always) and the bearing. > In addition to that, I had to draw 2*2 m polygons, each 10 meters of > this line, starting at 5 m. > > So, there is the quite useful "improved polygon capturing" plugin which > also handles polylines. > With this, you can set a fixed length for the drawing of a line segment > or polygon side. > > BUT, unfortunately it won't show the current bearing while drawing, nor > can you set it (I already humbly asked the creator to maybe add this > feature if possible). > > So, option #1 is to take a transparent triangle like you use in school, > hold it to the screen and draw your lines (ughh). > Option #2 is a lot of work, but more accurate: > > I entered my starting coordinates (x,y), bearing (alpha) and distance > in excel and used sin(or cos)(radians(alpha))*distance + x(or y) > (sorry, I do mix up sin and cos all the time, so better check yourself) > to retrieve my end coordinates. > Then i copied the calculated coordinates in separate rows like x,y > x1,y1 > x2,y2 > x1,y1 > x2,y2 > etc. > > Then, i added an id column, to indicate which point pairs should form > the line id,x,y > 1,x1,y1 > 1,x2,y2 > 2,x1,y1 > 2,x2,y2 > etc. > > Then, I imported this table as csv with the help of the mmqgis plugin - > > Transfer -> Geometry Import from CSV File > > Lines were done. > > Polygons were designed this way: > Transect Lines: Vector -> Geometry Tools -> Densify Geometry -> Factor > 9 = a new vertex every 5 meters > > With "Cad Tools" plugin, i created a parallel line to my transect line, > distance 2 m. > > Densify Geometry with factor 24 to get 2m-segments on this line. > > Snapping options the transect layer set to segment and vertex and for > the Cad Line to vertex. > Starting to draw the polygon with the "improved polygon capturing" with > 2 meters at 5m-vertex on the transect, snapping to the segment, then > snapping to the Cad Line vertex, right click on next vertex to finish > the polygon. > and so on and so on and so on ... > > Maybe there is an easier way for that, but i couldn't find it. > > I hope sth of this may help you to find an idea for your problem. > > Greetz > Bernd The Azimuth and Distance plugin does the trick Thanks Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] red line from nowhere
Hi All of a sudden a thin red line appeared in a project in qgis. I have no idea what I did to get the line, but now I can't get rid of it anymore. I deselected all layers still the line remains. It is a simple project with a few jgp air photos (all deselected) and a few shape files (also deselected) but the red line remains. Can anyone please tell me what it is and how to get rid of it again. Thanks for any help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] red line is gone
Hi I exited the program and re-started it, which did the trick The line is gone. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] red line is gone
From: David J. Bakeman [mailto:dbake...@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 6:53 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] red line is gone On 11/20/2012 06:58 AM, Jake Maier wrote: Hi I exited the program and re-started it, which did the trick The line is gone. This might of happened: If one of your shapefiles contained lines and you accidentally selected a line with the info tool it would stay displayed even after you turn that layer off. You have to turn off the info box and select a different tool for the line to go away. That's why it went away when you exited the program. Jake David, I think you are right, because I was editing a shapefile, and before that I played around with the info tool. Thanks, I'll know next time when something like this happens J ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] problem with table manager
I tried to add 2 columns to a table for label placement and everything seems to work as expected. I could see the 2 columns listed in table manager, but after the manager created the new attribute table only had one column left. I started with 4 columns, added 2 and was then left with just one column. Not only did the 2 added columns not show up the manager deleted 3 of the 4 original columns It looks like a bug or am I missing something. Thanks for your help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] problem with table manager
I found a potential reason. I called the 2 columns x and y. When I call the columns 'x col' and 'y col' it worked fine Jake From: Jake Maier [mailto:j...@jmforestry.com] Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 3:09 PM To: 'qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org' Subject: problem with table manager I tried to add 2 columns to a table for label placement and everything seems to work as expected. I could see the 2 columns listed in table manager, but after the manager created the new attribute table only had one column left. I started with 4 columns, added 2 and was then left with just one column. Not only did the 2 added columns not show up the manager deleted 3 of the 4 original columns It looks like a bug or am I missing something. Thanks for your help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] saviing workspace
I have the following problem. I work with two screens, one set to landscape the other to portrait orientation. I therefore would like to be able to move all the toolbars and panels to either the right and left side or to top and bottom. I easily can do this by hand, but wonder if I can save two different version of the file that determines the placement of toolbars and panels. Where can I find this file? Thank you for any help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] georeferencer issue
