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QGIS 1.8 / Problem using grid with a vector layer

Thanks for your helpful site where i found many answers, So, this is my first unsolvable question : I need to etablish a model of maritime pollution and I try to use the grid option to work on ocean ...
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draw lines with an angle inside a rectangle in python

I am trying to make a plugin for Qgis with python. I have the four corner coordinates for a rectangle. I want to give the user the inputs, line space and angle (0 -180 degrees). With these inputs, I ...
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Help with grid creation in QGIS

I have 235 raster tile 20km x 20km. I need to create a grid to overlay across them...ie the grid itself will be 20km x 20km, with the lines of the grid on the boundaries of the tiles. I am assuming ...
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How to draw grid cells in QGIS?

I have one ASCII text file with eight columns. The first four provide the x-coordinates (e.g. longitude) of the four corners of a grid cell, while the last four provide the y-coordinates (e.g. ...
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How to emulate a specific vector grid in QGIS?

I would like to analyze data included in a pdf file. The file contains information on characteristics of 16km grid cells for a specific study area. The file also includes a map displaying the grid. I ...
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How to convert PostGis Table (Grid data) to Continuous field using Qgis?

I'd like to transform my Gridded Layer (generated form a PostGIS table of points) to a continuous and colored layer. How could I do this with Qgis or any other program? Many thanks and best regards, ...
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How to create a 500m Regular Grid for KML input area?

I am hoping to create a point grid over the city of Edmonton. My workflow is: Import a KML of Edmonton neighborhoods from here Save the layer as a SHP Delete the layer and load the SHP Define the ...
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QGIS regular points around each polygon in a layer (vs ALL polygons)

I have a number of buffered points (some where polygons intersect & are dissolved. I'd like to create regular spaced points grid around EACH polygon -- not ALL polygons. When I do Vector -> ...
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Create a polygon layer from point data

I'm currently using QGIS 1.8.0 I would like to create a polygon layer from a point dataset, where the size of the polygons relates to the resolution of the grid reference. The ultimate aim would be ...
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How extract data from a SNODAS file

I'm trying to extract data from a raster file from "Snow Data Assimilation System (SNODAS)" and convert it to a MMQGIS (plugin) grid layer (Hexagon) with QGIS. This raster file stores the snow depth ...
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Lat/long grid in QGIS using WGS84 projected layers

I'm using QGIS to project some shapes that are in WGS84 coordinate system. I want to add a grid to the map in the map composer but when I try to do it the degrees don't show up. I have tried to do ...
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How to convert a polygon to a grid of polygons using QGIS?

For example, the city of Rotterdam represented as a hexagonal grid.
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Why are grid and scalebar measures 1mm too long in a 1:10000 print?

I used qgis 1.8 to compose a map from the WMS-service of the Belgian NGI. I added a scalebar and grid to it. When I measure it by hand, the distance between the longitudelines is 101mm instead of ...
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How to display DMS in QGIS print composer?

Can we display degrees, minutes, seconds in QGIS Print Composer window instead of decimal degrees? Is there any plugins available for that? Thank you very much.
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How to create a grid constrained within a polygon in QGIS?

In QGIS I have created an irregularly shaped polygon. I can create a grid based on the maximum extents of the polygon via Vector>Research Tools>Vector Grid. However, what if I need the grid to ...
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Different coordinate system for map project and scalebar?

Is it possible to specify a coordinate reference system (CRS) for the scalebar that is different to the project CRS? Example: my project CRS uses geographic coordinates (lat/long), the reason being ...
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Creating regularly spaced, defined # of points within polygon in QGIS

I used the research tool "Regular Points" to produce a certain number of points within a polygon, but it forms a rectangular grid of points rather than only within the shape of the polygon. Since I ...
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How can I add a grid (from projection MTM8) on my layers

I need to add a grid on a map I created with my own layers and GPS data. How can i do this? I know how to do it in Arcgis, but not in QuantumGIS. Can you help me?
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Divide a complex shape file into a grid

I have a decently detailed shapefile with polygon/multipolygon features (the file is about 500mb). It's actually a shapefile of the entire world, with the features representing coastlines. I need to ...