[Qgis-user] Fuzzy attribute search

2014-03-13 Thread Lynkos
Yes, it's me again... sorry, but I need you guys at this moment! Here's my problem... I've been given an attribute table which includes a column containing a series of three letter codes, for example, CAP,BJM,DAD BJM,YRP,FQN ALK, CAP,YRP Is there a way in QGIS of identifying and selecting all

[Qgis-user] Mysterious coordinates (Italy)

2014-03-12 Thread Lynkos
Solve one mystery and another appears! This isn't really a QGIS issue, but I'm wondering if there's someone out there who'd be willing to give me a hand anyway. I'm processing a series of data sheets of bird observations from volunteer observers throughout Italy. We specify decimal degrees, WGS84

Re: [Qgis-user] Intersecting points and polygons

2014-03-11 Thread Lynkos
a look at Vector - Data Management tools -- Join Attributes by Location or use the Spatial Query Plugin in combination with the field calculator. Either way should work for you. Andreas Am 11.03.2014 08:50, schrieb Lynkos: Back again needing your help... I have a point shapefile containing

[Qgis-user] Loading a .map url in QGIS

2014-01-27 Thread Lynkos
I'm trying to load maps from this Catalogue: http://www.siglapalma.es/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=30Itemid=42in QGIS Dufour, but copying the url with a .map ending into the usual Add WMS layer window gives me a can't connect message. Am I doing something wrong, or is it not possible to

Re: [Qgis-user] Fwd: Merging polygons leaves isolated lines

2014-01-16 Thread Lynkos
Thanks to everyone for the help and suggestions so far. I've uploaded all the shapefile parts here (sorry, yesterday I was in a rush and I just wasn't thinking): https://www.dropbox.com/s/ru4s3bi2bt5z4c2/QGIS-merge.zip This file is the result of several save-as operations, so the problem

[Qgis-user] Fwd: Merging polygons leaves isolated lines

2014-01-15 Thread Lynkos
I've been given a shape file representing a vegetation map which I now have to modify, merging a number of polygons. When I do this, in almost all cases the merge leaves a number of lines, either attached to one of the polygons or completely isolated. An example of the problem (one of the worst)

Re: [Qgis-user] Fwd: Merging polygons leaves isolated lines

2014-01-15 Thread Lynkos
Thanks Paolo for the rapid response. It does look as though my problem is related. Any guidance on how I can clean up the original shapefile? Sarah. 2014/1/15 Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Il 15/01/2014 18:17, Lynkos ha scritto: I've

[Qgis-user] Using xytools after installation of QGIS 2.0

2013-10-23 Thread Lynkos
I've recently installed QGIS Dufour which is great. The only problem I've encountered so far is that it doesn't seem possible to install the xytools plugin which I'm currently using for an ongoing project. A search on the web seems to indicate that the plugin is not available for Dufour, so I'll

Re: [Qgis-user] OpenLayers plugin bug

2013-10-23 Thread Lynkos
I have the same problem in Italy. A shape file of points in WGS84 displays perfectly on other bases, but if I use an OpenLayers map such as Google as the base, the points disappear, Sarah. 2013/10/23 Brent Wood pcr...@pcreso.com Hi, I have a problem with this very useful plugin. If I load

Re: [Qgis-user] How to install and config SDA4PP Plugin

2013-09-01 Thread Lynkos
I had the same problem a week or so ago and since no-one else has yet answered, here is the helpful reply I received from Giovanni Manghi: unofortunately there is no chance: on Windows it is missing a dependency (rpy2), so it would first needed to support the development of a binary packages for

[Qgis-user] Using the SDA4PP plugin with QGIS Lisboa

2013-08-28 Thread Lynkos
After beating my head against the wall for a couple of days, I've managed to get the SDA4PP plugin working with an old version of QGIS (1.4, Enceladus). Still no luck though in the QGIS Lisboa I use normally. In Lisboa, the plugin launches, but testing with the Components tool gives the message:

[Qgis-user] Calculating distance between two nearest neighbours

2013-08-26 Thread Lynkos
Here I am again with another of my all too obvious queries. I have a points shapefile (with about 1000 points) and for each point, I need to calculate the distance between that point and its nearest neighbour. I have tried to use the SDA4PP plugin which seems perfect, but can't get Rpy2 working.

