[Qgis-user] Announcement: QGIS WPS-Client goes proxy

2012-02-09 Thread Horst Düster
The new QGIS WPS-Client rev 0.7.2 is able to connect through proxies. The developement of this new feature was made by kappasys in collaboration with Marco Hugentobler/sourcepole. Many thanks of funding this work by: Provincia di Terni - Ufficio Cave, Difesa del suolo, Protezione Civile e SIT

Re: [Qgis-user] Transferiing a project from MapInfor to QGIS....Please help.....

2012-02-09 Thread Andreas Neumann
Hi Naomi, I have a few recommendations: * if possible use a newer QGIS version like QGIS 1.7.x - there is a lot of activity in QGIS development and it usually helps to stay with the current stable version. One day you may even want to try OSGeo4W and the trunk version ;-) * Why do you want

[Qgis-user] GML2/GML3 encoding in WPS input (WPS plugin 0.6.16)

2012-02-09 Thread Augusttown
Hi folks, I am using the QGIS WPS plugin to consume one WPS process. One of the input parameter type is defined as below in process description: ... text/xml UTF-8 http://schemas.opengis.net/gml/3.1.1/base/gml.xsd ...

[Qgis-user] Resizing the properties dialog in small screens

2012-02-09 Thread arunthe...@gmail.com
Hello, I am using QGIS in my netbook which has a screen resolution of 1024x600. It runs Windows 7. The height of the properties dialog seems too big for the screen. I have to hide mt taskbar to make them visible. even then only half of the bottom row of the buttons become visible. I tried resizing

[Qgis-user] Transferiing a project from MapInfor to QGIS....Please help.....

2012-02-09 Thread naomi jackson
Hi I am new to Quantum GIS, The organization i work for wishes to introduce QGIS to the Pacific Island Countries(the fact that is an Open source). i would really appreciate your help/assistance.   The project that i am working on is to migrate a Project that i have completed in MapInfo 10.0 u

Re: [Qgis-user] postgis / PHP

2012-02-09 Thread Micha Silver
On 02/09/2012 07:19 PM, uk52rob wrote: Thanks Andreas, I will give that a go.   To expand on Andreas' suggestion here's a PostGIS trigger function I use to automatically update columns for Lon/Lat and the

Re: [Qgis-user] Convert ASCII UK Wind Speed to Raster

2012-02-09 Thread Goyo
2012/2/2 uk52rob : > Hi all, > > [...] > I have come across the following thread for ArcGIS, but not sure how this > would work in QGIS. > > http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/38041-Converting-ASCII-UK-wind-speed-file-to-a-raster-image Hi Rob, the link explains how to obtain an ESRI ASCII grid (.as

[Qgis-user] postgis / PHP

2012-02-09 Thread uk52rob
Thanks Andreas, I will give that a go. Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:21:15 +0100 From: Andreas Neumann Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] postgis / PHP To: Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Hi, You can use the Postgis commands "ST_AsText()" and "ST_GeomFrom

Re: [Qgis-user] postgis / PHP

2012-02-09 Thread Yves Jacolin
Le Jeudi 9 Février 2012 16:04:29 uk52rob a écrit : > Does anyone know of a simple PHP script which can be used to connect to a > postgis DB and load / update a point layer? > > > > I really need something that would decode the 'the_geom' field to X/Y > values, then re-encode on update. > uk52r

Re: [Qgis-user] OGRS2012 :: CALL FOR PAPERS - Open Source

2012-02-09 Thread Kurt Menke
I have developed a full college FOSS4G curriculum and gave a workshop on this at FOSS4G in Denver and will be giving it at the AAG in New York at the end of the month. I'd love to give it at the upcoming NA FOSS4G as well but unfortunately don't have the funding to do so. I think it's importan

RE: [Qgis-user] postgis / PHP

2012-02-09 Thread uk52rob
Hi Yves, I hadn't come across geophp.com before, so thanks for the link. It still seems beyond what is required though, unless i'm just being naive. All I was wanting to do was have a very simple PHP script to create new records in my PostGIS schema, or update / delete records. The issue obviousl

