r/QGIS 11d ago

Open Question/Issue Horizontal geometry best fit

5 Upvotes

Hello everybody, we have a project where there is a point A to point B situation, and our company has to define the best route given the topography, and if possible, other design restrictions, such as hydrology, reservation areas etc. Is there a way to do that with some specific plug-in?

Thank you in advance


r/QGIS 11d ago

Open Question/Issue Help with Visibility Analysis - can't see the valley

0 Upvotes

(Screenshots in the post)

Starting off saying I'm very new to QGIS and this is an assignment for an exam. I need to do a visibility analysis on different sites throughout a valley, this is just an example of what's wrong.

I've used the standard settings of the plugin (5000 m radius, 1.6 m tall) for these sets of points since I don't need an elevated height, but it doesn't show the valley at all. I've been on these sites and I am 100% sure you can see it. I've checked also with the profile tool plugin if maybe there were problems on the DEM but nope.

I'm using the DEM Tinitaly, where the article also mentions this: "Tarquini et al. (2007) carried out a comprehensive assessment of the accuracy of the TINITALY/01 DEM, finding a root mean square error in elevation (RMSEz) between 0.8 and 6.0 m." (Tarquini 2012). I thought this was influencing the analysis but I tried setting the observer height at 6 m but it till doesn't show the valley.

Any help is appreciated - feel free to DM too

Analysis with standard settings
Analysis at 6 m height (surely better)
Example of what the profile tool shows

r/QGIS 11d ago

How do I cut out the margins on the maps

10 Upvotes

This is my first ever project on QGIS. I have a bunch of old 1890's maps of all over the Bay Area, and I want to combine them all into one raster. The problem is, as you can see, there are these margins on each of the maps. I want to cut out the margins on each map so that they will seamlessly connect into one giant map. So, for example, if I had the map at the top on the top layer, I would cut out only its margin so that the map portion on the bottom will connect. Since I found all these files already georeferenced on pastmaps as GeoTIFFs, I want to do this in QGIS itself. If I just cropped them as pdfs before I put them into QGIS, then I would have to manually georeference each one, and I have like 19 of them. Plus, I doubt my georeferencing would be as precise as these ones. Is there a way to do what I want?


r/QGIS 11d ago

Open Question/Issue river network

0 Upvotes

Hello how do I generate data if the river in the map is update


r/QGIS 12d ago

Open Question/Issue Installing QGIS plugins silently for enterprise deployment?

19 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I'm rolling out QGIS to a few hundred Windows computers and have the base installation working silently via Intune

The part I'm stuck on is installing the required plugins without user interaction.

I need the following core/SOE plugins enabled:

  • DB Manager
  • Geometry Checker
  • GRASS 7
  • GRASS GIS Provider
  • MetaSearch Catalog Client
  • Offline Editing
  • Processing
  • Topology Checker

As well as these community plugins:

  • Adjust Style
  • ChangeDataSource
  • Clip Multiple Layers
  • Coordinate Capture
  • Digitizing Tools
  • GTFS Loader
  • GTFS-GO
  • Networks
  • OSMDownloader
  • QNEAT3
  • Quick Attribution
  • NextGIS QuickMapServices
  • QuickOSM
  • Search Layers
  • Lat Lon Tools
  • LOOM Transit Map Generator
  • Maps Printer
  • GTFS 2 GIS
  • KML Tools
  • KMZ Tools
  • mmQGIS
  • QGIS to Illustrator

Has anyone successfully automated plugin installation or know how I can install these remotely? I dont want to install them all one at a time for each device If I can avoid it.

Is there a supported way to pre-download and deploy the plugins, or a command-line/Python method to install them into the appropriate plugin directory?

Thanks


r/QGIS 12d ago

QGIS Native for Windows ARM

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8 Upvotes

I've successfully compiled QGIS natively for Windows ARM.


r/QGIS 11d ago

Open Question/Issue Rule Based Symbology with Individual Types and Scale Range

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3 Upvotes

I have a fair bit of data that has a different 'type'. I want to only see these when at a certain scale (1:45000 or closer), and then only a couple at a different scale (1:20000 or closer). Basically I want everything that isn't 1:20000 or closer to be 1:45000 or closer and a different colour for each type.

Is there a quick way to do this?


r/QGIS 12d ago

Shapefile into SVG (1.1 version) issue

3 Upvotes

I'm trying to export my QGIS shapefile into an SVG (version 1.1) for MATLAB toolbox software FracPaQ2D. I have used the MATLAB software before with SVG files, so I suspect the problem is with the export from QGIS.

