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How to convert geometry of SHP to decimals

I try to create a line with two points. These points are obtained in a SHP layer. How can i convert that points to decimals? Thank you
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Looks like a ghost polygon. Border line can not be deleted though two feature is the same layer

I'm a QGIS 1.8.0 user. I received broken shape file. I found one feature which has a border line within polygon. I tried to delete line with tool;Merger, Dissolve, Node tool and etc. I got the ...
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How to preserve text when converting from .dxf to .shp?

I have tried using dxf2shp converter in QGIS but the text in dxf file is being lost during the conversion process, despite selecting export text labels. I would be grateful if someone can help me ...
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catchment delineation

I am trying to use qgis to delineate between three sub-sub-catchments. I have contour shape file of 20 meter height. Sub-catchment is about 12 square kilometers area but consist of three ...
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MapInfo8.0 is not letting me edit layers imported from the server? [duplicate]

I have imported 4 layerts from my server for use in MapInfo, when i went to edit these layers the edit tool for each of these layers is grey and non accessible. Any suggestions would be greatly ...
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Tectonic / G-Plates, export of shapes [closed]

Whatever I've tried, neither can I compile a running "gplates" on Ubuntu 12.04, nor can I make the windows version run using wine or similar windows emulators. So what I'd like to ask/please: Is ...
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Google Earth export from QGIS

I'm using Quantum GIS. Is there a way to export a shapefile to Google Earth format (*.kmz) using QGIS? Thanks.
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How to calculate polygon areas in acres or square miles instead of feet?

I have a layer in State Plane NAD83. When I use "Vector|Geometry Tools|Add/export geometry columns" or Field Calculator they both create the area in feet. What if I want acres or square miles? Thanks ...
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Can I edit shapefile while using a definition query in QGIS?

Is it possible to edit shapes while using a "definition query" or "query builder" in QGIS? I'm trying to do this in the same way I used to in ArcGIS. Thanks!
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Is it possible to update layer source in qgis

I've loaded a few shape files as layers in qgis, and I'd like to make a duplicate of the project and all associated shape files into a single directory. However, all of the layer sources are still ...
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How to dissolve polygons and aggregate their data in QGIS?

I have a shapefile (one layer) with my country but I have a problem. It is divided into 4 entries (prefectures), and I want it as one, not 4. Also, there is a table with some data, and I want to ...
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How to avoid creating corrupt Shapefiles during Editing?

I have one of my GIS technicians digitizing some lines in QGIS in shapefile format. I don't know how he did it (and neither does he), but somehow the shapefile became corrupt. It was creating random ...
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How to calculate area in sq km of an ellipsoid shapefile

In QGIS, I often find myself setting up projects with an ellipsoid coordinate system (e.g. WGS84) so that the resulting maps have lat lon scales, etc. Often in these projects I also need to do some ...
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Saving part of OSM shapefile in QGIS as GeoJSON strips 'name' field to 25 characters long

I want to copy part of OSM data in ESRI Shapefile (downloaded from http://download.geofabrik.de/europe/ukraine.html ) and save in in GeoJSON to style later in Tilemill. After saving, I see that ...
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Is there a way to traverse and select all vectors connected to a starting vector?

Preferably using QGis I'd like to remove errors from a road network .shp file and was wondering if there was a away to perform a flood fill or traversal on a vector layer to select all connected ...
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Problem to clip a raster with a shapefile

I need to clip a rasterlayer with a vector layer. When I try this, the following error appears: **ERROR 1: Attempt to create 0x0 dataset is illegal,sizes must be larger than zero.** What am I ...
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How to create a 3D shapefile from a raster?

I´m trying to make a 3D shapefile from a raster feature but not working. Tried already to run the command in OSGeo4W but nothing happen. I'm using the Qgis 1.8.0 Lisboa. The purpose is to get a final ...
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What's the correct transformation for Lambert Conformal Conic for Wyoming?

I am a newb in QGIS. I have loaded QGIS 1.8 (Lisboa) and practicing with a number of maps for portions of the state of Wyoming. My maps are mostly in UTM 12N NAD 27 & NAD 83 some are in decimal ...
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Problem with encoding of CSV and SHP files in Linux

I am new to using QGIS. I came up against the encoding issue of shp files. This solution to solved my problem in Windows (for source I had to put windows-1253 instead of utf-8) My question is what ...
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PyQgis overwrite shape file and adding layer to Qgis

I am creating a shapefile in python by: driver = ogr.GetDriverByName('ESRI Shapefile') datasource = driver.CreateDataSource('c:/temp/toke2.shp') layer = ...
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How to fix distortions for Baden-Württemberg?

I'm working in an area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. I loaded some OSM data in QGIS but the map display is distorted. I tried ftools define projection with many different projections but nothing ...
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Help in GRASS/QGIS/Python

I have Idea about ArcGIS, and a bit of QGIS and zero programming knowledge, which I am trying for thesedays. I saw GRASS GIS and have started working with shapefiles, which are not being loaded... :( ...
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styles when merging shapefiles in qgis

Trying to create something for mapstory.org It wants it in all one shapefile. So I create a polygons and lines (with time attributes) in qgis 1.8 Then merge them all into one shapefile, how can you ...
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Convert Shp to Dxf with QGIS [duplicate]

8.0. I have asked this before and seen similar but not the same (all of which I Have not got an answer to so not a duplicate). But is there a way to export a shp as a dxf so that it will not crash ...
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GIS file format for space and time data?

