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Why are layers imported into a DB with Spatialite-Gui locked from editing?

I have a Spatialite DB which I have imported some shp files too using Spatialite-Gui. I have full read-write access to these layers via the Spatialite-Gui, however when I open these layers from QGIS I ...
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Spatialite, to speed performance, when should I create Views, Indexes or additional spatial tables?

I’ve got a large Spatialite database with a table of lines (roads, rail and water). I created a spatial index of the geometry to speed things up. This works amazingly well when I’m zoomed in ...
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spatialite.dll with Python and QGIS - the specified module could not be found

I'm having a bit of a nightmare getting to the bottom of this DLL loading problem. The stand alone script works absolutely fine but the exact same code does not work within QGIS. import sys from ...
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How to save a joined spatialite table when each table contains PKUID fields?

QGIS 1.8.0 -- QSpatialite 6.0.7 -- Windows XP I have spatialite tables joined together that I need to save as a single table, but an error-message says that QGIS can't save the table because there ...
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Using the API of QSpatiaLite plugin

I am using the popular QSpatiaLite plugin for QGIS. Since I am creating and modifying SpatiaLite tables directly with Python (using pyspatialite), I wonder whether I can automate tasks such as ...
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About spatialite views and Attribute table

I try to use views with spatial column in spatialite. I can connect to spatialite database and load the layer without problems but when I try to view data in Attribute Table I can't get eny data; all ...
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How can a HTML table be stored within a database field as a BLOB, text or other value?

My Spatialite database has several thousand spatial polygon records In QGIS, each with a couple dozen field values. I also have many thousands more of additional tabular data relevant to those ...
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Can layers from Spatialite db be used as input for a Sextante model?

I'm trying to build my first models in SEXTANTE and already fail at the start. It seems not to be possible to add a vector layer which derives from a database. Orginally, the layers are from a .mdb. I ...
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QSpatiaLite: Cannot create table

I am running QGIS 1.8 (SpatiaLite 3.0.1) and QSpatiaLite 6.0.1. I have a spatial table EventPrecise (with geometry column p in EPSG:4326). I want to join this table with another, non-spatial table ...
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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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Can't open Spatialite db from openstreetmap in Quantum GIS

I am new to QGIS, OpenStreetmap and Spatialite. I'm trying to get the (OSM) map data into a (SQLite) compact form I can eventually use for realtime reverse geocoding in a vehicle. Quantum is just for ...
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Why is my Polygon (WGS84) in SpatiaLite 4 not displayed by QGIS? [closed]

I made a polygon in a SpatiaLite 4 database as follows: INSERT INTO test_pg (id, name, geom) VALUES (3, 'test', ST_PolyFromText('POLYGON((8.556824 47.185269, 8.611009 47.185269, 8.611009 47.218568, ...
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How to compile QGIS from source with custom pyspatialite 4.0.0?

I have turned WITH_PYSPATIALITE ON, but I have a custom build of SpatiaLite (4.0.0), not the packaged version, so I set WITH_INTERNAL_SPATIALITE to OFF. How do I tell QGIS to configure PYSPATIALITE ...
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QSpatiaLite query syntax

Using the QSpatiaLite plugin in QGIS I composed the following query SELECT 'AddressPoint_2'.'buildingNu', 'AddressPoint_2'.'postCode' WHERE 'AddressPoint_2'.'postCode' = 'NR13 3AA' FROM ...
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Python error when running SpatiaLite with OSGB(27700)

I have a project open in QGIS and am trying to import an Ordnance Survey Address Point layer into SpatiaLite. I have recently installed the Qspatialite plugin. I open SpatiaLite in the DB Manager ...
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Can I import a .gml file into Spatialite in QGIS?

I have some Ordnance Survey Address Base data files which have a .gml extension. I have imported them to GGIS as vector layers along with some mapping data but would like to explore them with ...
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Can I incorporate an existing DBF file with coordinates for Tiff tiles into geodatabase like spatialite?

I have 285 Tiff files that make up the 1:10000 OS map of Norhtern Ireland. I am having problems running QGIS when I try to load all 285 tiff files in for base maps (I think the memory on computer is ...
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How to add a geometry to an existing feature that was created with NULL geometry?

