The Autofields plugin for QGis
The Autofields plugin for QGis allows filling automatically the attribute fields of a layer when creating or publishing entities. You can, for example, fill a field with the value of x or y of the point,…
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How to load a Postgres / Postgis layer in ArcMap
To ensure that everything worked out fine, we will load the new Postgres layer in ArcGIS. Open ArcGis and the Catalog window .
Read MoreHow to make an svg symbol editable ( color , stroke ) in QGis
If you import or create svg symbols to use them in QGis you will notice that the color options as well as the outline of these symbols are disabled in QGis. In fact , these settings…
Read MoreHow to update a Postgresql / PostGIS database with LibreOffice
Even if it can look weird (use a GIS tool not to update a GIS base) there are occasions when it proves very useful. A GIS base comprises two types of information : spatial information (…
Read MoreStarting with Postgres / Postgis
PostgreSQL’s general documentation is excellent, and very abundant, but for QGis users (and perhaps ArcGis users) it’s hard to find a trivial document explaining how to install Postgres and then Postgis , so as to have…
Read MoreHow to export an ArcMap document (mxd) to Google Earth ( kmz )
Most likely you know how to export an ArcMap layer in kml or kmz to display them in Google Earth. But , did you know it is possible to export directly an entire map ?
Read MoreDimension Explorer: User’s Guide
In a previous article ( Dimension Explorer in ArcGis 10.3: From Time Cursor to Multidimensional Cursor ) we started the Dimension Explorer 1.1 User’s Guide. Here is the last part of this article. How to record…
Read MoreUnderstanding the WMS and WFS geoservices (Part 2)
GetCapabilities The GetCapabilities operation is a request to a WFS server for a list of operations and services, or capabilities, supported by that server. When you establish a connection with QGis, for example, on a WFS…
Read MoreUnderstanding the WMS and WFS geoservices (Part 1)
A geoservice is a way to make geographic information available through the Internet. Today, almost all products allowing the setting and use of a geoservice are based on the OGC standards. The Open Geospatial Consortium, or…
Read MoreAll you have to know to format an Excel table for ArcGis
ArcGis reads straight through the Excel tables. You can add a table to ArcMap, import a table into a geodatabase, or create a join or relationship between an Arcgis layer and an Excel table. Yes but…
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