I need some advice with GIS file format choice. Here is my problem: I have about 100 stations. At each station water temperature is measured daily for 1 year I want to load this data to QGIS and be ...
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Routing with Shapefiles

I am having shapefiles for a particular map location, the shapefile consists of points and polylines. Now I want to find the shortest path between the points. What is perfect and simple method to find ...
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“topo to raster” tool

is there any analogue of "topo to raster" tool (ArcGIS) in QGIS? I need to creates surfaces from shp for some cases from points and for some from lines and this instrument is very convenient.
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loading CanVec directory full of .shp files

I'm totally new to QGIS, and trying to view a Canadian Topo map as published on an iMac - I don't want to change it. ...
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QGIS Workflow Problem

I have 3 SpatiaLite layers (one without geometry but with fields that need to be filtered, one with points and one with polygons, both without any non-geometry fields) that need to be combined to a ...
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I am unable to draw a shape layer

When I add a new shape layer or want to edit an existing one, nothing is happening. I even don't see the dots where I'm clicking. Maybe the problem is I deleted some layers (by opening the .qgs as a ...
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QGIS opening shp file: why does it crash?

I am trying to open a shp file from the EEA (Urban Atlas), and with some of the shp files qgis keeps crashing as soon as I try to load it. QGIS 1.8.0 is running on Windows 7; I reinstalled QGIS, ...
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Merging polygons at county level to state level

I have a shapefile that represents counties (admin 2) only, but I need to create a state level (admin 1) polygon file (I'm using QGIS). I will need to sum up (or average) the relevant data at each ...
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Adding polygon to existing database column

I've built a database with postgreSQL with a few geometry columns. When I add some data to my non-geometry columns, I can see them in QGIS when I connect to my DB using postgis. Now, I want to add ...
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What vector file type yields the greatest detail with the Heat Map plugin?

I'm using .shp files built from .csv files and having quirky results. Perhaps there is a better way to begin. The heat map appears to be accurately describing the data but calculates a huge area in ...
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Can I create a custom Shapefile for SAS with QGIS?

Okay - I am in the process of configuring GIS within our organisation and am waiting for QGIS to be installed. My aim is to use QGIS to compile a custom shapefile of the business regions used by our ...
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Why does my 113th Congress Shapefile match up with the wrong districts across the country?

I downloaded a Shapefile from the Census on the 113th congress broken down by district nationally: http://www2.census.gov/geo/tiger/TIGERrd13_st/nation/tl_rd13_us_cd113.zip Within the .dbf file, ...
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QGIS rounds up the coordinates to six decimals when saving layer changes

I have the problem that when I create a new point (in a point layer) or a new line (in a line layer of course) and I save the changes to the layer (so NOT the project save) then QGIS rounds up the ...
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How to convert jpg file to shapefile?

I am developing a GIS application like this: By now my steps are: I have got a jpg file, 5040 x 8179 dimension. In this map, the roads, rivers, towns etc. are marked. I am using .Net to develop ...
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How to convert shapefile to vector emf?

I want to convert a shapefile to an EMF file. The EMF file must be a vector image, not a raster image. Please suggest to me some good packages or tools. Thanks in advance.
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Spatial adjustment for vector shp files in QGIS [duplicate]

How to do spatial adjustment for vector shp files in QGIS? I have a set of 4 cadastral maps of adjacent locations. I have converted them form DWG to DXF and then to vector shapefiles. They are not ...
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Why are edits in shapefile table not saved?

I have created a shapefile (point data) and wish to change some parameters in the files table data. I can edit the data and see the coresponding change in my my symbology. However, when I save the ...
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Why don't some layers line up afer converting Mapinfo TAB to Shapefile?

I have 6 MapInfo layers / TAB files which I need to convert to ESRI ShapeFiles, preferably using QGIS. When a colleague opens these in MapInfo 10, they all look fine and line up correctly. When I open ...
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How can I merge adjacent polygons in a shapefile that have been split at tile boundaries?

I'm currently using building data from the Ordnance Survey Vectormap District and I've noticed that a lot of building polygons are split in 2 because of the way the OS split up the shapefile. This is ...
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Splitting DXF layers into Shapfile layers in QGIS?

When i load a dxf into QGIS all the layers are present in the attribute table. Is it possible to split this "entities" layer in QGIS into its component parts and save each component part as an ...
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why the Dxf2shape pluging doesn't work?

I have a problem with the dxf2shape converter in my windows pc, when I try to make a conversion, the shape file is not generated and sometimes the program crashes, I have tried this plugin in a ...
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Exporting 2 shp layers to geojson using quantum GIS

I will explain with an example: I have 2 shp files for Tanzania. Tanzania inland waters http://www.diva-gis.org/data/wat/TZA_wat.zip Tanzania administrative boundaries ...
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How to fix the “The inserted Ring is not contained in a feature”?

I am trying to add a ring in a feature in a shapefile. This feature is a single part feature but has already a few rings. When I try to add the new ring, I have the error message : "The inserted Ring ...
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How to get a list of distinct values from a shapefile field using QGIS?

I have a shapefile whose features I can filter by specifying a where clause in the query dialogue. F.x. I have a field named 'city_name' and by stating 'city_name = "London"' in the where clause only ...
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Revealing the different layers of a shape file in QGIS

Shapefile I am referring to is 'NUTS_RG_03M_2010' which is together with several other Shapefiles available in a ZIP file on the Eurostat web site. the ZIP file the available map sets at Eurostat I ...
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How to modify two polygons which have common point and line at the one time

I would like to modify two polygon at the one time because these two data has same point and line. Is it possible?? In the present circumstance, I have to modify polygon one by one. First, I ...

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