Questions tagged [identify]
A tool present in many GIS systems and software to display the attributes of feature(s) by clicking on it/them without selecting.
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qfield identify settings
If I click in the map to identify a feature, there are always two steps necessary to see the result. I always need to chose a geometry, even if there is only one displayed in the menu. Next to a ...
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Retrieve raster cell values in qfield
Is there a way to retrieve raster cell values in qfield (Android version 2.7.6). Similar to the identify tool in qgis or arcgis?
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QGIS and the identify results
I have struggle understanding the following: I have a shapefile with polygons in it. Every feature has exactly two attributes (name and city). Sometimes I have two overlapping polygons, which are ...
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Finding missing or skipped FIDs in a large list of features
I have a shapefile containing 2454 features each with their own unique ID (FID), however the highest FID is 2578. Some features were merged during processing, causing their original FID to disappear. ...
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Using Identify tool on rasters to find min/max values in ArcMap
When you use the Identify tool in ArcMap 10.8.2 to select an area on a raster, you only get the value from the starting corner.
Is it possible somehow to instead get max/min values, or even more ...
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Azure SQL database tables are suddenly extremely slow to respond in QGIS to a click with the identify features tool
I have been using QGIS 3.10 for several years to access an Azure SQL database spatial table with 49 fields (one of them a geometry field), and have been able to view the spatial information, and use ...
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Creating a Field-Based Hyperlink in Desktop 10.7.1
To start off, most of my end-users are using ArcDesktop 10.7.1. Under the layer Properties-Display, there is a way to add a hyperlink to the layer using a script. We have a link to our Register of ...
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Identify particular building:part belongs to which building in OSM
Since there is different osm_ids for building:part and its respective building. Lets say https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/182827369 is the main building and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/...
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I activated the identify button in QGIS to select some features but could not deactivate it. Please help
how can I deselect or rather deactivate the identify button in QGIS
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There's any way to export data from Access to polygons without having UniqueIDs?
I have polygons. I would need to have more information on them. I have that information in an Access database. But I don't have any identifier to serve as a reference. When I do a CSV import, it doesn'...
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How to identify features from WMS in QField?
Does the function "Identify Features", from QGIS Desktop, to query data from a WMS service exist in QField?
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How to identify narrow/cutbacks/spike for lots of polygon
I'm working on vector data and want to detect/identify a polygon called narrow/spike like the attached image. Is it possible to use open source software? It can't be done using integrated in ArcGIS.
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Limiting Identify/GetFeatureInfo responses in ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro
I'm doing some testing with various GIS packages of some WMS layers published by our organisation and I'm stuck with the Identify tool returning a list of results instead of just the raster cell I ...
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Get WMS data using input point layer and store them in QGIS
When I click on a WMS layer using the "Identify" tool, a pop-up window with some data opens.
Can I store these data in a point layer along with the clicked coordinates?
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Identify in ArcMap (ArcGIS Desktop) does not show text in full length
I have a polygon feature within an ESRI-Geodatabase. The field TEXTFIELD within this polygon feature is of type Text and of length 400. A text within this field is visible in full length while editing ...
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Using Identify in ArcGIS Pro
I am a fresh to GIS.
In ArcMap 10.3 I can use the Identify tool to check the same pixel in time series, but in ArcGIS Pro when I load several rasters, it can only identify one layer.
What can I do so ...
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Missing results when using the Identify Tool in QGIS
This is my first time using QGIS and I am working on the NHD Plus HR shapefile for the Connecticut River watershed.
Within this, I am trying to use the identity tool to identify the NHDPlusID ...
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Identifying Source Date for Visible ESRI World Imagery in ArcMap
Using ArcMap 10.2.2 I want to identify the source data of the Esri Satellite Basemap 'World Imagery'.
When using the identify tool you can select which layer of the World Imagery you want to identify -...
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Hiding data attributes rows in the Identify Results panel
I have a GDB layer which I've imported into my QGIS 3.16 project.
I am using the "Identify Features" tool to inspect paths, and I'm trying to use the "Identify Results" panel to ...
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Seeking ArcPy equivalent for "Identify" button in ArcMap
I am using ArcMap 10.7.
I have a layer with several overlapping polygons. I want to quantify the extent of the overlap for each polygon. Using the Identify button in ArcMap, I can easily see the ...
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Identify results window: Is it possible to fix the y-scale when using the graph option? If no, is there any alternative?
The example images below show pixel reflections values of 10 Sentinel bands in the identify results window, graph option.
Problem for me: When I switch from one pixel to the next, the scale will ...
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Unable to use explore "Identify" tool with ArcGIS Server vector data in ArcGIS Pro
How do I use the explore tool in ArcGIS Pro to list details of a vector data point the way ArcMap did with the identify tool?
The vector data is on an ArcGIS Server. ArcGIS Pro doesn't seem to be ...
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Get FeatureClass name from Layer properties in ArcObjects C#
I am newbie in ArcObjects. I am trying to fetch the featureclass name from layer properties under Data Source.
I am able to get the red-marked text via ILayer, IFeatureLayer, IFeatureClass. Is there ...
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ArcGIS Desktop 10.4: Identify results
I have already created several file geodatabases, sometimes with large feature classes.
Identifying features on one of these feature classes takes lots of time, showing polygons that are even not on ...
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How to prevent not visible objects (scale rules) from being identified?
In Symbology tab I am using rule-based symbols and I have defined visibility rules dependent on the minimum scale. Above some scale threshold some features are not visible as I expected. But when I am ...
