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Installing File Geodatabase (*.gdb) support in QGIS

I have spent around 2 days to find the way to open GDB (ESRI Geodatabase) in QGIS (or any other open source software) but still without success. I have downloaded the newest OSGeo4W installer and ...
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Installing GDAL with Python on Windows

Can anyone explain how to install GDAL/OGR with Python on Windows? I have Windows Vista and I have tried following the information on the website and it does not seem to bind the *.exe files for me. ...
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Installing 3rd party python libraries for QGIS on Windows

How can I use 3rd party libraries on QGIS plugins on Windows? I've developed a plugin that uses rasterio and numpy for a customer, but he's having problems installing rasterio and numpy. Actually ...
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Installing QGIS plugin when offline

Due to various IT policies at my workplace, QGIS is installed on a machine that is not connected to the Internet. I wish to install a couple of QGIS plugins on this system. I have downloaded the ...
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Making separate Python installation that can call ArcPy?

I see a lot of Q&As asking how you can create a separate Python installation (e.g. the Anaconda or Python XY distribution) that can use arcpy, while not 'breaking' the original ArcGIS python ...
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Completely uninstalling and removing QGIS 2.8.1 on Windows Vista

I want to uninstall and completely remove QGIS installation from my computer (Windows Vista). I have uninstalled it and when i try to reinstall it says it is already installed on the system.
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Installing latest QGIS version on Ubuntu? [closed]

I am relatively new to Linux, so can you indicate the exact commands (step-by-step) that I need to type to get the latest QGIS installed on Ubuntu 14.04. I have tried to follow the instructions ...
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Installing GDAL on Linux Ubuntu Server

apt-get install python-gdal installs version 1.6.0 and this is already installed. I would like to install the 1.9.0 version. Do I have to de-install 1.6.0 first and then compile manually or is there ...
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Python GDAL package missing header file when installing via pip

I asked this question on Stack Overflow before I realised this site existed. As this site it more appropriate, I'll ask it here too. I'm trying to install gdal from pip pip install gdal inside a ...
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Is ArcSDE no longer needed at ArcGIS 10.1?

Through my frustration of not finding the post-installation wizard with ArcSDE 10.1 and being unsuccessful with the command line tool to start an SDE service on our SDE databases, I found I was able ...
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Installing QGIS on Ubuntu

Has anyone had any luck with getting QGIS working on Ubuntu 12.04? I have tried the stable and unstable versions and with not luck. I also get the following: "Some packages could not be installed. ...
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Installing the Orfeo Toolbox in QGIS

I already tried this http://hg.orfeo-toolbox.org/OTB-Qgis-plugins/ repository and couldn't get it... This guy seems to have it: http://www.elance.com/samples/orfeo-toolbox-qgis/24111664/
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Using PyQGIS in PyCharm

I'm referring to this post: Why does QGIS 3.2 "native:extractvertices" algorithm not work properly in standalone script? as part on creating startup file py3-env.bat for opening PyCharm ...
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QGIS 2.14.1 LAStools install error: "wrong value for parameter 'Msys folder'..."

I went to step 4 from How to install LAStools toolbox in QGIS guide and extracted LAStools to my C drive and just made the folder there. I can't do step 8 because it seems to already be in "advanced ...
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Installing GDAL on MacOSX?

Does anybody know what's the easiest way to install GDAL 2.0 on a MacOSX? The usual suspects kingchaos binary distribution and homebrew seem to be stuck on GDAL 1.11 I need support for TopoJSON ...
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Installing 64-bit geoprocessing of ArcGIS for Desktop?

I am trying to install 64-bit processing to ArcGIS 10.2, but the ESRI Patches and Service Packs website only has installations for Service pack 1 that goes with ArcGIS 10.1. One similar question on ...
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Running QGIS from flash drive?

