Questions tagged [vector]
A coordinate-based data model that represents geographic features as points, lines, and polygons.
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Intersections (line and polygon) taking long time in QGIS
I'm intersecting some lines with polygons in QGIS v3.20 and it is taking a very long time to run the tool (hours and hours).
The linework is complicated and had a large number of attributes. Likewise, ...
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Selecting within feature which are in one polygon [duplicate]
I have a polygon which has features within it (inside it). It want to select these within features so that I can delete it. These are all in a single polygon layer. I have tried QGIS's select by ...
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DXF overlay problem in QGIS
I need to import and overlay in my QGIS project some geometries from a PDF (definitely not georeferenced). I ran the PDF cleanup procedure on Inkscape and exported it as a DXF file.Next, I started a ...
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Writing a vector with geopandas to MySQL is written as TEXT not as POLYGON
I am currently trying to write some vector files into a MySQL database. It works great for most vector files, but for some I got the eror:
(pymysql.err.DataError) (1406, "Data too long for column ...
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Home range - match symbol colour to polygon colour
I have a data set for point locations for birds and I am creating maps to show their home range.
I would like to match the symbol colour (for the points) for each bird to the polygon colour that I ...
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How to snap a vector layer to a raster layer in QGIS?
I am working with both vector and raster data. I have several vector layers with land use data, e.g. including urban, (types of) forest and agriculture. I am also using Sentinel-2 raster data. My goal ...
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Using buffers in Point Sampling Tool
I have 50m (shape file) buffers around (shape file) data points. I have another layer with the raster of the vegetation (indicated by different colours) in that land. I can easily extract the raster ...
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Distance between line and point with shared ID
I have a point layer and a line layer with matching ID fields.
I want to calculate the shortest distance between points and lines where the ID matches.
They are not always the closest features to each ...
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I am using GeoServer for fetching vector data in GeoJson format, Can we use variable instead of key name to fetch the data from GeoJson file [closed]
I want to use variable "value_attribute" instead of static value "Villages"
My Code is below:
$(function () {
$("#attributes" ).change(function ()
{
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Merging layers of certain geometry type only in QGIS
I have nearly a thousand layers of geospatial data consisting only of Point layers and Line Layers and I just want to make it so that I only have one layer for each type.
Is there a way to filter to ...
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Cannot run Algorithm from Toolbox in QGIS - Failed to create file
I am on QGIS 3.16.3 and I want to use the Split Vector Algorithm.
I have an Input Geometry which I got through the Overpass API from OSM https://overpass-turbo.eu/. The query is
node
[amenity=school]...
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Getting bounding box polygons from xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax in attribute table
I have a CSV file with bbox extents in xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax format. I can import these as pairs of delimited text layers and see the diagonal extents of these boxes on my map document.
Can I take ...
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How to identify "island" polygons? [closed]
I am curious how can I find all polygons that are touching with each other but are completely separate from the rest of the polygons is the same dataset, using PostGIS.
For better understanding I ...
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Creating buffer (of line geometry) around polygon feature using QGIS
I have a polygon layer representing coastal cliffs and would like to create a line at a certain distance out to sea from this polygon layer (I drew a blue line on the image below to demonstrate).
In ...
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Merging average geometry of overlapping lines with differing nodes using QGIS
I am using QGIS 3.16.
I've inherited a sloppy dataset of regional roads. My problem is this:
Roads have been drawn over for updates and not deleted, leaving behind hundreds to thousands of ...
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Extracting polygons with smaller polygons inside parcels with houses
I have cadastral map loaded as a pink vector layer in QGIS. Then I have another vector layer that contains residential houses (purple polygons).
I would like to create a new layer with areas ...
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Can't clip WCS with vector
I'm new to QGIS.
I would like to have a map of a province and its border. I thought the easiest way to make it is loading in a WCS (CRS: ETRS89) and clip it using the border vector (CRS: Belge Lambert ...
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Visualizing most recent point by date in QGIS
Does anyone know how to visualize in QGIS, in a group of points with an associated date, the point corresponding to the last date?
For example, a vector layer with 4 points:
id
Name
Date
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Joana
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After updating to QGIS 3.20.2 vector processing tools are missing
In my QGIS 3.20.2 I can't use tools from the Vector menu as I used in the previous QGIS version. See the print screens. Can somebody tell me why as well as how to resolve this issue?
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Combining multiple base map .vtpks
Scenario: I export the Topographic map to 2 different extent base maps(.vtpk).
How do I combine those two into one .vtpk?
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How to batch calculate vector layer road lengths in QGIS?
I'm trying to calculate the road length for hundreds of layers, each one being a small road vector layer. I usually follow the process at
https://www.qgistutorials.com/en/docs/calculating_line_lengths....
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Vector and Raster Layers not Overlapping when in same CRS
I am trying to create buffers around polygon centroids, and perform zonal statistics with an underlying raster layer, and the points are just not overlapping with the raster layer. I am using QGIS. I ...
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Calculating distance of a path/vector through multiple points in QGIS 3.16.3
I created a .csv file with coordinates to show a route between two locations where I live. I want to figure out the distance one would travel to arrive from one location(A) to another(B). With '...
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Calculate distance from centroid to border of Spatial Polygon in R
I have 3409 Electoral Divisions from the Irish census for the Republic of Ireland. I want to calculate 400 metre distances from the centroid of every electoral division to the spatial polygon boundary ...
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Reprojecting vector layer of points QGIS
I have a vector layer of 50 points with a CRS of OGC:CRS84 - WGS 84 (CRS84) and a raster layer with a CRS of EPSG:3857 - WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator. The vector layer of points doesn't line up correctly ...
