Lutra Consulting: QGIS Layer Tree API (Part 1)
This blog post will be about the QGIS component responsible for showing the list of layers. In the QGIS project we typically call this component the “legend widget”. People used to other GIS software...
View ArticleLutra Consulting: QGIS Layer Tree API (Part 1)
This blog post will be about the QGIS component responsible for showing the list of layers. In the QGIS project we typically call this component the “legend widget”. People used to other GIS software...
View ArticleLutra Consulting: QGIS Layer Tree API (Part 2)
In part 1 we covered how to access the project’s layer tree and read its data. Now let’s focus on building and manipulating layer trees. We’ll also look at how to receive updates about changes within a...
View ArticleLutra Consulting: QGIS Layer Tree API (Part 2)
In the first part we have covered how to access the project’s layer tree and read the data stored in the tree. Now let’s focus on building layer trees and manipulating with them. We will also have a...
View ArticleNathans QGIS and GIS blog: Fundraising for Eloise and Heartfelt
The death of our daughter was one of the hardest things my wife and I have ever had to deal with. It's not something that I wish anyone ever have to experience and feel really sorry for those who have...
View ArticleKartoza: WMS Legend Plugin for Leaflet
This weekend I was updating our map gallery at http://maps.kartoza.com and I wanted to have WMS legends in my maps. The maps are mostly generated using QGIS server which also produces a nice looking...
View ArticleQGIS UK: Scottish QGIS User Group – 21 October, Edinburgh
The next QGIS user group meeting in Scotland is happening on 21st October 2014. It is being held in the School of Informatics at Edinburgh University. For more info about the venue:...
View ArticleMarkus Neteler: Selective data removal in an elevation map by means of...
Do you also sometimes get maps which contain zero (0) rather than NULL (no data) in some parts of the map? This can be easily solved with “floodfilling”, even in a GIS.My original map looks like this...
View ArticleSourcepole: Sourcepole at FOSS4G 2014 in Portland
In one week, the 2014 FOSS4G Conference will start in Portland/Oregon. Sourcepole supports this major event as a bronze sponsor.Our conference contributions:Workshop presented by Horst Düster...
View ArticleSourcepole: Share and manage your Data with QGIS Cloud and WFS-T
A lot of people are using QGIS Cloud as a service with ready to use QGIS webclient. It’s very easy to publish data and share maps in this way. But QGIS Cloud has more power under the hood. A not so...
View ArticleSourcepole: Slides FOSS4G 2014
Slides from our presentations at FOSS4G 2014 in Portland/Oregon:From Nottingham to PDX: QGIS 2014 roundupState of QGIS ServerEasy ETL with OGR@PirminKalberer
View ArticleKartoza: Gary Sherman wins the Sol Katz award
This year Gary Sherman won the annual Sol Katz award. To quote the OSGEO page about the award:The Sol Katz Award for Geospatial Free and Open Source Software (GFOSS) is awarded annually by OSGeo to...
View ArticleQGIS UK: QGIS OpenLayers alternative: ArcGIS online basemap
The QGIS Ireland user group posted a method of adding the ArcGIS Online global raster basemap to QGIS to use as an alternative to the openLayers...
View ArticleNathans QGIS and GIS blog: Exporting QGIS symbols as images
Ever wanted to export your QGIS symbols as images? Yes. Well here is some Python code that will let you do just...
View ArticleQGIS UK: Registration is open
Registration is open now for the Scottish QGIS user group. You can register here:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/qgis-uk-scottish-user-group-tickets-13092023595The planned agenda for the day is as...
View Articleanitagraser.com: Labels as text in SVG exports
Today’s post is inspired by a recent thread on the QGIS user mailing list titled “exporting text to Illustrator?”. The issue was that with the introduction of the new labeling system, all labels were...
View ArticleNathans QGIS and GIS blog: QGIS atlas on non geometry tables
This is proof that no matter how close you are to a project you can still miss some really cool stuff that you never knew or considered was possible. The problem to solve:You have a CSV with a row of...
View ArticleFaunalia: QGIS training (3 days) and Birdwatching/Field data collection (2...
Faunalia and Imagine-Science are pleased to announce a QGIS training (3 days) course during a week that will include 2 days of field activities related to birdwatching and field data collection. Where:...
View Articleanitagraser.com: Visualizing direction-dependent values
When mapping flows or other values which relate to a certain direction, styling these layers gets interesting. I faced the same challenge when mapping direction-dependent error values. Neighboring cell...
View ArticleFaunalia: Training courses calendar: QGIS (Desktop, Server and Web) and PostGIS
We just published our Training Courses calendar for the period September 2014 – January 2015. This includes training courses about QGIS (Desktop, Server and Web) and PostgreSQL/PostGIS in both Italy...
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