Re: [Qgis-user] Automatizing map making
Hi Pedro, This article describes how to generate a series of maps, using a batch file: http://www.qgis.nl/2012/07/28/series-kaarten-genereren/?lang=en Sake Op 18-9-2012 1:07, Pedro Camargo schreef: Hi, I have been using QGIS for a few months now after almost a decade using Maptitude and TransCAD (from Caliper Corporation). Now that I already know how to get around pretty well with QGIS, I want to use it to production of series of maps (from a few dozens to hundreds at a time). My current problem is to make simple maps with graduated style and fixed classes for several different fields on the database. Looking at the PyQGIS documentation helped a bit, but I got several errors like "NameError: name 'QtGui' is not defined" and for many other names/libraries in the sample code I used, so I'm pretty sure that I have something missing that was not mentioned in the documentation or that I missed. Further, I'm interested in making maps with fields that are not in the database, so I need to make a join too (which is not mentioned anywhere in the documentation I saw). I would imagine that there is a way to open a project, change something (like the fields for the graduate rendenring), update the map composer and save the jpg, but I didn;t see anything like that... Did anybody face a situation like this? Any recomendations? Any sample code you could share? Thanks for the help, Pedro UC Irvine PS - Sorry for posting in two lists, but I really have no idea where to send this e-mail. ___ 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] Automatizing map making
The best tool I know for scripted cartography is GMT (Generic Mapping Tools). ogr2ogr will execute database queries & output GMT compatible datasets. For things like "for species in list, draw map" it is very powerful & effective. But doesn't help with how QGIS can do this I'm afraid. Brent Wood --- On Tue, 9/18/12, Pedro Camargo wrote: From: Pedro Camargo Subject: [Qgis-user] Automatizing map making To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org, qgis-develo...@lists.osgeo.org Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 11:07 AM Hi, I have been using QGIS for a few months now after almost a decade using Maptitude and TransCAD (from Caliper Corporation). Now that I already know how to get around pretty well with QGIS, I want to use it to production of series of maps (from a few dozens to hundreds at a time). My current problem is to make simple maps with graduated style and fixed classes for several different fields on the database. Looking at the PyQGIS documentation helped a bit, but I got several errors like "NameError: name 'QtGui' is not defined" and for many other names/libraries in the sample code I used, so I'm pretty sure that I have something missing that was not mentioned in the documentation or that I missed. Further, I'm interested in making maps with fields that are not in the database, so I need to make a join too (which is not mentioned anywhere in the documentation I saw). I would imagine that there is a way to open a project, change something (like the fields for the graduate rendenring), update the map composer and save the jpg, but I didn;t see anything like that... Did anybody face a situation like this? Any recomendations? Any sample code you could share? Thanks for the help, PedroUC Irvine PS - Sorry for posting in two lists, but I really have no idea where to send this e-mail. -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ 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] Automatizing map making
Hi, I have been using QGIS for a few months now after almost a decade using Maptitude and TransCAD (from Caliper Corporation). Now that I already know how to get around pretty well with QGIS, I want to use it to production of series of maps (from a few dozens to hundreds at a time). My current problem is to make simple maps with graduated style and fixed classes for several different fields on the database. Looking at the PyQGIS documentation helped a bit, but I got several errors like "NameError: name 'QtGui' is not defined" and for many other names/libraries in the sample code I used, so I'm pretty sure that I have something missing that was not mentioned in the documentation or that I missed. Further, I'm interested in making maps with fields that are not in the database, so I need to make a join too (which is not mentioned anywhere in the documentation I saw). I would imagine that there is a way to open a project, change something (like the fields for the graduate rendenring), update the map composer and save the jpg, but I didn;t see anything like that... Did anybody face a situation like this? Any recomendations? Any sample code you could share? Thanks for the help, Pedro UC Irvine PS - Sorry for posting in two lists, but I really have no idea where to send this e-mail. ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
