[Qgis-user] Accessing Spatialite 3.0.1 in QGIS 1.8 using Python Console

2012-07-06 Thread richard burcher
Hi Folks, I'm trying to access spatialite from the python console with aim to building a plugin. I'm fairly new to qgis dev & understanding the api. >From checking it seems there are two versions of spatialite?: using pyspatialite module the version stated is 2.3.1 but I need access to 3.0.1 (re

Re: [Qgis-user] Area Calculation in Field Calculation

2012-07-06 Thread Jeremy Hill
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Re: [Qgis-user] Getting started - Data

2012-07-06 Thread Micha Silver
On 06/07/2012 17:49, Jeff Barnard wrote: I am working with the Dominican Red Cross for 12 months assisting with disaster preparedness and prevention. Members have begun mapping communities for hazards using google maps and very lengthy hand writte

Re: [Qgis-user] Getting started - Data

2012-07-06 Thread Bob and Deb
It has been a while since I had to deal with e00 files, but when I did I believe I used avcimport to convert the e00 into a binary coverage. If you don't do this some e00 files can take a very long time to import. On Jul 6, 2012 7:49 AM, "Jeff Barnard" wrote: > I am working with the Dominican Re

Re: [Qgis-user] Getting started - Data

2012-07-06 Thread Ves Nikos
Dear Jeff, We would like to help you but you need to give us more information for your problem. What platform do you use? When said you were unable to import/convert e00 files did qgis given you any specific error message? If so what was it? What do you mean you were unable to load raster

Re: [Qgis-user] Getting started - Data

2012-07-06 Thread Brent Fraser
Jeff, Have a look at OpenStreetMap (http://www.openstreetmap.org/) for data, and H.O.T. (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team). I think there is a QGIS plugin for OpenStreetMap data, but I haven't tried it. Best Regards, Brent Fraser On 7/6/2012 8:49 AM, Jeff Barnard wr

Re: [Qgis-user] Getting started - Data

2012-07-06 Thread Richard Duivenvoorde
On 07/06/2012 04:49 PM, Jeff Barnard wrote: All the videos and training I find start from having the data accessible to the program. I feel once I get something to work with I will be away. Here http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/wiki/Download#6-Sources-and-Sample-Dataset you can find d

[Qgis-user] Getting started - Data

2012-07-06 Thread Jeff Barnard
I am working with the Dominican Red Cross for 12 months assisting with disaster preparedness and prevention. Members have begun mapping communities for hazards using google maps and very lengthy hand written notes etc. I have installed QGIS 1.8.0-Lisboa but am frustrated at being unable to get st

Re: [Qgis-user] v1.8 project properties ubuntu

2012-07-06 Thread Frank Sokolic
On 06/07/2012 14:54, Michael Spencer wrote: Daft question (hopefully): in QGIS v1.8 where has the project properties dialogue gone? This used to be under settings and allowed one to change the project CRS (amongst other things). Cheers, Michael Hi Michael, You can access the project propertie

Re: [Qgis-user] v1.8 project properties ubuntu

2012-07-06 Thread Etienne Tourigny
It has been fixed in trunk (qgis-2.0), but not in 1.8 On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Giovanni Manghi wrote: > It only happens when using unity. There a ticket already open about this > issue. > > On Jul 6, 2012 2:06 PM, "Alexandre Neto" wrote: >> >> The same has happened to me. >> >> I haven't

Re: [Qgis-user] v1.8 project properties ubuntu

2012-07-06 Thread Giovanni Manghi
It only happens when using unity. There a ticket already open about this issue. On Jul 6, 2012 2:06 PM, "Alexandre Neto" wrote: > The same has happened to me. > > I haven't been able to correct it, but you can acess CRS and other > properties by clicking the globe icon in the lower right corner o

Re: [Qgis-user] v1.8 project properties ubuntu

2012-07-06 Thread Alexandre Neto
The same has happened to me. I haven't been able to correct it, but you can acess CRS and other properties by clicking the globe icon in the lower right corner of the screen. Alexandre Neto On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Michael Spencer wrote: > Daft question (hopefully): in QGIS v1.8 where h

[Qgis-user] v1.8 project properties ubuntu

2012-07-06 Thread Michael Spencer
Daft question (hopefully): in QGIS v1.8 where has the project properties dialogue gone? This used to be under settings and allowed one to change the project CRS (amongst other things). Cheers, Michael http://scottishsnow.wordpress.com/___

[Qgis-user] Area calculation in field calculator

2012-07-06 Thread Harish
1- I converted projection 4326 to 32643(UTM zone 43N) to get are calculation. I used geometry operator as $area with creating a new field of decimal (real) type with width 10 and 2 precision. I tried with different widths and precisions, every time there are 7-8 digits after decimal, like, 2361773.

[Qgis-user] New case study from the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, India

2012-07-06 Thread Otto Dassau
Dear Community, I am pleased to announce a new case study, this time from India. It is about QGIS training courses at the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Jaipur Centre, India. They are fully sponsored by NIRD and participants only need to pay for their travel expenses. Author is

Re: [Qgis-user] SEXANTE testing

2012-07-06 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 05/07/2012 12:57, Paolo Cavallini ha scritto: > I'm thinking of testing the modules one by one, and reporting on the wiki for > each > the success or failure, and the operating system used. > Given the large number of modules, this requires a fair amount of work, and > I'm > unable to do it a

Re: [Qgis-user] SEXANTE testing

2012-07-06 Thread Paolo Cavallini
Il 05/07/2012 20:19, Victor Olaya ha scritto: > Those are saved by R to the Rout file in the "sextante" folder (in > your user folder). I will add some mechanism to maybe open it from > SEXTANTE. I think in general error logs should be accessible with a single click from the output popup. All the

Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS MSSQL 2008 Data import problem

2012-07-06 Thread Noli Sicad
Martin, have a look at this archive as well. [freetds] Cannot connect to MS SQL 2008 server from OS X using FreeTDS http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/freetds/2012q2/subject.html Noli On 7/6/12, Noli Sicad wrote: > Hi Martin, > > I think you need freetds as well with iodbc in order to mssql t

Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS MSSQL 2008 Data import problem

2012-07-06 Thread Noli Sicad
Hi Martin, I think you need freetds as well with iodbc in order to mssql to work with Mac OS X. http://www.freetds.org/index.html http://www.freetds.org/userguide/odbcdiagnose.htm#WITH.IODBC As I understand, we need to have a connection with the MS SQL server with Mac OS X Operating system firs