DynamicMaps

MapThat – Creating WMS Legends
By David Crowther Question: How do you create a Legend for a WMS Layer in MapThat? Answer: As long as the source Web...
MapThat – An Item With the Same Key Has Been Added
By David Crowther Question: What is causing the MapThat error – An item with the same key has already been added? A...
MapThat – Not Loading Login Step2
By David Crowther Question:  Why does my MapThat login fail at Login Step 2? Answer: MapThat requires a User to hav...
MapThat – Error Processing Request?
By David Crowther Question: What is causing the ‘Error Processing Request’ message in MapThat? Answer: The answer is...
QGIS – Drag and Drop Layers
By David Crowther QGIS 3.8 Zanzibar was released in August 2019 and the full change log can be viewed here: https://...
GeoServer – Why is my Image Mosaic WMS using EPSG 404000?
By David Crowther Question: Why does GeoServer project my Raster Mosaic WMS with EPSG 404000? Answer: Even if your s...
QGIS – Join Attributes by Nearest
By David Crowther QGIS 3.8 Zanzibar was released in August 2019 and the full change log can be viewed here: https://...
QGIS – Floating Advanced Edit Widget
By David Crowther QGIS 3.8 Zanzibar was released in August 2019 and the full change log can be viewed here: https://...
Integrating CAD and GIS – Using AutoCAD Part 2
By David Crowther In this previous blog we explored how we can better integrate CAD and GIS teams by sharing spatial...
QGIS – OS Mastermap SVG Symbols
By David Crowther Question: How can I resolve incorrect map icons in OS Mastermap? Answer: The Cadline GML Translato...
MapThat – Data Editing and Apostrophes
By David Crowther Question: Is it possible to edit attributes in MapThat to use an Apostrophe? Answer: This depends ...
QGIS – Join Attributes
By David Crowther Question: How do you Join Attributes from one Table to another in QGIS?  Answer: QGIS has a tool c...
QGIS – Tile Map Services
By David Crowther Question: I know I can access Open Street Map Colour as a basemap, but are there any other Tile Ma...
MapThat – Sorting Data Tables
By David Crowther Question: Is it possible to auto sort the records in the MapThat Data Table? Answer: Yes, MapThat...
PostGIS - Update Area Trigger
By David Crowther Question:  How can I automatically update the Area of my PostGIS datasets? Answer: One way to auto...
QGIS – ILIKE
By David Crowther Question: When writing queries using the QGIS Expression Builder do I have to be careful of CASE? ...
QGIS – Fine Zooming
By David Crowther Question: Is there another way to zoom when using QGIS? Answer: Yes – by holding down the Control ...
MapThat Scale Print – What is causing the ‘Cannot Open Database: login failed’ Error message?
By David Crowther Question: When using the MapThat Scale Print tool I get the following error message: Answer: This...
QGIS – Only Showing One Attribute Record
By David Crowther Question: When I open my spatial data from a SQL Server Spatial Database, and I view the data in t...
MapThat – Aerial Imagery
By David Crowther Question: Is it possible to display Aerial Imagery within MapThat? Answer: Yes, MapThat will cons...
PostGIS – How do you Change a User’s Password?
By David Crowther Question: I would like to edit the existing password for a PostGIS User because they have forgotte...
QGIS – Using Shortcut Keys with the Attribute Window
By David Crowther Question: Are there any shortcut keys to control the content of the Attribute windows in QGIS? Ans...
QGIS – Search Addresses
By David Crowther Question: How can I search for addresses within QGIS? Answer: Within QGIS choose the Plugins menu ...
QGIS – In Place Editing
By David Crowther QGIS 3.4 and onwards allows a user to undertake ‘In Place’ Editing. This means that instead of hav...
PostGIS – Where are my PostGIS Databases Stored?
By David Crowther  Question:Where are my PostGIS Databases actually located? Answer: In order to find the location of...
MapThat – How can I select the correct Skin Colour for my Project?
By David Crowther Question: How can I choose the correct Skin Colour for my MapThat Project?  Answer: The VE_Project...
MapThat – How do you configure the Information Bubbles to Show Date Fields?
By David Crowther Question: I have a datetime field that I wish users to view within MapThat, which is the best way ...
QGIS – Vertex Editing
By David Crowther QGIS 3.8 Zanzibar was released in August 2019 and the full change log can be viewed here: https://...
QGIS – ATLAS Printing
By David Crowther Question: How do you create an ATLAS Print using QGIS?  Answer: ATLAS printing allows you to autom...
QGIS – Search Postcode
By David Crowther Question: How can I search for postcodes within QGIS? Answer: Within QGIS choose the Plugins menu ...