I looked at the tutorial for using the georeferencer and it looked quite simple and straight forward. But applying it I get strange results. Depending on the transformation type I get either a black rectangle or the image I want to reference, but at a wrong location. Each of the transformation types puts the image at its specific location I did use the feature to select the coordinates from the map canvas and in the table the coordinates are displayed correctly in the dstX and the dstY column. Still I can't get the image to display at the correct place on the map canvas. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any hint Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] sextante update broken
I tried to update sextante and got error loading plugin The plugin seems to be invalid or have unfulfilled dependencies. Python said: cannot import name runalg. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] LIDAR and QGIS
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 ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] default crs
When I try to change the default crs in /options/crs/coordinate reference System for new layers And select a layer other than wgs 84, after pressing OK it reverts back to wgs 84 Do I overlook something or is this a bug? Thanks Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] clipping problem
Hi I didn't think I would have problems with clipping. In the past it always worked properly. But now I have a soil layer, and created a rectangle as a clip layer. Everything seems normal and goes like expected until I open the new, clipped layer and it's empty. Would anybody please have an idea what's going on. What do I overlook? Thank you very much for your time. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] Euclidean Distance grid creation problem
-Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of skampus Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 10:31 AM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Euclidean Distance grid creation problem Alex Mandel-2 wrote > Grey pixels do not mean no data. Did you check the values of random > pixels with the Info tool? for this purpose i always suggest to install the Value Tool plugin Alex, where can you find the value tool plugin. It's not listed in my Python plugin installer Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS crashes?
qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org; go here to ask you question. They are very helpful and knowledgeable J From: Robert Bryan [mailto:rbr...@forestsynthesis.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 6:28 PM To: 'Jake Maier' Subject: RE: QGIS crashes? All CRS is NAD 83/UTM 19N. Also ,the acreage discrepancy was within the same shapefile! From: Jake Maier [mailto:j...@jmforestry.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 1:48 PM To: 'Robert Bryan' Subject: RE: QGIS crashes? Check you CRS and see that they correspond. That's my first guess because of the discrepancy in the acreage Look what the project crs is and make sure the layer has the same J From: Robert Bryan [mailto:rbr...@forestsynthesis.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 1:37 PM To: 'Jake Maier' Subject: RE: QGIS crashes? Some are files I created and some are from others. I can be editing shapefile and it will crash, sometime but not always when saving. Here is a more bizarre example: Yesterday I went to add a polygon to an to an existing shapefile that I had worked on before. The add polygon process looked fine, it shows up in the attribute table, the calculated acreage is 0.004 acres when it should be 1.4 acres, and all the areas of the other polygons are OK. When I click zoom to selected rows from the attribute table it zooms to the entire polygon, but when I click the polygon on the map with the Information button there is nothing there. Then or any time in this process it may crash. This is on a map with some photos as base and a few other layers. So, I tried an experiment and opened a new QGIS project, opened the shapefile and was able to add a polygon with no problem. Then I closed the new project, opened the old project, and was able to open the edited polygon and update the properties, etc. With another project with some of the same layers I tried to make a new shapefile layer and went through all the steps, the layer was created, (all the basic files are visible in Explorer) but I could not actually create a polygon that was visible. So, I went to the simple "new project" (no rasters) described in the prior paragraph and was able to create a new layer and create the polygon I wanted. Saved that, then I could open it and see it with the old project. These issues seem to be getting more frequent. Even when I am able to create shapefiles and edit polygons I may get one to several crashes in a session. From: Jake Maier [mailto:j...@jmforestry.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 11:18 AM To: 'Robert Bryan' Subject: RE: QGIS crashes? Yes, I use qgis 1.8. I have minor problems but no crashes, and no problems editing shapefiles. Did you create the shapefiles in qgis, or did you get them from somewhere else? J From: Robert Bryan [mailto:rbr...@forestsynthesis.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 10:57 AM To: 'Jake Maier' Subject: QGIS crashes? Hi Jake, QGIS seems to crash a lot for me when editing shapefiles. I think it is mostly since I "upgraded" from v1.6 to 1.8. This is on a vintage 2008 VISTA machine. Are you sing QGIS and have you had any problems? -Rob Robert R. Bryan Forest Synthesis LLC 271 Harpswell Neck Road Harpswell, ME 04079 rbr...@forestsynthesis.com Phone: 207-725-8942 (office/home) Mobile: 207-504-0482 http://www.forestsynthesis.com/services.html Forest management, ecological, and certification services ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] polygon segment
I want to create a new polygon and in one area it should follow the segments of another polygon . (I have a forest and want to delineate the stands.) Which plug-in can I use to tell the program that from here to there it should just follow an existing polygon either in the same shapefile (stands) or possibly in another shapefile (boundaries) Thank you for your help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] cut several segments into a polygon