I have a simple SpatiaLite geodb loaded in QGIS with one table. There is a POINT geometry field and some alphanumeric data. In some cases I can record data about a specific site, but the coordinates ...
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Why is Spatialite delivering “Invalid SRID” error message

Qspatialite in QGIS 1.8 (and also Spatialite-gui) delivers an "Invalid SRID" error message when I try to load shapefiles with a SRID value of 3814 (Mississippi Transverse Mercatur). The SRID is ...
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how to add a custom SRID to Spatialite

I'd like to create a spatialite database and load it with shapefiles using the Mississippi Transverse Mercator (MSTM) projection, but it doesn't have an EPSG definition in the spatialite library of ...
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Why is this spatialite polygon layer not displayed properly?

In QGIS, I have a spatialite multipolygon layer that have full objects in attribute table but do not display random ones as I scroll and pan around: Vietnam map at zoom level 1:16000000 - some ...
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Problem in Spatialite database creation

When I try create a new DataBase, Spatialite plugin return the dialog error box: The SQL query seems to be invalid. no suck table: views_goemetry_columns When I click in OK button, a second dialog ...
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Rasterlite - black tiles [closed]

Im importing some geotiff rgb rasters into spatialite via rasterlite_load utility. During the load i get a warning that some of the tiles are not geotiffs (but they are, they all load normaly if ...
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How to open a Spatialite non-spatial view in QGIS

I'm using Qgis 1.8.0, and spatialite 2.3 in a Windows Vista machine. I have a database in Spatialite, and I have created a view from one of its tables. When I open it in QGIS, using add Spatialite ...
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Is it possible to add a new line in a non-spatial table using Qgis?

While using QGIS, and having loaded a non spatial table (from a dbf or a Spatialite table), is it possible to add a new row to its table attributes? Normally in a spatial layer you have to use "add ...
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How do I split polygons into line segments?

How can I split my polygon file into "segements"? The lines should be broken up like this picture shows:
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How to create a new Spatialite database in QGIS

I've been trying to create a new spatialite database within QGIS 1.8 (SpatiaLite Version 3.0.1; QSpatialite 6.0.3) and keep getting this error: "The SQL query seems to be invalid. no such table: ...
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python qgis.core import error caused by spatialite libraries

I have an error when trying to import qgis.core to python: >>> import qgis.core Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ImportError: ...
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OSM data, line and polygon confusion

Taking some OSM (*.osm) data downloaded from Geofabrik I have created a Spatialite database using spatialite_osm_map. Now I have problems, because some of the data that is supposed to be in the form ...
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Where are the Spatialite settings stored?

after moving a spatialite-database to another directory, qspatialite says "Can't connect to Database" / Error unable to open database file. Even no project is open or I try to create a new project. In ...
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Create new polygon layer based on areas of varying numbers of stacked polygons

I have several species range maps (as polygons) that overlap/stack. From this, I am trying to identify areas of highest biodiversity. Ideally, I'd like to create a new polygon layer, where 1 part is ...
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How to Make QGIS on Windows use Spatialite 3.0 instead of 2.4?

I spent all afternoon trying to figure out why my complex triggers are working fine in Spatialite-GUI but QGIS refuses to write to the layer. Finally remembered I ran into a similar issue a few ...
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QSpatialite install error in QGIS

I'm installing QGIS 1.7.4 in windows 7 & having problems with QSpatialite. I get 3 messages... Message #1 This DB a valid SQlite DB, but not a valid SpatiaLite DB. QSpatiaLite will now try to ...
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Can QGIS Read Spatialite Views?

I have a spatialite database I created that spans several years of crime data. To facilitate a real-world scenario where I may simplify the interaction for a user by introducing a View that simply ...
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How to embed metadata into a spatialite layer in QGIS?

Example usage: I have a spatialite layer which contain my fiber optic cable routes. In that layer there is a column named 'Cable types' with coded integer data: 1 for aerial cable, 2 for underground ...
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How to export shape file to SpatiaLite

I have a shapefile with one layer. I can open it with QGis. Now I want to convert this shapefile or layer to Spatialite database. How can I do it? Is it possible to do with QGis?
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How do I add (and map) a non-spatial table to QGIS from SQLite?

I have an sqlite file from my Wigle Android app (wiglewifi.sqlite). It's not a spatial file, just tables with lat/lon and other data. I can add spatialite layers just fine, but cannot seem to find a ...