How to use PyQGIS as standalone script on Ubuntu
Today I wanted to hack together a standalone script using PyQGIS, the QGIS Python bindings, to write a small prototype. I hadn’t written such a standalone script yet,…
Category: QGIS
Joining Data with the Placekey QGIS Plugin
Placekey is a free address and point-of-interest (POI) matching tool that is now integrated with QGIS via the Placekey Connector Plugin. Placekey does the work of address and…
Automated UI tests with AutoIt for QGIS
I hate testing! Yet I do understand that it is crucial for a good software solution. As I am often confronted with GUIs, I asked myself how to…
QGIS2web with interactive filters
It’s been a while, since I last developed things for qgis2web. To be honest: I lost focus on the whole project after we decided to merge qgis2leaf with…
ArcGIS REST API and QGIS: a practical example
The ArcGIS REST API provides some interesting endpoints which can be used for free with a developer account. But how to do this in QGIS as you might…
Colaborative Working in PostGIS
The last days I needed to work with other geoenthusiasts on a PostGIS database. Unfortunately, as you upload a layer from QGIS you will be the owner of…
Short Note: export layers to PostGIS with Processing
When using QGIS along with PostGIS you might want to publish data directly from inside QGIS into your PostGIS database. This is not only convenient as you don’t…
Copernicus, Sentinel and your favourite GIS
The Copernicus Program provides an interesting alternative data source for your work with Landsat data… Sentinel images: Copernicus will deliver an unprecedented volume of free data, provide new…
QGIS 3 officially released
On 24th of February, the QGIS developers have officially released QGIS 3 (codename “Girona”). It is the third major version of the free and open source cross-platform GIS…
Service Areas, Traffic and QGIS
Our author Riccardo recently published an article on GeoNet where he described the traffic aware analysis of service areas (isochrones) in ArcGIS Pro with the analytical support of…
Donut Polygons in QGIS, ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro and geoJSON
Donut Polygons were the nightmare in first GIS courses. At the very moment I can’t remember why but the concept of an inner and an outer part makes…
Short Announcement: PlayMapsCube using Three.JS
We all played around with this little thing: wood labyrinths with one or many little balls called a “Ball-in-a-maze puzzle”. The goal was to find a path through…