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How do I stop the identify results popup window in QGIS 3
I use the identify tool in QGIS3 a lot. When I click a feature it show the results in a identify panel and it gives a popup window that shows the results.
I want to get rid of the popup window as it ...
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Identify Features Incorrect Selection
The identify features tool returns the wrong selection when I try to select multiple features. In the image, I am trying to select the orange region, but QGIS is identifying the red region (located ...
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Identify feature on feature layer (shapefile) automatically without mouse click event on ArcMap 10.2
With a longitude and latitude value, I am trying to identify feature (shapefile) on feature layer with no mouse click or user interaction. On debugging mode with an attach process on ArcMap.exe, the ...
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Clicking on route and obtaining measure or distance for that clicked point using QGIS
Is there a QGIS-equivalent of ArcMap's Identify Route Locations tool?
I do use the LRS plugin, but I don't see this functionality in that plugin.
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Make specific objects not identifiable in QField
Some objects of my layer have empty attribute table. Is it possible to make them unidentifiable - like eg. all objects of layer marked as unidentifiable in QGis project settings?
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Identify Results tool not previewing fid instead of 'Display Field' in some cases
When I click on the "Identify Results," some layers of my GeoPackage display the attribute selected under layer properties/Display, but other layers will show the fid instead of the field I've ...
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ArcGIS linefeed character for Identify window using SQL View
I've searched everywhere but have been unable to find the solution. Using a view from SQL I have a semicolon separated field that when I info each feature I want to have a line break in the results ...
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Identify raster data for many xy coordinates
I do not have much experience with GIS. Currently, I have two raster files in ArcMap. I will have to derive data from these rasters for over 5000 xy coordinates. Below I described the approach I am ...
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How to Identify/Select features from WMS?
I'm trying to extract some features from the following WMS:
http://servicios.idee.es/wms-inspire/hidrografia
Namely, one layer called "Red hidrografica", which contains the traces of rivers and ...
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Display legend/value when hovering over raster layer in QGIS
Is there a way for this and how would I approach this? This would be in the normal map view and not in layout mode. It would be very hand if you have a lot of raster lays in one project and want to ...
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How to pin FEATURE ATTRIBUTE FORM window in QGIS?
When I identify a feature in QGIS the window of IDENTIFY FEAtURE is open and the FEatURE ATTRIBUTE FORM window too.
The form of the attribute table is open in the middle of the QGIS window and I ...
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Sorting Identify feature results by DATE field in ArcMap?
I'm using ArcMap 10.3. When I use the Identify tool, I often have many results and would like to sort those results in the Identify window. If I right-click on the layer name or features in Identify ...
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Identify features problem in QGIS
I am using QGIS 2.18 to identify points that fall out of a specific boundary but the identify features is not working. When I right click, it brings me the polygon feature. So i turned off the polygon ...
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QGIS Identify export
Is it possible to make and export (to csv) from the result in the identify? I tried the attributtabel, but I would like the info of more layers at once.
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QGIS 2.14 c++ standalone application crashes using QgsMapToolIdentify
lResultList.append(mpIdentifyTool->identify(lCoord.x(),lCoord.y(),QgsMapToolIdentify::TopDownStopAtFirst, QgsMapToolIdentify::VectorLayer));
leads to crash of app. It happens when layers provided ...
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Select tools with 3D geometry?
I'm trying to work with a layer that uses a PostGIS geometry column of 3D polygons, but hit detection seems to be broken when trying to use the select tools. The geometry renders fine, but when I ...
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Raster values shows no data when using identify features tool
I used vector to raster function in QGIS, to convert some points with different values to raster. I tried to use the "Identify Features" to check values for each raster box. The values shows no data ...
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How to determine the average NDVI value of a selected area?
I'm new to ArcMap 10.2 and trying to get NDVI data of city centers.
So my problem is, after I'm calculating the NDVI and getting the result raster, I would like to get a mean (average) value of ...
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Can QGIS 3.0 identify tool give labels as well as band values for selected raster pixels [duplicate]
I'm using QGIS 3.0 for comparison of several landcover grids. These have a set style with 72 categories of landuse. The Style menu allows you to give a text label for each value within a band. The ...
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ArcMap 10.6.1 Identify Window blocked
I am a new user of ArcGIS software. I used the identify tool to inspect a layer, but the window is blocked in the middle of the screen, with no possibility of shutting it down. I tried to close ArcMap ...
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Identifying all points with specific attribute to polygon with same attribute using ArcMap?
I am working with a fairly large dataset and am trying to identify the points with a specific attribute (letter and number combination) that matches a polygon with the same attribute, but only when ...
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Customizing identify form in QGIS?
Is it possible to customize the identify form in QGIS (I am using version 3) to create Balloon like windows and add a picture in addition to the features extracted from the table?
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Copying all coordinates at once in QGIS?
I had a line with points and I want to get all of its coordinates by once,
The only way that I can copy the coordinates by this step
(Identify feature> right click the point that I choiced ,copy ...
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Is there a QGIS tool or plugin that can identify multiple layers at once? [duplicate]
For anyone familiar with magic.gov.uk (a UK government web-based GIS) I can shortcut this question by saying that I'm looking for the equivalent of the identify tool. For others, this is a tool which ...
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Using ArcGIS Pro Explore tool?
I'm experimenting with this new ArcGIS Pro 2.0+ that became available at my workplace (currently using ArcMap), and I'm experiencing some inconsistencies with datasets brought in via query layers from ...
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