How can I setup a portable QGIS to run from a flash drive / USB-Stick? In the userguide for QGIS 1.7 Wroclaw there is only mentioned the option of "--configpath". But to me it is not clear how to deal ...
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How to reinstall QGIS from scratch on Ubuntu?

System info: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, kernel 4.10.0-33-generic I was trying to update QGIS using these steps. For some reason, it broke in the process and I'm not able to start it anymore. Executing qgis ...
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How to configure Orfeo toolbox in QGIS 2.18 on Windows 7 32-Bit?

I had installed QGIS 2.18.3 using OSGeo4W and then the OTB standalone binary. In QGIS, I had manually entered the directory of the OTB applications folder (C:\Program Files\QGIS 2.18\apps\OTB-5.10.0-...
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Debugging ImportError: No module named arcpy

I have written a script and am trying to run it in Python IDLE 2.7.6. I first try to import arcpy, but I get an error message saying: ImportError: No module named arcpy Why does it not work? I am ...
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Installing QGIS with GRASS plugin on Ubuntu?

I already tried to install QGIS 2.8.3 using the procedure described on: http://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/alldownloads.html#debian-ubunt, but grass-plugin do not compare on plugin list! I tried ...
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Installing QGIS on Mac OS

I have installed Python 3.6.8 and am attempting to run QGIS 3.14 on Mac OS 10.15.5. I get this message, which doesn't show in any existing questions I could find: Should I try an earlier version of ...
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Uninstalling QGIS that was installed using OSGeo

I installed QGIS using OSGEO4W, and would love to know how to uninstall it, because when I go to "Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall" the program does not appear in the list of installed programs. ...
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Getting ArcPy to work with Anaconda?

I am trying to follow the step-by-step directions in the answer to "how to separate Python installation with ArcGIS" but cannot find the path file, DTBGGP64.pth, in C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.2\Lib\site-...
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Installing QGIS with ECW support on Mac?

I bought a imac recently and I tried to install qgis: without success! It is not possible to read the raster files. I installed GDAL ECW plugin, but it is necessary to copy and paste another file ...
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Understanding qgis.core import error: no module named qgis.core?

I searched all the same questions, and none of them works for me, so i decided to ask this question in addition to those: I installed QGIS 2.18 via this downloaded setup 'QGIS-OSGeo4W-2.18.11-1-Setup-...
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Installing PyProj into ArcPy

I am trying to install pyproj. I downloaded the zip folder on this page pyproj. Then I copied it to C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.3\Lib. However, when I try to import the module, I get the message: ...
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How to activate GRASS GIS 7 plugin in QGIS 2.8?

Apparently, my linux ubuntu setup of QGIS doesn't contain grass gis, although when I initially installed it last week I added grass gis to the command line. Anyway, I typed in once again and installed ...
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Installing QGIS3 on Mac?

Kyngchaos installer is not finding python3. I installed python3 using HomeBrew and is not located at /usr/local/Cellar/python/3.6.4_4/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/bin/python3.6 How do I ...
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QGIS 3.0 can't load plugin processing, no module named 'osgeo', on Manjaro Linux

I have installed QGIS3 from the AUR package, as well as all optional dependencies: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qgis/ However, when launching, I receive the following error: Couldn't load ...
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Installing PostGIS on Windows

I want to create an application platform based on PostGIS data. I read the documentation where I saw the prerequisite to install GEOS, GDAL and Proj4. The main problem is I am using windows platform. ...
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Setting up PostGIS database and opening it in QGIS on Windows?

I have tried to follow the manuals for setting up a PostGIS database to be accessed by users with QGIS, but at the moment I cannot understand enough to progress? My situation; I am a trainee ...
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Fixing Runtime Error R6034: application has made attempt to load C runtime library incorrectly?

I just downloaded QGIS 2.0 and every time I open it I get this error message window popping up: Does anyone know what this means or how I might be able to fix it?
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QGIS on Mavericks

I have been trying to install QGIS on Mavericks and I have failed. Prior to installing QGIS, I installed GDAL using homebrew. I also installed Numpy, SciPy and pyqt using the detailed instructions ...
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Specifying GISBASE location for QGIS install?