How can I create a polygon with several areas cut out. The cut out areas are all contained in polygons of the same shape file. I have a large forest stand and contained in it are many smaller stands. Thank you for your help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] cut several segments into a polygon
Hi Bernhard, Thanks for your help, but I'm still on 1.8 and frankly I can't find the place to download 2.0 for windows. I googled it several times, trying to find the nightlies, but I seem to get old, slow, and feeble. I so far was not able to get 2.0 for windows 7. Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Bernhard Ströbl Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 9:47 AM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] cut several segments into a polygon Hi Jake, I had a plugin in preparation that amongst others does exactly what you want: within an editing session cut out from polygons in editable theme with selected polygons from another theme. The plugin is called DigitizingTools and is planned to contain more tools in the future. I uploaded it to the plugin repository just now, feel free to give it a try and report any problems. It is marked as experimental (because it is not well tested right now) and only works with current master (aka QGIS 2). Bernhard Am 09.07.2013 15:11, schrieb Randal Hale: > Hey Jake, > > Here's how I typically add a cut to an existing stand (or depending on > who you stand in front of - regeneration cut or clear cut). > > 1. Select all of your clearcuts in the stand. > 2. IN the QGIS menu go to Vector -> geoprocessing -> difference 3. > Both the input and the difference layer will be the name of your > shapefile with the stand in it. > 4. Uncheck "Use only selected features" under Input Vector Layer 5. > Make sure "Use only selected features" is checked under difference > layer 6. Create an output shapefile and run. > > You should have a new stand with multiple "holes" cut into it so you > get the right acreage. > > Randy > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Jake Maier <mailto:j...@jmforestry.com>> wrote: > > How can I create a polygon with several areas cut out. The cut out > areas are all contained in polygons of the same shape file. > > I have a large forest stand and contained in it are many smaller > stands. > > Thank you for your help > > Jake > > __ __ > > > ___ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > > -- > Randal Hale, GISP > North River Geographic Systems, Inc > http://www.northrivergeographic.com > 423.653.3611 rjh...@northrivergeographic.com > <mailto:rjh...@northrivergeographic.com> > twitter:rjhale > http://about.me/rjhale > > __ Information from ESET Mail Security, version of virus signature database 8545 (20130709) __ The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. http://www.eset.com ___ 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
Re: [Qgis-user] cut several segments into a polygon
Thanks Raymond and Bernhard I have a last question, what is the story of the md5sum. Do I also need to download it? What is that file for? Thanks again very much Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Raymond Nijssen Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 11:11 AM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] cut several segments into a polygon Jake, It's still called 1.9 and you can download it here: http://qgis.org/downloads/weekly/ Raymond On 09-07-13 17:07, Jake Maier wrote: > Hi Bernhard, > Thanks for your help, but I'm still on 1.8 and frankly I can't find > the place to download 2.0 for windows. I googled it several times, > trying to find the nightlies, but I seem to get old, slow, and feeble. > I so far was not able to get 2.0 for windows 7. > Jake > > > -Original Message- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Bernhard > Ströbl > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 9:47 AM > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] cut several segments into a polygon > > Hi Jake, > > I had a plugin in preparation that amongst others does exactly what > you > want: within an editing session cut out from polygons in editable > theme with selected polygons from another theme. > The plugin is called DigitizingTools and is planned to contain more > tools in the future. I uploaded it to the plugin repository just now, > feel free to give it a try and report any problems. > It is marked as experimental (because it is not well tested right now) > and only works with current master (aka QGIS 2). > > Bernhard > > Am 09.07.2013 15:11, schrieb Randal Hale: >> Hey Jake, >> >> Here's how I typically add a cut to an existing stand (or depending >> on who you stand in front of - regeneration cut or clear cut). >> >> 1. Select all of your clearcuts in the stand. >> 2. IN the QGIS menu go to Vector -> geoprocessing -> difference 3. >> Both the input and the difference layer will be the name of your >> shapefile with the stand in it. >> 4. Uncheck "Use only selected features" under Input Vector Layer 5. >> Make sure "Use only selected features" is checked under difference >> layer 6. Create an output shapefile and run. >> >> You should have a new stand with multiple "holes" cut into it so you >> get the right acreage. >> >> Randy >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Jake Maier > <mailto:j...@jmforestry.com>> wrote: >> >> How can I create a polygon with several areas cut out. The cut out >> areas are all contained in polygons of the same shape file. >> >> I have a large forest stand and contained in it are many smaller >> stands. >> >> Thank you for your help >> >> Jake >> >> __ __ >> >> >> ___ >> Qgis-user mailing list >> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Randal Hale, GISP >> North River Geographic Systems, Inc >> http://www.northrivergeographic.com >> 423.653.3611 rjh...@northrivergeographic.com >> <mailto:rjh...@northrivergeographic.com> >> twitter:rjhale >> http://about.me/rjhale >> >> > > __ Information from ESET Mail Security, version of virus > signature database 8545 (20130709) __ > > The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. > http://www.eset.com > > > ___ > 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 > -- Terglobo Ampèrestraat 110 5223 CT 's-Hertogenbosch 06-25314983 ___ 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