Re: [Qgis-user] postgis / PHP

2012-02-09 Thread Andreas Neumann
Hi, You can use the Postgis commands "ST_AsText()" and "ST_GeomFromText()" for this purpose. If you want to extract x/y you can use ST_AsText(ST_X(the_geom)) AS x. Hope this helps? It is really easy - not complicated at all. Andreas On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:04:29 -, uk52rob wrote: Does an

[Qgis-user] postgis / PHP

2012-02-09 Thread uk52rob
Does anyone know of a simple PHP script which can be used to connect to a postgis DB and load / update a point layer? I really need something that would decode the 'the_geom' field to X/Y values, then re-encode on update. Thanks ___ Qgis-us

Re: [Qgis-user] Can I open NetCDF files with QGIS?

2012-02-09 Thread Yves Jacolin
Hello Etienne, Le Jeudi 9 Février 2012 11:48:30 Etienne Tourigny a écrit : > You have a custom QGis version then? No, only a custom gdal with NetCDF support. > I don't see how this relates to > gdal... Any chance this modification could be integrated into qgis > trunk? Y. -- Yves Jacolin http

Re: [Qgis-user] OGRS2012 :: CALL FOR PAPERS - Open Source Geospatial Research and Education Symposium

2012-02-09 Thread Olivier ERTZ
See inline below ... Hi, Thanks for forwarding this CfP. I see that the focus is clearly on research and education. Many in our community have a more practical approach, like using OS GIS for solving tasks and supporting processes in local authorities. Are you interested in such "pra

Re: [Qgis-user] Can I open NetCDF files with QGIS?

2012-02-09 Thread Etienne Tourigny
You have a custom QGis version then? I don't see how this relates to gdal... Any chance this modification could be integrated into qgis trunk? Etienne On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Yves Jacolin (free) wrote: > Etienne, > > I don't think so as my netcdf have several subdataset. I have a windows

Re: [Qgis-user] How Do I Change default Read Only status of layers in QGIS?

2012-02-09 Thread Andreas Neumann
Please also note that not all layers are writable. There may be permission problems (e.g. in a Postgis Layer) and there are some OGR providers that are only read-only. Andreas On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:42:06 -0500, Lee wrote: In the "digitizing toolbar" there is a button which appears to be a blu

Re: [Qgis-user] How Do I Change default Read Only status of layers in QGIS?

2012-02-09 Thread Siki Zoltan
Hello Lachlan, not all the supported vector formats can be edited in QGIS. AFAIK actually shape files, PostGIS and SQLite layers can be edited. Probably you should convert your data to one of the editable formats. Regards, Zoltan On Thu, 9 Feb 2012, Lachlan Milne wrote: Hello How do you chang

Re: [Qgis-user] How Do I Change default Read Only status of layers in QGIS?

2012-02-09 Thread Lee
In the "digitizing toolbar" there is a button which appears to be a blue magic marker or pencil. Hovering over the button reveals the text "toggle editing". With the layer of interest selected, click on this button. Editing will be enabled for that layer. Is this what you needed? or were you askin

RE: [Qgis-user] Convert ASCII UK Wind Speed to Raster

2012-02-09 Thread uk52rob
Thanks Micha, I will give it a go. Rob From: Micha Silver [mailto:mi...@arava.co.il] Sent: 02 February 2012 11:52 To: uk52rob Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Convert ASCII UK Wind Speed to Raster On 02/02/2012 01:08 PM, uk52rob wrote: Hi all, I have been lo

[Qgis-user] RE: compiling problem on 2cea349 master

2012-02-09 Thread Eugenio Trumpy
Hi Jürgen,yes! you are right,i just compiled now! Thanks Eugenio > Hi Eugenio, > > On Thu, 09. Feb 2012 at 08:44:50 +, Eugenio Trumpy wrote: > > The last version catch on git is: > > >2cea349 master > > >I get this error: > >[ 92%] Building CXX object > >python/CMakeFiles/p

[Qgis-user] How Do I Change default Read Only status of layers in QGIS?

2012-02-09 Thread Lachlan Milne
Hello How do you change the default read only status of layers so I can edit them. I am sure this is obvious somewhere, but I am missing it. Thanks Lachlan ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/q

Re: [Qgis-user] MapInfo tab files?

