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Changing thousands separators from comma to space in measured grids of ArcMap?
The solution to this is not in ArcGIS. Unfortunatly, you have to change your region settings in Windows. On Windows 7, the solution is to go to Control Panel, Region and Language, then click on ...
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How can I display a coordinate grid in the map canvas?
'View > Decorations > Grid'. The Grid properties allows you to set line type and interval, as well as any annotations (such as lat/lon). This is purely an overlay that you can't interact with and ...
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Adding graticules to Folium map
You can add graticules as polylines. First, set intervals of latitude and longitude.
import folium
m = folium.Map()
lat_interval = 10
lon_interval = 10
grid = []
for lat in range(-90, 91, ...
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Match map's borders to graticule in QGIS Layout
If you set a fixed scale for the map using "Map Properties > Scale > Data defined override button > Edit", you can adjust the map borders to match the grid.
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Achieving Super or Subscript graticule labels in QGIS Composer windows?
Unicode has some superscript and subscript characters in it as described on Wikipedia
Here are two custom functions that can be entered in the QGIS Python Function Editor that superscript or ...
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Creating custom coordinate grid using QGIS
In the print composer, create three grids on your map item:
one for the actual grid lines
one for X values (to disable grid lines, set them to "No pen")
one for Y values (idem)
For Y coordinates, ...
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Adding lon/lat grid on map in QGIS 3.0?
You need to scroll down just a little bit more to find Grids options.
Then the difference from the linked tutorial are:
Click on Modify grid... to call up Appearance properties.
Set CRS for the Grid ...
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Creating grid in QGIS 'anchored' to specific point
You can use GRASS v.mkgrid tool in Processing Toolbox > GRASS > Vector.
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Sum line lengths for each grid cell in QGIS
Create a polygon grid using the Vector Grid tool instead of lines. Make sure to check the polygon output.
Once you have a polygon grid (also known as fishnet), you can use the Sum line length tool ...
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Setting the coordinates in a QGIS layout right
You have asked for the format of your grid to be Degrees, Minutes and Seconds which is not appropriate for a grid in metres (EPSG:3035) - if you set it to decimal you will get the expected output in ...
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Measured grid in Mapbox
If MapBox uses EPSG:3857 any grid will become distorted as you move away from the equator.
If you want an undistorted lat/lon grid try using EPSG:4326 (Plate Carree) - technically the grid is still ...
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How to show pixel boundaries of a given raster in QGIS?
Go to
View - Decorations - Grid
"Update intervals / Offsets from" click "Active Raster Layer"
Then click the Line symbol and adjust the symbol. I made the lines 0.06 wide
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how to add grid coordinates in QGIS 2.12.0-Lyon in the print composer canvas?
When you are in Print Composer you can select the map in the Item Properties tab and then scroll down to Grids where you click on the + button to add a grid. You can then modify the grid and it's ...
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Adding MGRS grid in QGIS
MGRS is based entirely on UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) projected Coordinate Reference Systems. The first two numbers of an 8-digit grid, for instance, are the same as the UTM zone (these ...
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Making grids in QGIS
The grid creator makes very simple lines with vertices only on each end. You'll need to 'densify' the geometry (adding extra vertices) so that intermediate points can be projected and define the shape ...
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Excess decimal points showing on QGIS layout grid
You can use the round() function to make sure no decimal shows:
Modify your expression like this:
CASE
WHEN @grid_axis = 'y'
THEN substr('ONMLKJIHGFEDCBA', (@grid_number + 0.6 ) / 1.2 , 1)
...
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Creating grid annotations (reference grid) using QGIS
A lot of tourist maps use this kind of annotation scheme with a reference list at the bottom stating which places of interest are located in which grids (Examples here and here). To add sequential ...
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QGIS Grid not displaying correctly
What you are telling the program to do is to draw gridlines every 5 units. The units for the grid projection you are using (Pseudomercator) are meters. So you are asking for a gridline every five ...
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Adding UTM labels to grid in QGIS
From QGIS 2.12 this will be possible using "custom" grid annotation format.
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Achieving Super or Subscript graticule labels in QGIS Composer windows?
If you have grid coordinates and want the first two figures to be large and the rest to be superscripts you can do it without python functions.
The trick is to use string processing to split the ...
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Making a grid with points that are staggered every 800 feet
As far as I know there isn't a specific tool to do that, but others have already built tools for the creation of isometric grids.
I found this toolbox you can download and use. I tested it a few ...
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Dynamic oriented grid using QGIS 3 layout view (grid borders parallel to paper borders)
To perform dynamic North Pole grid orintation paste the code (see below) in Map rotation box parameter of your map item.
Here is a comparison with a static oriented grid:
Code block (in a line):
-...
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Adding meridians and parallels on world map in QGIS
You could just use
<QGIS>|Vector|Research Tools|Create Grid...
where you
chose your Grid type (likely Line)
set the Grid CRS (i.e. to EPSG:4326 - WGS 84)
set the spacing you want in degree
...
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Calculating average data of neighbour grids based on location and returning data to grid in QGIS
Create a new field using field calculator with this expressions, replacing value (twice!) with the name of the field that contains the values you want to calculate the mean from. Be aware that ...
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Placing axis labels inside graticule on data frame of ArcMap?
If you use a negative Label Offset on the Labels tab of the Reference System Properties, it will move them where you want:
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Creating artificial coordinate system to plot garden experiment?
It is feasible, don't worry about coordinate systems though. It can be in no coordinate system or it can be in any coordinate system. You could use your local coordinate system and plop the grid on ...
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Points equally spaced in polygon, allowing for slope using ArcGIS Desktop?
I need to create a grid of points within a given area so that each
point is 75m across the ground from any other point
There are cases where this may be impossible mathematically. For illustration ...
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Creating a Grid on a polygon and find number of points in each grid
So, Derek, let's try to swim together in the children's pool PostgreSQL / PostGIS and QGIS.
If I understood your question correctly, then you sailed with me.
Initial data:
These are the polygons of ...
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Custom format for a grid with degrees, minutes, seconds with suffix using letter from another language
Transforming decimal degrees to degrees-minutes-seconds requires some intermediate variables, so you would need to create a custom function to achieve what you want.
The way to do the conversion is ...
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Flow accumulation on grid in R
Short answer:
whitebox::wbt_d8_flow_accumulation() calculates a flow accumulation grid.
Long answer:
I was trying to find a method for doing this in R, for stream network and hydrology analysis. It ...
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