Questions tagged [data-source]
Use for questions about how data is used as the source of a layer. For questions about the data itself use the [data] tag and/or ask at the Open Data Stack Exchange instead.
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Repairing data sources in multiple MXDs using ArcPy?
I have about 50 mxd's with all broken layers that I have been going through and manually resetting.
The data was moved from another computer and the folder structure was changed so it isn't just a ...
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Showing OSM source acknowledgment on the map in QGIS?
I am using OpenStreetMap as a base layer via XYZ tiles in QGIS 3.01.
I can't seem to find a way of having source acknowledgement appear on the lower right corner of the map.
Can somebody point me in ...
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Changing Data Source of Layer in QGIS
Is there a way to source a shapefile to a layer file in QGIS much like how you do this in the properties of an ArcGIS layer? (i.e. Go to layer properties, source tab and then just depress the 'Set Dat ...
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Making QGIS layer update from changed data source
I'm trying to get layers to update automatically when their data source changes. I'm using R to write a shapefile with an attribute, and colouring according to that attribute in QGIS.
I want to write ...
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Changing data source for all layers in MXD?
I have an MXD. It connects to about 30 layers in one of our SDE databases. I want to change the SDE database they connect to.
Is there a way to do this without having to right-click every layer ...
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Getting list of all data sources used in ArcGIS Pro project
Is there a way to generate (or access) a list of all data sources used in a ArcGIS Pro project?
I would like to avoid going through each layer's property dialog.
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For Spatialite databases in QGIS, why is the provider 'spatialite' sometimes and 'ogr' other times?
I have many spatialite databases that I use across a lot of projects and sometimes the Provider is set to 'spatialite' and sometimes it's set to 'ogr', seemingly arbitrarily.
This causes issues when ...
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Sharing ArcGIS Pro Python Script as Web Tool gives Analyze error 00068 Script ... contains broken project data source
I am using this test script as the source for a Python Script Tool that works in ArcGIS Pro 3.0.2 and that I wish to share as a Web Tool to ArcGIS Enterprise 11.
import arcpy
arcpy.env....
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Trouble using XYZ Tiles in QGIS 3 on Mac
I am trying to load background map from OSM and having problems. The data source browser->XYZ Tile comes 'pre loaded' with a link for standard OSM and this works fine. When I try to add a new source ...
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