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Export ArcGIS 9.3 .lyr symbology styles to QGIS

There are numerous posts on GIS.SE on exporting ArcGIS 10.x symbology to SLD then to QGIS; however, I don't think this is possible for ArcGIS 9.3.x. Is it possible to convert *.lyr styles from ArcGIS ...
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Display colour coded road traffic data in QGIS

I would like to colour code a shape file containing road polylines to represent the heaviest flows of traffic. The shape file contains attribute data linked to each section of road where road traffic ...
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Is it possible to use different symbols instead of colours in one shapefile in QGIS?

I want to show 50 bird species on a map and give each species a different symbol (with a different colour) so they can be visually distinguished in the map. Is this possible?
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How to programmatically change an SVG symbol in the Vector Layer?

I'm trying to change the symbol used in a layer via Python. I've been able to tunnel through a vector layer to the symbol layer, but I don't know how to change the symbol it's using. I'd like to ...
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varying size of symbol depending on number of datasets

i am trying to map archaeological finds with qgis. some of them have the same coordinates since they are from the same site or very close to each other. is it possible to automatically display the ...
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How to create symbology? [duplicate]

Please suggest how to create symbology in QGIS? As I am Infrastructure layer with the help of QGIS and I want to represent different roads with different colors and widths but right now I am unable to ...
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How to randomize colors for large datasets in QGIS new symbology?

Someone has already asked how to randomize colors by class in QGIS new symbology, but the answer there does not work with datasets containing more than 100 unique values since the Random option only ...
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Display raster outlines

I guess mine is a very simple task, however I don't know how to solve it. I m trying to display the outlines of a raster created from a polygon shp. What I would like to come up with is an image where ...
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get value from attribute table and change symbology with QGIS and Python

I'm newbie developing plugins for QGIS using Python, this is the first one and it is very frustrating hehe. Ok, this is the situation, I have a 1 point layer in QGIS. Its attribute table has 4 fields ...
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Changing symbology/color in kml when exported from arcGIS/QGIS [closed]

I have marked some points and used symbology in ArcGIS/QGIS... when I export the file to kml, the color/symbology changes and only single color/symbol remains. Is there any possible way that the ...
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How to acces features attributes when creating renderer?

I'm trying to customize the rendering of a point layer in QGIS using python. Thus I have written a renderer class as explained in the documentation ...
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How change border line to no pen with python console?

From Python console I load a shapefile with qgis.utils.iface.addVectorLayer. How I can remove border lines (change to no pen) in the active layer?
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Scaling location points proportionately

I'm trying to get QGIS (1.8) to scale the point markers for each town in a district proportionately to the size of their population (i.e. bigger population = bigger circle). I can get them to vary by ...
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How to apply a graduated renderer in pyQGIS?

Just trying to run the following code already given in the pyqgis cookbook to create graduated colors symbology (as in example with 2 classes) I define the source info for the shapefile but when I ...
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Is it possible to use symbols instead of colours to visualise raster cell values?

I have a raster image (GeoTIFF) with integer values. I know how to visualise raster values in QGIS using colormaps or similar, but I would like to assign symbols to each colour value instead - just ...
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Can I Rotate SVG symbol counter clockwise in Quantum GIS? (Direction East 0 - counter clockwise) [closed]

I'm working in a road signs project. I need the signs layer symbol to rotate according to the value in the angle field, so they could be represented facing the correct orientation. However, the angle ...
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Display the outline of many polygons

I need help formatting an outline on a layer. The problem is that i have a layer with this attribute table: And the aspect of this layer is like that: What I need is to show an outline not around ...
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Can you print cross-hatch area fills like they appear on screen?

I'm trying to use a cross-hatch symbol on polygons in QGIS. When displayed on screen, they look just fine - both in the map and in the composer. The problem is when they are rendered to an image ...
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Does “size scale field” in QGIS actually work?

I'm having mixed results with the 'size scale field' aka graduated symbols in QGIS. Some forum posts out there say this feature is broken - others can get it to work.
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How to symbolize vector features using RGB values stored in three fields?

I need to symbolize a vector layer in Arcmap based on RGB (or HSB - can do either) values found in fields in the attribute table. I'm working with up to 10 different datasets, each with over 100 ...
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How to migrate SVG-based styles for QGIS to other computers?

