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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 reproject this vector layer?

I have a dxf file and use this tool to convert it to shapefile. Then I apply some affine transformations and get a shapefile that does not fit the shapefiles downloaded from osm (EPSG:4326). I know ...
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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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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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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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How to determine optimal windmill placement to maximize production?

How can I add automatically the maximum number of points (dots) with 6m diameter and 100m distance each point from other into an area. The dots will present the windmill base (6m) and I want the ...
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How to subset X number of features from Shape file in QGIS

I'm looking for a means to take a rather large Shape file and split it out into separate, smaller shapefiles based on number of features. So for example, if I have a file with 1 million features, ...
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SQL server 08 Limitations

The Soil SURvey GeOgraphic (SSURGO) database is a set of very large and complicated shapefiles. We want to load all of the shapefiles for the US into a national SQL database. Are there import ...
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vector layer, no more editing is allowed

I have a polygon vector layer with already 529 objects but without any attributes so far and now I get the message that shapefiles without attributes are treated as write protected. What can I do to ...
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How are the edges of a polygon defined? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Are long lines in shapefiles to be considered geodesics or straight lines in the 2D latlong space? In various representations, such as shapefiles and kml, polygons are ...
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How to select only areas bigger than x acres?

I would like to create a new shapefile from another area shapefile. The new shapefile should only contain all areas that are bigger than 5 acres (10.000 m²). How do I do this?
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Openlayers: Copy shape layer in a vector layer

I have a web-gis application based on openlayers and geoserver. I need to modify a shape layer. I'm able to show the shape using the OpenLayers.Layer.WMS method. In fact i published the shape in ...
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Sum up area left “underneath” polygons in QGIS?

I have an area shape layer and multiple other area shape layers. Now I would like to calculate how much space (square kilometers or percentage of area) of the polygons of this area layer is NOT ...
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Are there any attempts to replace the shapefile?

Recently I've been spending a lot of time converting perfectly good field names like "Percent of citizens age 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher" into things like "edbchogtr" to meet the ...
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Extract parcel layers from vector pdf

So, I have an interesting problem... I have a PDF file which has over 100 pages and each of these pages is displaying a map in vector format. By using some third party program I was able to find out ...
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Export shp spatial data to Corel

Hi I need an printable administration map of a country. I would like to use it in Corel Draw for some colour manipulations and poster printing. I have found the map on http://www.diva-gis.org/ but it ...
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How to query data from a vector map (shapefile)?

We want to obtain the specific place of the boundaries of a shapefile. We want to be able to get the points of each polygon corresponding to a specific place in order to use these data in an ...