Re: [Qgis-user] cut several segments into a polygon
Thank you Randy, I did have some trouble with the difference plugin in so far as it seems not to cut holes into the layer, but instead give me the individual parts. I'm not sure what I may have done wrong. Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Bernhard Ströbl Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 9:47 AM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] cut several segments into a polygon Hi Jake, I had a plugin in preparation that amongst others does exactly what you want: within an editing session cut out from polygons in editable theme with selected polygons from another theme. The plugin is called DigitizingTools and is planned to contain more tools in the future. I uploaded it to the plugin repository just now, feel free to give it a try and report any problems. It is marked as experimental (because it is not well tested right now) and only works with current master (aka QGIS 2). Bernhard Am 09.07.2013 15:11, schrieb Randal Hale: > Hey Jake, > > Here's how I typically add a cut to an existing stand (or depending on > who you stand in front of - regeneration cut or clear cut). > > 1. Select all of your clearcuts in the stand. > 2. IN the QGIS menu go to Vector -> geoprocessing -> difference 3. > Both the input and the difference layer will be the name of your > shapefile with the stand in it. > 4. Uncheck "Use only selected features" under Input Vector Layer 5. > Make sure "Use only selected features" is checked under difference > layer 6. Create an output shapefile and run. > > You should have a new stand with multiple "holes" cut into it so you > get the right acreage. > > Randy > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 7:42 AM, Jake Maier <mailto:j...@jmforestry.com>> wrote: > > How can I create a polygon with several areas cut out. The cut out > areas are all contained in polygons of the same shape file. > > I have a large forest stand and contained in it are many smaller > stands. > > Thank you for your help > > Jake > > __ __ > > > ___ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org> > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > > > > -- > Randal Hale, GISP > North River Geographic Systems, Inc > http://www.northrivergeographic.com > 423.653.3611 rjh...@northrivergeographic.com > <mailto:rjh...@northrivergeographic.com> > twitter:rjhale > http://about.me/rjhale > > __ Information from ESET Mail Security, version of virus signature database 8545 (20130709) __ The message was checked by ESET Mail Security. http://www.eset.com ___ 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
[Qgis-user] red rectangle
I have a red rectangle on my canvas even when I deselect all layers How did it get there? How can I get rid of it? What is the function of it? I had it in qgis 1.8 and it is now also in the newly installed 2.0 Thanks for your help Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] red rectangle
David, thanks for your suggestion, but if it's a plugin, it should show up in every project (file). It only is in one .qgs file, though it seems to be related to that file. Jake From: David J. Bakeman [mailto:dbake...@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 1:40 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] red rectangle On 07/09/2013 09:51 AM, Jake Maier wrote: I have a red rectangle on my canvas even when I deselect all layers How did it get there? How can I get rid of it? What is the function of it? I had it in qgis 1.8 and it is now also in the newly installed 2.0 Thanks for your help Perhaps it's a plugin? I noticed a red cross after I installed zoom to coordinates plugin and the only way to get rid of it was to uninstall the plugin but I ignore it because the plugin is so useful! Jake ___ 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
Re: [Qgis-user] red rectangle
I think you hit the nail on its head. I just started to look into GRASS still not really knowing what it's adding to qgis. But it must be GRASS Thanks Micha J From: Micha Silver [mailto:mi...@arava.co.il] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 3:18 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: 'David J. Bakeman'; qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] red rectangle On 07/09/2013 08:55 PM, Jake Maier wrote: David, thanks for your suggestion, but if it's a plugin, it should show up in every project (file). It only is in one .qgs file, though it seems to be related to that file. Jake From: David J. Bakeman [mailto:dbake...@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 1:40 PM To: Jake Maier Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] red rectangle On 07/09/2013 09:51 AM, Jake Maier wrote: I have a red rectangle on my canvas even when I deselect all layers How did it get there? How can I get rid of it? What is the function of it? I had it in qgis 1.8 and it is now also in the newly installed 2.0 Thanks for your help Perhaps it's a plugin? I noticed a red cross after I installed zoom to coordinates plugin and the only way to get rid of it was to uninstall the plugin but I ignore it because the plugin is so useful! Probably the region outline from GRASS. On the GRASS toolbar there's a button to show/not show the region. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user This mail was received via Mail-SeCure System. ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user This mail was received via Mail-SeCure System. -- Micha Silver GIS Consultant, Arava Development Co. http://www.surfaces.co.il ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] hydro-flatenning process ?
