Re: [Qgis-user] Google Satellite and Measure line tool wrong results

2015-07-07 Thread Marco
Hi. Tnx to Nicolas for the input concerning how to work-around the problem with the Google images. And I will try to use Landsat images first, some years ago I did, now it I have just to remember how it works :-) Have a nice day Marco Il 07. 07. 15 09:14, Andreas Neumann ha scritto: > Hi M

Re: [Qgis-user] Google Satellite and Measure line tool wrong results

2015-07-07 Thread Andreas Neumann
Hi Marco, On 06.07.2015 20:19, Marco wrote: Hello. Yes tnx. I don't have any problem with shp files and the measuring tool, only with the Google layers. I will have to load the sat images from another source that is a good idea. It is legally questionable if you are allowed to use Goo

Re: [Qgis-user] Google Satellite and Measure line tool wrong results

2015-07-06 Thread Nicolas Cadieux
Hi, All you need to do is to make a background shp that will not move, then zoom in with the Google layer until it shifts, and then zoom out. The shp file will help you Identify when the Google layer is in the correct place. Then, hide the vector layer and click on "save as image". Then load

Re: [Qgis-user] Google Satellite and Measure line tool wrong results

2015-07-06 Thread Marco
Hello. Yes tnx. I don't have any problem with shp files and the measuring tool, only with the Google layers. I will have to load the sat images from another source Marco Il 06. 07. 15 02:48, Nicolas Cadieux ha scritto: > > Hi, > I guess you are using the open layer plugin. If so, Google la

Re: [Qgis-user] Google Satellite and Measure line tool wrong results

2015-07-05 Thread Nicolas Cadieux
Hi, I guess you are using the open layer plugin.  If so, Google layer go all funny on you if you zoom too much.  Vectorize a line in a shp file and see if the background moves.  If most likely will. If so, the problem is not with the measuring tool but with the Google layer. Nicolas Cadieux M.

[Qgis-user] Google Satellite and Measure line tool wrong results

2015-07-05 Thread Marco
Hello all. I just noticed that the "Measure line" tool is returning a distance measurement that is dependent from the zoom level when I'm using the Google satellite plugin. (increasing the zoom level results in a shorter distance) This is of course wrong, and the question is whether or not this c