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Hide label while editing in QGIS
When I edit a feature in QGIS and it has a label, it shows up and is often in the way so that I can't choose to place the vertex there (under the label - see example in picture - white label ...
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Visualizing GeoHashed data as polygons on QGIS
I have a .csv delimited text layer that includes a particular precision 7 geohash along with a certain measured value for the area represented by said geohash.
For example:
tc0fh3s,-101.0
tc0fxfg,-100....
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Replace values by nearest value
I have a vectorised meteorological dataset containing both precipitation and temperature for variables. This has been merged with a larger polygon however I have some NULL values in the field for ...
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Colour-based raster vectorizing in QGIS
Following the query;
Cannot extract the WMS tiles to arbitrary GIS format
where I asked about a possibility to get the WMS layer to QGIS or get the layer in some versatile vector GIS format.
Now I ...
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Replicating ogr2ogr operation with GDAL vector translate
Following a comment on Error using SQL statement in ogr2ogr with Python string formatter, I am trying to use gdal.VectorTranslate() instead of ogr2ogr, but I keep receiving an error.
Using Windows, ...
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Changing un-orthogonal polygons to orthogonal ones in ArcGIS Pro
I am creating polygonal features in ArcGIS Pro 2.8.0 for a buildings layer of a site survey project. Working in a team, some of the polygons representing building footprints were not created with the ...
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Buffer process in polygon using GDAL
I am trying to decrease the size of a polygon so to avoid having mixels. Thus, I use the GDAL function buffer:
distance = -5
bufferedGeometry= initialGeometry.Buffer(distance)
In addition, the ...
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PostGIS align borders of countries
New to PostGIS. I have USA & Canada vector data. The borders have small gaps or overlaps. I want to use PostGIS to align one border to another border. We are free to add or remove vertices.
I have ...
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Cutting out part of the vertices of polygon to create line (between two points)
I have a polygon which represents a water catchment. I also have a polygon that represents a national boundary. I would like to cut out a line that represents only the part of the catchment boundary ...
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QGIS - Return the Intersection xyz Between "Select Features by Freehand" Geometry and Layer Feature(s) into Attribute Table
I have a vector layer in QGIS. I'm looking to return the xyz, not of the layer's feature(s), but of the intersection point between a "Select Features by Freehand" geometry and the feature(s)...
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What unit is represented by OD Matix costs (in QNEAT3 within QGIS 3.6 Noosa)?
Some background to explain what I have done, and thus my current question (at the end).
I am trying to find a way to get a list of the distances between sites of a certain class to the nearest site of ...
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Making 2D vector into 3D based on raster
I have vector lines in 2D and would like to be able to visualize them in 3D.
I have tried extracting the Z value (with v.drape) from the DTM it should be draped on but the lines remain in 2D once ...
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What is this UK coordinate system?
I received a dataset of Merseyside area (corresponding to the metropolitan area of Liverpool, United Kingdom, broadly defined) where the location coordinates are totally a mystery to me, and ...
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Export Vector Layer into Multiple GPX Files in QGIS
I have a vector layer that contains multiple attributes that I want to export as individual GPX files. In this instance, the "Save Features As" option exports all of these attributes as 1 ...
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Linking USGS EVI raster to tiger state census tracks in r
I have created a formal class raster layer of enhanced vegetation index (EVI) in r with geotiffs from USGS.
# Load rasters into R
raster19037 <- raster("...
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How to conditionally dissolve a vectorized layer?
I have a raster layer with the day of the year on which we observe temperature above 15 degrees. There are large differences (image below):
I have vectorized this layer based on the Band including ...
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Plot highest value from vector point data
I have multiple data sets assigned to the same vector data point (rock and soil chemical levels in a drillhole). How do I make sure that only the highest value for each point is displayed? The data ...
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Union multiple vector layers in QGIS
When combining two layers the "Union" tool works fine, and I have used Union several times: A + B => AB, then AB + C => ABC, then ABC + D => ABCD, and then ABCD + E => ABCDE and ...
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QGIS "difference" tool - "feature has invalid geometry" - returns empty layer
I am trying to return the areas of the red polygon that fall outside of the orange polygon, using the difference tool.
Both are vector layers I created by drawing around a georeferenced map. Their ...
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Seeking detailed Cyprus borders shapefile
I need to to show the Republic of Cyprus, the TRNC, the Buffer Zone and the British Bases.
I've looked everywhere and every time it only shows the Republic, which makes sense as it is the UN ...
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How to not include layer and field name when using Split Vector Layer in QGIS?
When using "Split vector layer" tool, the outputs include the layer in the field name in the resulting shapefiles. The result file name is 'LAYER_FIELDNAME_ABC'. I want to extract them so ...
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Set fill transparency at 0% but keep line at 100% PyQGIS
I am trying to make the color of my buffer totally transparent, but I want to keep the stroke fully colored.
I tried the following :
color1 = QtGui.QColor('#f3a6b2') #or whatever, as it will be ...
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"Layers were not correctly generated" error when polygonizing raster in QGIS
I have the raster of a river product of an image classification with the SCP Plugin, and i need to divide the land and the water that resulted of said classification, so i am attempting to polygonize ...
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Error when using Train Image classifier from OTB Toolbox Plugin in QGIS
I was able to install the OTB Toolbox Plugin correctly into QGIS but I encountered a problem when I run the Train Image classifier, it returned an error:
ERROR: Cannot find PROJ:
How can I solve ...
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QGIS symbol placement
I have multilines (vector) with two SVG symbols. I use marker placement with interval and offset along the line. How can I set that if a symbol is some distance from the end of a line (symbolised by ...