John, Would TauDEM be helpful to show consequences of a dam removal project at the coast (of Maine), where the dam removal would create reversing falls and had consequences upstream for bridge foundations and wetlands (now freshwater then brackish to some degree)? What kind of input variable would I need and what kind of output information would I gain? Thanks for any pointers Jake From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of John Callahan Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 9:59 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] hydro-flatenning process ? TauDEM (http://hydrology.uwrl.usu.edu/taudem/taudem5.0/index.html) also looks like a good candidate for this type of processing and can be configured to run through QGIS/SEXTANTE. - John John Callahan Research Scientist Delaware Geological Survey University of Delaware http://www.dgs.udel.edu john.calla...@udel.edu On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 9:45 PM, richard burcher wrote: QGIS provides plenty of tools, both SAGA GIS (have to install binaries and access through SEXTANTE) & GRASS (either through grass plugin or SEXTANTE). Both SAGA & GRASS have strong raster & hydrology based tools. You would need to elaborate on the exact methodology desired, but look around these tools. Cheers, Richard -- View this message in context: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/hydro-flatenning-process-tp5065093p50652 56.html Sent from the Quantum GIS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ 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
[Qgis-user] qgis extremely slow with shapefiles
I just switched to 2.0 and like the improvements very much. First all went very well, but now working with an 1.8 file saved as 2.0 file the processing of vector layers is excruciately slow. Entering a new node or point takes minutes and I always get a message "Error, latitude or longitude exceeded limits. I'm here in Maine and everything is in UTM 19 N. I don't understand why I get particularly this error message. Does anyone have an idea what the problem is? Thanks very much for your help. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] qgis extremely slow with shapefiles
I did find the error. Sorry for the noise. I had still one layer in a wrong crs Jake From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Jake Maier Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 7:41 PM To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: [Qgis-user] qgis extremely slow with shapefiles I just switched to 2.0 and like the improvements very much. First all went very well, but now working with an 1.8 file saved as 2.0 file the processing of vector layers is excruciately slow. Entering a new node or point takes minutes and I always get a message "Error, latitude or longitude exceeded limits. I'm here in Maine and everything is in UTM 19 N. I don't understand why I get particularly this error message. Does anyone have an idea what the problem is? Thanks very much for your help. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] plugin update
I tried to update the classification plugin and got the following error The version now installed is 2.1.1 I use windows 7 prof. and use the QGIS 2.0. I last updated QGIS a month or 2 ago. What should I do? Thanks for any help Jake Couldn't load plugin SemiAutomaticClassificationPlugin due an error when calling its classFactory() method Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Program Files (x86)/QGIS Weekly/apps/qgis-dev/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 204, in startPlugin plugins[packageName] = package.classFactory(iface) File "C:\Users\Joachim/.qgis2/python/plugins\SemiAutomaticClassificationPlugin\__ init__.py", line 65, in classFactory from semiautomaticclassificationplugin import SemiAutomaticClassificationPlugin File "C:/Program Files (x86)/QGIS Weekly/apps/qgis-dev/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 453, in _import mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level) File "C:\Users\Joachim/.qgis2/python/plugins\SemiAutomaticClassificationPlugin\se miautomaticclassificationplugin.py", line 54, in import processing File "C:/Program Files (x86)/QGIS Weekly/apps/qgis-dev/./python\qgis\utils.py", line 453, in _import mod = _builtin_import(name, globals, locals, fromlist, level) ImportError: No module named processing Python version: 2.7.4 (default, Apr 6 2013, 19:54:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] QGIS version: 1.9.0-Master Master, d61cb25 Python path: ['C:/Program Files (x86)/QGIS Weekly/apps/qgis-dev/./python/plugins\\sextante', 'C:/Program Files (x86)/QGIS Weekly/apps/qgis-dev/./python', 'C:\\Users\\Joachim/.qgis2/python', 'C:\\Users\\Joachim/.qgis2/python/plugins', 'C:/Program Files (x86)/QGIS Weekly/apps/qgis-dev/./python/plugins', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\bin\\python27.zip', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\DLLs', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\lib', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\plat-win', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\lib-tk', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\bin', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\PIL', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\win32', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\win32\\lib', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\Pythonwin', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\Python27\\lib\\site-packages\\wx-2.8-msw-unicode', 'C:\\Users\\Joachim\\.qgis2\\python\\plugins\\DigitizingTools\\tools', 'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\QGIS Weekly\\apps\\qgis-dev\\python\\plugins\\fTools\\tools', 'C:/Users/Jake.Jake-PC/Documents/Customer/MAHLER/GIS'] ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] Where are stored the buttons images?