Re: [Qgis-user] Calculating polygon areas

2013-08-25 Thread Lynkos
degrees Sarah is getting, the difference would be a lot larger than just 8%... Peter -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org [mailto: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] Im Auftrag von Goyo Gesendet: Freitag, 23. August 2013 14:20 An: Lynkos Cc: qgis-user

[Qgis-user] Calculating polygon areas

2013-08-23 Thread Lynkos
Everything else I try and do in QGIS works just fine. But whenever I try to calculate polygon areas, I come unstuck :-(. I have been given a shape file with a series of polygons representing the distribution of a particular plant, with the request to calculate the surface area in square metres.

[Qgis-user] Calculating polygon area

2013-05-02 Thread Lynkos
Dear all, here I am back with one of my usual newbie questions which I'm sure has such a simple answer that I already feel embarassed in advance! Here goes anyway... I'm trying to calculate the area and perimeter length of a polygon shapefile. Using the QGIS measuring tool and clicking along the

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-05 Thread Lynkos
I've just tried using the XY tools plug-in, but I get the message: There is a problem with loading a python module which is needed to read/write Excel files. Please see documentation/help how to install python xlw and xlrd libraries. I've tried following the instructions to install the libraries,

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-05 Thread Lynkos
Thanks Richard for your reply. I had in fact used the osgeo4w installer, and tried using it again to reinstall, but with no luck. Then thanks to your useful link, I found that the two lib elements necessary are not downloaded and installed by default, but have to be selected manually using the

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-04 Thread Lynkos
Mike that sounds like a great idea. Tomorrow I'll give it a try! Thanks, Sarah. 2013/4/4 Michael Harte mha...@ozemail.com.au Sarah, To expand on what Rudi, Goyo, and Andreas have suggested with regard to converting data stored in spreadsheets and or text files to shapefiles I follow a

[Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-03 Thread Lynkos
I'm sure there is a very simple answer to my problem, but for the moment I can't figure it out... so I hope you will forgive me for asking your advice. I have been asked to create and maintain a GIS of sightings of a particular species of rare bird. The data comes to me in the form of an Excel

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-03 Thread Lynkos
Il 03/04/2013 11:28, Lynkos ha scritto: I wondered if it could all be managed using Spatialite or equivalent, but as I have absolutely no database programming or management experience, I'm finding it hard to understand the best way to proceed. Any advice? And thanks in advance, Sarah

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-03 Thread Lynkos
... to modify the data, yes in fact that's what I'm doing. But to ADD a new record from the coordinate data? Am I missing an add button somewhere? 2013/4/3 Paolo Cavallini cavall...@faunalia.it -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Il 03/04/2013 12:05, Lynkos ha scritto: Thanks

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-03 Thread Lynkos
. If everything went well, and the layers attributes match, you will get all the new bird sighting in the main shapefile. Still, the best would be to directly input the sightings on the shapefile. Hope it helps, Alexandre Neto On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Lynkos lynkosm...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-03 Thread Lynkos
/How_do_I_do_that_in_QGIS HTH, Albin Am 03.04.2013 16:04, schrieb Lynkos: Alexandre , thanks :-). I'll try your suggestion and let you know if I can make it work. 2013/4/3 Alexandre Neto senhor.n...@gmail.com mailto:senhor.n...@gmail.com For each new record you need to add a new Point

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-03 Thread Lynkos
I'd love to have the time to learn PostGIS and maybe I will one day, although perhaps its powerful performance would be excessive for such a small amount of data. My problem is that my job is something quite different and I just can't find the learning time necessary. I'm sure following the advice

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-03 Thread Lynkos
Thanks for this suggestion Rudi. I'll be doing some experimenting during the next few days to see which method works best for the sort of data I'll be handling, Sarah. 2013/4/3 Rudi von Staden rud...@gmail.com Hi Sarah, On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Lynkos lynkosm...@gmail.com wrote: I'd

Re: [Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

2013-04-03 Thread Lynkos
can find the time necessary learning and implementation time. 2013/4/3 Micha Silver mi...@arava.co.il On 4/3/2013 1:05 PM, Lynkos wrote: Thanks for answering so quickly Paolo. Adding the data directly to the imported shapefile is exactly what I would like to do. I'm sure it's incredibly

[Qgis-user] Problem installing Geotag and Import Photos plugin

2013-01-26 Thread Lynkos
Hello everyone from snowy cold Italy! I have a problem with installing the Geotag and Import Photos plugin. On my portable, I've downloaded and installed the plugin without difficulty using the usual Python Plugin installer. On my PC however, for some reason the Geotag plugin does not appear in