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GeoServer – Offset Inner Lines
By David Crowther
Question:
How can I style a polygon to show the inside boundary of a property?
Answer:
Follow the ...
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QGIS – Valhalla Isochrones
By David Crowther
Question:
Can you create distance/time isochrones in QGIS?
Answer:
Yes, QGIS has several tools and...
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QGIS – Importing AutoCAD DWG
By David Crowther
Question:
Can you open an AutoCAD DWG into QGIS?
Answer:
Yes, QGIS has an importing tool so that y...
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SQL – Extract Centroid X and Centroid Y Values
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you extract the X and Y Coordinates for a table in a SQL Database?
Answer:
If yo...
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MapThat – Cannot Create New Record – Unique Index
By David Crowther
Question:
In MapThat, when I create a new record with the same Plot ref / Feature ID, it fails to ...
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MapThat – Create New Icons
Question:
In MapThat how can you create image icons for the Layers Panel?
Answer:
MapThat allows you to show any sui...
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QGIS – Ignore Invalid Geometry when Geoprocessing
By David Crowther
Question:
When I run a QGIS Geoprocessing task it keeps failing saying there is invalid geometry –...
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QGIS – Refractor
By David Crowther
Question:
How can I change the table structure of my GIS data using QGIS?
Answer:
Are you using QG...
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QGIS – Topological Colouring
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you randomly colour polygons in a layer within QGIS?
Answer:
The Topological Col...
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QGIS – Aggregate
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you group individual records into Multi-Part objects within QGIS?
Answer:
The Ag...
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QGIS – Apply a Layer Style
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you quickly apply a style to a layer within QGIS?
Answer:
The Layer Style within...
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MapThat – Hover Style
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you change the colour shown when hovering over a map feature in MapThat?
Answer:...
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MapThat – HTML Bubble Wrap - Results
By David Crowther
Question:
In MapThat, how can you wrap the Information Bubble so that the results values don’t str...
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QGIS – Extract Well Known Text (WKT)
By David Crowther
Question:
When I try to import data into my spatial database QGIS is throwing an error and the imp...
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SQL – Renaming a Database
By David Crowther
Question:
How do you rename a SQL Database?
Answer:
It is quite simple to rename a SQL Database. U...
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QGIS – List Unique Values
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you List Unique Values for a layer within QGIS?
Answer:
The List Unique Values T...
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QGIS – Convert to Spatial Bookmarks
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you create Spatial Bookmarks based on my layers within QGIS?
Answer:
The Convert...
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QGIS – Network Analysis: Service Areas
By David Crowther
Question:
How can I calculate isochrones within QGIS?
Answer:
In this previous blog we explore a n...
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QGIS – Creating Heatmaps
By David Crowther
Question:
How do you create a heatmap within QGIS?
Answer:
A Heatmap is a common method to show in...
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MapThat – EXTMODEL for NULL Values
By David Crowther
Question:
When I view the Data Table in MapThat, some values are showing as EXTMODELXXX-1, what is...
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MapThat – Hits Panel Data Table Error
By David Crowther
Question:
When I choose to display a layer, the Bubbles associated to the layer and the Data Table...
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QGIS – Setting a Default Map Projection
by David Crowther
Question:
In QGIS is it possible to set my default Map projection?
Answer:
Yes, QGIS has a number ...
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QGIS – Default Layer Colour Options
by David Crowther
Question:
In QGIS is it possible to change the default Colours shown when changing a Layers Style?...
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QGIS – Configuring the Map Scale Options
by David Crowther
Question:
In QGIS is it possible to configure the Map Scale options?
Answer:
From the bottom statu...
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QGIS – Change Selection Colour
by David Crowther
Question:
In QGIS when I select a feature it automatically changes colour to Yellow. How can I cha...
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QGIS – Open and Query PostGIS Data
By David Crowther
Question:
How can I open data from my PostGIS database?
Answer:
Why not use the PostgreSQL Execute...
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MapThat – Creating Label Layers
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you label features in MapThat?
Answer:
Previously Label Type layers were used as...
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MapThat – File Manager Shows No Records
By David Crowther
Question:
Why does the File Manager Tool show no records?
Answer:
In the MapThat Admin Forms, vers...
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QGIS – Truncate a Layer
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you quicky delete all the records/features in my GIS layer using QGIS?
Answer:
T...
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QGIS – Add RowID Field
By David Crowther
Question:
How can you add a RowID Field to a layer within QGIS?
Answer:
The Add AutoIncremental Fi...