Maybe you can also use the Windows snipping tool to copy the image directly from the program. Jake -Original Message- From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Richard Duivenvoorde Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 6:35 AM To: Luisa Peña Cc: Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Where are stored the buttons images? On 13-09-13 10:41, Luisa Peña wrote: > Dear all, > I have installed QGIS with OSGEO4W and I would like to know where are > stored the QGIS buttons images (I'm creating a small manual for a few > students and I need to place the images of the buttons in the > document= I think you search these: https://github.com/qgis/Quantum-GIS/tree/master/images/themes/default Regards, Richard ___ 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
[Qgis-user] jpg display as colored stripes in 2.0.1
I just downloaded version 2.0.1. The program loaded fast and smooth until it was time to load the aerial photos. They only displayed as colored stripes across the screen. I downloaded the photos again from the web (those displayed alright) and saved them as jpg, but again they came up only as colored stripes. Any idea what went wrong? Thanks for any pointer. Jake ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] FW: [Qgis-psc] donate link in help menu
+2 Real good idea J Proud and thankful user of qgis Jake From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Lene Fischer Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 9:04 AM Cc: qgis-psc; qgis-developer; qgis-user Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] [Qgis-psc] donate link in help menu +1 Regard Lene Fischer _ Fra: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] på vegne af Nathan Woodrow [madman...@gmail.com] Sendt: 2. oktober 2013 14:26 Til: Marco Bernasocchi Cc: qgis-psc; qgis-developer; qgis-user Emne: Re: [Qgis-user] [Qgis-psc] donate link in help menu +1 this is a good idea. - Nathan On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 10:23 PM, Marco Bernasocchi wrote: hi all, sorry for crossposting but i think different groups could have different feelings on this. I was wondering, we are looking into how we could get more donations to qgis. how would you feel about adding a donate link in the help menu (like after qgis website)? the link could then point to a qgis.org page with all possible payments backends we want to support or point directly to paypal or similar. i think this would give us a very simple/visible way to donate ciao Marco Bernasocchi (mobile) http://opengis.ch ___ Qgis-psc mailing list qgis-...@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-psc ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
[Qgis-user] disappearing shape layer
Actually the layer itself is not disappearing. It just will not display. I open the attribute table, there is a 125 acre polygon I select zoom to layer and it displays the right area I turn it on and off and on again several times it will not display a polygon I look into the properties/style and everything look OK (as far as I know, that is) I don't know how I can get the layer to display again Does anybody have an idea? On a related item, when I turn on a layer, it often will only display a check on the layer but will not display the layer. After I turn the layer off and on again, it will normally display. Thanks for any help Jake Jake Maier 6 Lower Falls Road Orland ME 04472 469 0231 j...@jmforestry.com ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
Re: [Qgis-user] disappearing shape layer
Sorry I forgot, I'm using 2.0.1 last updated about a month ago on a PC Win7 From: Jake Maier [mailto:j...@jmforestry.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 4:54 PM To: 'Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org' Subject: disappearing shape layer Actually the layer itself is not disappearing. It just will not display. I open the attribute table, there is a 125 acre polygon I select zoom to layer and it displays the right area I turn it on and off and on again several times it will not display a polygon I look into the properties/style and everything look OK (as far as I know, that is) I don't know how I can get the layer to display again Does anybody have an idea? On a related item, when I turn on a layer, it often will only display a check on the layer but will not display the layer. After I turn the layer off and on again, it will normally display. Thanks for any help Jake Jake Maier 6 Lower Falls Road Orland ME 04472 469 0231 j...@jmforestry.com ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