I am just a beginner at this QGIS and GRASS and I am using this QGIS 2.0.1 Dufour which throws a error at the startup that "QGIS couldn't find your GRASS installation. Would you like to specify ...
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QGIS: changing style not possible any more

The setting: I encountered a very strange behaviour using QGIS on Win 10, standalone installer. It both happens with 3.16 and 3.18 (I also tested with older, still installed versions like 3.4: same ...
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Data Interoperability Toolset not working ArcGIS for Desktop?

The Data Interoperability Tools .tbx appears in my system toolboxes, however when I double click quick export or import, a red X appears. I have gone into the administrator settings and the tool ...
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Agent Analyst tool interface will not open on ArcGIS for Desktop?

For me the Agent Analyst tool interface won't open. I have ArcGIS 10.1 sp1 installed on my computer. I have followed these steps so far: added the refresh.config.exe text file (ArcGIS 10.1 using ...
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The simplest way to uninstall any and all ArcGIS products?

What it is the simplest and most straightforward way to uninstall any and all ArcGIS products more or less in one go that might be present on a Windows machine? perhaps scriptable? Add/Remove ...
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Install QGIS 2.14 Essen on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial

I'm having trouble installing QGIS on Xenial. `debian` release When I try using the debian release (i.e. without ubuntugis dependencies) I get the following errors (please note there is no xenial ...
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Repairing broken GDAL and PROJ.4 on Ubuntu?

I solved the library problem, but others remain, only vaguely related to that of PROJ.4 libraries are not loaded. I asked a follow-up question for these. My GDAL package and PROJ.4 library are damaged,...
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Installing external Python packages in QGIS 3

While there are tools and methods for QGIS 2 I cannot figure out for 3 I want to install external Python packages such as sqlalchemy etc. I tried the following things : Tried to download osgeo4w for ...
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How to setup QGIS Master and Stable in parallel on one Linux system?

I mainly use the QGis Master (nightly build) for my Debian Linux and I'm quite happy with it. But for educational and demonstration purposes, I now have to work with the Stable(1.8) version. How can ...
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Can ArcGIS and OSGeo4W share the same python install? [duplicate]

I don't like unnecessary duplication. Is it possible to install python only once and have both ArcGIS and OSGeo4W using it?
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How much RAM can ArcMap use?

I am exporting 36"x48" label intensive maps as PDF. For urban areas, ArcMap 10 hangs or kicks back an error saying it could not complete the operation. I have a quad processor with 4 GB ram. I also ...
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Install QGIS 3.x on Ubuntu 18.04

I've tried several packages including ubuntugis but none helped. How to install qgis 3.x, more preferably qgis 3.4 lts in Ubuntu? I've added following repos:: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/...
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LAStools plugin in QGIS: ''The system cannot find the path specified."

I'm attempting to convert LAS files to a multipoint file using QGIS methods. I've found some documentation that suggests that v3.2 and up has LAStools available as a plugin so I downloaded the latest ...
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How to correctly install QGIS with plugins and GRASS-integration from source?

I'm running a Sabayon GNU/Linux (based on Gentoo) at my home desktop system and I want to install Quantum-GIS. I'm currently using the qgis-1.7.0-package from the repositories. But this is somehow ...
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Installing Python modules for QGIS 3 on Mac

I want to install some third-party Python modules for QGIS 3 on Mac, however, I have no clue how to do it, since I am not so much familiar with different Python environments. Is there any similar ...
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Adding QGIS-specific Python interpreter to PyCharm on Windows?

I am having trouble adding a QGIS-specific Python interpreter to PyCharm. Ideally, I would like to be able to switch between both Python2 and Python3 in PyCharm. I thought this might be possible by ...
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