2012-02-09 Thread Nathan Woodrow
Zoltan, In MapInfo tab file the style is stored for each map element in the tab > file. QGIS follows the Shape file logic where no style information is > stored besides the geometry and atrributes. This is not a issue as QGIS is using OGR as a layer between the file and QGIS showing it. Too QGI

Re: [Qgis-user] MapInfo tab files?

2012-02-09 Thread Andreas Neumann
Hi Zoltan and others, QGIS has a second method to assign styles: using data-defined columns. This is where OGR feature styling could be used. You assign certain data columns to styling (e.g. font styles, positioning, dashing, stroke-width). Label styling in QGIS is a good example where data-d

Re: [Qgis-user] Composer right click menu

2012-02-09 Thread Andreas Neumann
Hi, The right click context menu is ok with me as long as there is another way to access the same functionality. Some platforms do not easily support right-click context menus (such as Android, or crippled Macs with just one mouse button). Maybe Marco B. can find a way to support right click

Re: [Qgis-user] MapInfo tab files?

2012-02-09 Thread Siki Zoltan
Dear Mats, it is not only a driver support question. In MapInfo tab file the style is stored for each map element in the tab file. QGIS follows the Shape file logic where no style information is stored besides the geometry and atrributes. The only chance to have different styles for the elemen

Re: [Qgis-user] MapInfo tab files?

2012-02-09 Thread Nathan Woodrow
Hey Mats, QGIS doesn't support as it just hasn't been don't yet, no one has cared enough to really fund it or develop it. QGIS uses OGR which does support basic styles from tab files, however QGIS doesn't use the style information returned from OGR.yet >From what I have seen, the MapInfo OGR

[Qgis-user] MapInfo tab files?

2012-02-09 Thread Mats Elfström
Hi! On the MapInfo list, someone wanted to know why map styles in a MapInfo tab file does not show in Qgis. The answer was that the Qgis reader does not support it. This is a pity since one of the tab file advantages is the ability to store map styles. I would like to know if this is a deliberate d

Re: [Qgis-user] ODBC in GRASS

2012-02-09 Thread Radim Blazek
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Christine Schmidt wrote: > > dear QGIS user list, > as I could not get questions cleared in the GRASS user list, I would like to > ask also this QGIS list: > 1. ) Has anybody succeeded to use the ODBC driver in GRASS ? Yes, few years ago, the ODBC driver was the

Re: [Qgis-user] compiling problem on 2cea349 master

2012-02-09 Thread Jürgen E . Fischer
Hi Eugenio, On Thu, 09. Feb 2012 at 08:44:50 +, Eugenio Trumpy wrote: > The last version catch on git is: >2cea349 master >I get this error: >[ 92%] Building CXX object >python/CMakeFiles/python_module_qgis_core.dir/core/sipcorepart0.cpp.o > > /home/eugenio/dev/cpp/Quant

Re: [Qgis-user] Can I open NetCDF files with QGIS?

2012-02-09 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 08/02/2012 19:59, Etienne Tourigny ha scritto: > It's a pity this doesn't work directly in QGis - anybody know if this > could be fixed/implemented? > It would be great to support subdatasets by adding a layer for each > subdataset, and perhaps even better with a dialog for selecting a > partic

[Qgis-user] compiling problem on 2cea349 master

2012-02-09 Thread Eugenio Trumpy
Hi to all,it is a pair of week that i have a compiling QGIS problems.I'm on a Debian Wheezy, with: Qt 4.7.4GDAL/OGR 1.7.3Postgresq client 9.1.2QWT 6.0.0GEOS 3.2.2SpatialLite 2.4.0 The last version catch on git is: 2cea349 master I get this error:[ 92%] Building CXX object python/CMakeFiles

Re: [Qgis-user] Composer right click menu

2012-02-09 Thread Tim Sutton
Hi On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Andreas Neumann wrote: > Hi, > > I agree with Micha. Borders shouldn't be on by default. > > The right click context menu is ok with me as long as there is another way > to access the same functionality. Some platforms do not easily support > right-click contex