QGIS and basemaps: QuickMapServices
To work in QGIS is very often much more convenient if you can use a basemap for your data. In the past we used and promoted OpenLayers plugin…
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QGIS 2.16 tutorial: georeferencing images
Since our last tutorial regarding georeferencing images in QGIS is 4 years old, let us have a second look at this task in the current times of QGIS…
Geocoding in GIS: ArcGIS, QGIS, Leaflet
The recent move from the Mongolian Post to use W3W as their new address system shed a new light on the question: Where are addresses located and how…
PostgreSQL and PostGIS: A brief introduction
You probably seen this already (maybe on your very own PC as well): A folder with shape files. Well we’re living in the 21st century and I do…
How to create mountain ranges in QGIS?
Last time we had the task to create mountain ranges polygons for the whole world. I prepared a small tutorial referred to that. Maybe you can find something…
Import OSM Data Into A PostGIS Database (The Easy Way)
I often find myself in a situation where I want to work with large areas and datasets of OpenStreetMap data. No matter if you want to use them…
From Cloud to GIS: Getting Weather Data.
Introduction In this post we are going to look at how to get weather forecast data and display it as a layer in a desktop geographical information system…
Evolving Geographic Information System: OpenWebGIS plans & its crowdfunding campaign
Perhaps you have already used in your work OpenWebGIS or just have seen it or read about it. Due to this system exists since 2014. But we will…
The new flickr2qgis plugin for QGIS
In the last week I saw a post on the German ESRI page called GIS-IQ which featured a new widget for ArcGIS which needs you to have the…
Beautiful Watershed Polygons in QGIS
As the title sugests I am showing you, how to create beautiful watershed polygons. We will start with some raster files and use a nice GRASS tool for…
How a QGIS plugin saved my day: autotrace
One of my favourite horror exercises for students was the digitization of geological maps. Everyone hated it as you need to take of snapping options, correct attributes, and…
Combinig QGIS and leaflet to visualize an area with pictures
The goal of this post is to explain, based on practical examples from my professional activities, how I use QGIS, its plugin photo2Shape and the processing toolbox, together…