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Nov
25
comment Which data format typically displays fastest? (ArcMap)
@MatthewSnape Good point.
Nov
24
comment How would I draw and visualize custom maps based on OSM data?
You can use the OpenLayers plugin (github.com/sourcepole/qgis-openlayers-plugin) in QGIS to pull in OSM tiles.
Nov
24
comment Which data format typically displays fastest? (ArcMap)
Of course the speed of the network has a huge effect on SDE drawing speed.
Nov
24
comment Which data format typically displays fastest? (ArcMap)
Compressing a File GDB forces ArcMap to decompress the data you are requesting when you draw it. Decompressing takes some CPU. I'm not sure if ArcMap implements caching to prevent repeated decompression, but in case it will need to decompress the data sometimes. In my experience, FGBDs are quite fast, especially when on a fast drive and with indices on any columns that are used in joins or definition queries (although I don't have any comparative data for FGDBs vs. other formats).
Nov
23
answered Does QGIS support parsing of date strings in tables?
Nov
10
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Nov
10
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Nov
8
answered Qgis is slow with complex 'postgis query' layer. How to speed up?
Oct
21
accepted How to generate Tiles with QGIS
Oct
16
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Oct
16
comment Create Shapefile with auto increment primary key in QGIS
The only issue is that they seem to change when I edit the data and recalculate; I think the best option is to switch to Spatialite.
Oct
16
comment Create Shapefile with auto increment primary key in QGIS
I believe this is the same as the row number, and is what ArcGIS uses, but I'm not sure.
Oct
16
accepted Create Shapefile with auto increment primary key in QGIS
Oct
15
asked Create Shapefile with auto increment primary key in QGIS
Oct
9
comment How to emulate this grayscale basemap look+feel in Google Maps
If you want to create your own hillshade basemap, you might check out grass.osgeo.org/wiki/Global_datasets#Elevation_data for some ideas where to look for data.
Oct
8
comment How to emulate this grayscale basemap look+feel in Google Maps
This option won't do terrain though; just country outlines (and most any other physical feature you might want, like highways, &c.)
Oct
8
answered How to emulate this grayscale basemap look+feel in Google Maps
Oct
2
answered How to create a map of only one state in QGIS?
Oct
1
comment How to serve ArcGIS Server created KML data to REST over port 443?
Port 443 is https; I assume you've got your SSL certificates and server set up properly?
Sep
16
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