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working sheet from a spreadsheet program like OpenOffice Calc or MS Excel. GIS layers are meant to be directly created from spreadsheets containing addresses or coordinates using some special mechanisms.

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Open GeoPackage in spreadsheet with drag-n-drop

I would like to use GeoPackage as the default format for a project at work. The only issue is non-gis user prefer shapefile because they can drag-n-drop the .dbf in a spreadsheet and immediately use ...
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Calculations wrong with my delimited layer

I'm really at my wit's end with using QGIS for marking data points in a delimited layer that just won't show up I need it for a grad paper. It worked previously with another data spreadsheet that I ...
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Exporting names of "legend column" to spreadsheet (and not value) using QGIS

I want to export a layer to spreadsheet but need the name in the "legend" column (see pic). Does anyone have a solution for this? When I use the tool "export to spreadsheet", it's ...
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When importing coordinate data into My Maps (Google) layer I want to set the image path to Google Drive

I have a Google Spreadsheet with coordinate data and a path to an image in a Google Drive folder, I want to import the spreadsheet into a map in My Maps and tell the importer that the column [IMAGE] ...
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Export spreadsheet to shapefile not working

Pretty basic, but I've never had this happen. I have a spreadsheet with X/Y which I have imported into ArcMap (all fine no issues). However when I export it to a shapefile it is blank. If I export it ...
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Blank screen when displaying vector file from spreadsheet in QGIS

I have a spreadsheet plugin installed. The Excel spreadsheet has coordinates in Australia's national grid GDA94 zone 56 which are metric. I open the Excel file and use the geometry button and ...
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Modifying SpreadsheetLayers Plugin

I'm trying to make a small change in this QGIS plugin (https://github.com/camptocamp/QGIS-SpreadSheetLayers), but I did not succeed. I have an ods spreadsheet in which the coordinates can come in ...
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Adding National Grid Reference data from spreadsheet into QGIS

I have been given some point data and loaded it against the relevant open street map. I'm looking to create a point shapefile based on the National Grid References (NGR) found within a spreadsheet. If ...
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Preparing data for timeline animation in QGIS

I have a data-spreadsheet containing a value-attribute that changes over time for a number of administrative units. I have a polygon layer as well with features for each of the administrative units. ...
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Adding spreadsheet information to KML

I have a KML from Indy Neighborhoods ArcGIS. I have the results of a factor analysis based on neighborhood traits from savi.org. From this, I did a clustering. I would like to combine the contents of ...
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Create points along a line from spreadsheet data in QGIS

I have a sewer network comprising: Manholes - a points layer Pipes - a polyline layer, with attributes comprising the upstream and downstream manhole I have a spreadsheet of pipe defects (from a ...
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QGIS - How to add joined values table data to shapefile

For some reason I lost my previous question here but I proceeded a little bit after upgrading to the newer version of QGIS. My problem was combining spreadsheet .csv data to the .shp map layer, where ...
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Getting duplicate values when joining .csv spreadsheet to .shp map layer using QGIS?

I need to join .csv/spreadsheet data to the .shp map layer. The join itself isn't a problem with same join & target values (building) but some data goes missing because of duplicate values. For ...
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How do I work with Excel and QGIS so that Excel formulas are intact when data is edited in QGIS?

I work a lot with Excel spreadsheets that are linked across multiple tabs and files. In this case, I have a sheet with coordinates and a whole lot of other data fields which needs to be imported into ...
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Getting spreadsheets to autopopulate tables?

I am working on the Arcgis local government solutions Election Results web app and hosting it out to arcgis online organization. After looking at the spreadsheets, the tables and related feature ...
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Importing and synching polygons from a Google Spreadsheet into Carto - can it be done?

I have used Google Spreadsheets as a way to provide our large organisation a way to update carto maps with new locations without needing to consistently contact the web/GIS teams but only with ...
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Removing and deleting duplicates in FME?

I'm analysing a large folder containing huge amounts of data, using FME. I'm filtering it down as much as possible, and I'm a little stuck at this part. Right now it is just about creating lists. ...
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Referencing an external editable CSV file in a spatialite base

I would like to join a CSV file attributes to multiple spatialite layers, but I would like to be able to edit the csv externally (export it from a different project on Excel or Numbers every time I ...
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QGIS / Spatialite / DB Browser : basic : joining tables and more

Question : Is it possible to create a table in QGIS that will be a dynamic reference for geographical data entries? As I'm sure this will sound very general and unclear, here's the actual situation I ...
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Error Opening File?

I have searched the internet for a few hours now and have gotten to the point where I need to ask this. I am currently developing a code that will take a large subdirectory of .xlsx files, read them ...
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ArcGIS 10.3 connecting to spreadsheets

I have feature classes of property parcels that are polygons. My client maintains data about the parcels in a google doc spreadsheet (online) and updates the information regularly. I am required to ...
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Getting Spreadsheet Data of Points from PNG using ArcMap?

I'm rather new to using ArcMap. For my research project, I have a layer of point data. I have been downloading datasets and layers of aggregated annual precipitation across the United States. All I ...
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Linking Google sheet as a database for GIS [closed]

I’m working on a database update, at the moment this database is simply an excel spreadsheet not formatted to be used in a GIS project. The database has to be updated and modified over time. Some ...
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In QGIS import/update multiple layers from single spreadsheet

I have a spreadsheet I regularly update with new data. It contains X, Y and several column pairs. How does one assign in one operation information from the pairs (and associated X,Y) to their ...
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Sheetsee optionsJSON problem

I am doing some basic work with G Sheets and Sheetsee.js library. I have it working as far as I get my coordinates showing up on a map. I'm using the demo-map file as my starter, I just changed the ...
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QGIS create layer from spreadsheet file (Spreadsheet Layer plugin)

With the QGIS plugin 'Speadsheet Layers' i try to create a layer with the following parameters: But I'm just getting a layer with no geometry. I've been playing arround with real instead of integers, ...
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Can Python read value of cell in spreadsheet? [closed]

Can Python read the value of a cell in a spreadsheet? The simplest example would be a script that ran a buffer tool on a given shapefile. For the distance parameter, instead of just using a number ...
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