I'm working on a project that has involved creating many recolourable SVG icons and bringing them into QGIS. These are then used in layer symbologies, with these subsequent layer styles exported as ...
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How to add a custom SymbolLayerV2 to a Vectorlayer in QGIS

I'm trying to add a symbolLayer with a line-decoration (line-arrow) to a vectorlayer of linestrings. what i am trying at the moment is to create a new layer and set it's QgsLineSymbol with a list of ...
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Looking for qml specification

Where I can find qml specification which is used for store symbology information in QGIS? Try to googe it - no result.
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Symbol size is not absolute in print composition after using rotation field

I got a problem with my symbols: All of my symbols have a absolute size of 2-3 mm. But after linking them to the rotation field in my attribute table, the symbol size become relative. After printing ...
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Is there a SVG symbol library for qgis?

Im currently using default simple symbol capabilities or dingbat fonts for point objects. Is there maybe a SVG symbol library for qgis that is a bit more extensive than that which is included? I've ...
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How to export Symbology from ArcGIS to Microstation or QGIS?

I am using ArcGIS 10.1 and trying to figure out how to export my symbols of elements in ArcGIS to CAD or QGis readable format. Problem is, that I can only export symbology to Style, or export map to ...
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How to customize legend icons in QGIS?

Under layers in QGIS shapefile polygon layers always seem to be denoted by right angled polygons which translates to the map legend in Composer. Is there any way to change the outline to a more ...
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Stats problem, QGIS heatmap [closed]

I am new to QGIS 1.8 and have been trying to make a heatmap. From what I can tell, the reason I am not getting the results I want is that the max value of the raster is erroneously measured at 2. ...
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How to display an arrow pointing to a specific bearing in QGIS

I have a number of point features which contain an attribute I call "bearing" and another one called "slope". Each point has a bearing between 0 to 359 degrees. And the slope is either "+15" or "-15", ...
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Trouble with graduated symbols after joining shapefile with csv file

I have successfully joined data from a csv file to a shapefile in QGIS but for some reason I am having trouble symbolizing my data. I want to use a graduated symbology however this option is not ...
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Symbol rotation by using rotation-field [closed]

I want to rotate my symbols using the rotation-field in my atribute-table. After choosing the rotationfield, my symbols become invisible (the text is still there). What happend? Thank you! Martin
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Is there any swamps/marshes symbol using Quantum GIS?

I am having hard time to find nature symbols for polygons. Any tips to find more symbol (any plugins?)
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QGIS adding or removing values in the style tab (layer properties)

I'm new to QGIS and have recently been testing the software as my org plan to migrate from ArcGIS to QGIS in the near future. I often use the 'Add values', 'Remove values' and the group values ...
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How to visually join river to lake in QGIS?

I have two shapefiles, one is for landuse (which contains forests, and also lakes), and another one for rivers. When I set the both water types to have outlines, they are not joined nicely - they ...
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Hand drawn sketchy symbology styles for GIS software

Often times in planning projects, a hand drawn, sketchy look is desirable in order to convey the preliminary nature of a project. Is anyone aware of any utilities/plugins for desktop GIS software ...
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How to randomize colors by class in QGIS new symbology?

As a new user of QGIS, one of the tasks I frequently perform is creating a layer where polygons are colored by class, classified by some nominal field in the attribute table. I have developed a habit ...
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No file is created when I choose 'Save style …' in layer properties

First of all, I create a layer using the Add Delimited Text Layer plugin. The layer contains longitudinal and latitudinal data and a number that is assigned to each data point. When using a graduated ...
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What is the best way to represent bridges using a point vector layer in QGIS?

I'm working on a hiking/biking maps of trails in the woods which sometimes have bridges that need to be shown on the map. I'm trying to figure out the best way to capture and represent them using QGIS ...
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How to display intersecting roads and create multiple labels for long roads in QGIS?

I am new to GIS and I am using Qgis 1.7.3 on Windows. Can any one please tell me how to display a map from line shapefile with these two characteristics: Roads are displayed with borders at the ...
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How to Create Two Color Lines in QGIS?

I've been working on making mountain biking and hiking maps using Illustrator and I am now trying to move to QGIS so there's real GIS data powering the maps, making updating/scaling them easier than ...
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How to place multiple symbols on one polygon centroid?

I am using QGIS for visualizing the health conditions of elderly living in an old age home, some of the elderly have multiple medical device with them and I want to show them on the map. Suppose I ...
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How to create a style file for QGIS from a plain text file?

Using QGIS 1.7. I have a plain text file, which lists 115 rgb values against a map code for a geological map. Viz.: $ head gsv1Msymbology.txt MAPCODE RED GREEN BLUE Oc 143 255 255 WAT 255 255 255 ...
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How to use a field-to-RGB mapping for symbology in QGIS?

Using QGIS version 1.7. I have a plain text file that lists a set of rgb values against a code. I want to use this colour table to colour a polygon layer by mapping one of its attribute fields ...