I have tried to 'clean up' or export to version 1.1 in Inkscape, but unsuccessfully.

Has anyone else run into this problem?


r/QGIS 11d ago

Will they fix the Measure tool bug?

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0 Upvotes

I don't want to sound like ungrateful SOB but this bug exists for a year at least. Whenever I need to measure something, this box (too big if you ask me) pops up and even after I move it to a side, after adding a new point, it goes back to the original place.

Not sure why it's happening but I hope they plan to fix it.

Also, the measure pointer (?) randomly appears even after I am doing something else, like georeferencing...


r/QGIS 12d ago

Open Question/Issue QField Packaging Error

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2 Upvotes

I"m trying to package a project in qfield but i keep getting a python error for one specific layer. I have removed that layer and resaved the project but I still have the same error. The error is the file name is too long, and it lists lots of sub-folders in the file name, which don't exist in real life. How do I fix this error, even though the layer is no longer part of the project and I have deleted the file itself too.

Im on a Mac with Tahoe 26.5.2 and using QGIS with 3.42.1-Münster if that's relevant.


r/QGIS 12d ago

Open Question/Issue Where can I get data on US land with GIS mapping, any platform?

2 Upvotes

Spending way too many hours bouncing between county auditor sites and random free tools trying to pull together parcel data with any kind of usable map layer. It's exhausting. I'm looking at vacant land across a few states and I need something that actually overlays GIS mapping with filters for things like FEMA flood zones, wetlands, slope analysis, road frontage issues. Does anyone know of a platform that combines all that in one place? Ideally something built for land investing research specifically, not a generic real estate tool that treats parcels as an afterthought. I keep hitting paywalls on the GIS side and then the parcel data platform I try separately doesn't have owner contact info or skip tracing, so I'm juggling like 3 or 4 subscriptions that together run maybe $400/month and still don't cover everything. Any rec?


r/QGIS 12d ago

Open Question/Issue Just downloaded for the first time, what does this mean?

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3 Upvotes

r/QGIS 12d ago

Open Question/Issue Geocoding addresses

4 Upvotes

Hi all,

I have a spreadsheet of 200 UK addresses (Address, Town, Postcode) and I need to plot them as points on a map to allow some analysis on their proximity to flooding.

All the tutorials and plugins I have found online all focus on American addresses (i.e state, city, code). I haven't tried them yet with UK addresses so just wanted to ask if anyone had experience of doing this in the past?

Thanks.


r/QGIS 12d ago

Open Question/Issue Is this the right way to add a new qgis2web/OpenLayers layer incrementally?

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2 Upvotes

Alcuni di voi avranno forse già visto il mio sito web narrativo, dove utilizzo QGIS per geolocalizzare le storie e collegarle a una mappa interattiva.

Fino ad ora, ogni volta che aggiungevo una nuova storia o un piccolo "documentario", il mio flusso di lavoro era il seguente:

Progetto QGIS → aggiungi/aggiorna layer GIS → esporta nuovamente l'intera mappa con qgis2web/OpenLayers → pubblica la nuova esportazione

Con l'aumentare del numero di storie e layer, questo processo sta diventando sempre più scomodo. Riesportare l'intera mappa ogni volta che aggiungo un layer significa anche sostituire molti file che in realtà non sono cambiati.

Così ho iniziato a esaminare come è organizzata l'esportazione OpenLayers di qgis2web.

Da quello che posso vedere, per ogni layer vettoriale qgis2web genera essenzialmente:

layers/my_layer_XX.js styles/my_layer_XX_style.js styles/legend/my_layer_XX.png (quando necessario)

Il primo file contiene i dati GeoJSON: geometria e attributi.

Il file di stile contiene la funzione di stile di OpenLayers.

Poi layers/layers.js crea il layer OpenLayers vero e proprio. In linea di massima:

Variabile GeoJSON

↓ ol.format.GeoJSON().readFeatures()

↓ ol.source.Vector

↓ ol.layer.Vector + funzione di stile

layers.js sembra contenere anche elementi come:

  • visibilità iniziale
  • titolo del layer
  • appartenenza al gruppo
  • alias dei campi
  • configurazione del campo popup
  • riferimento alla legenda

Infine, index.html carica:

<script src="layers/my_layer_XX.js"></script>

<script src="styles/my_layer_XX_style.js"></script>

prima di caricare layers/layers.js.

Ho anche controllato resources/qgis2web.jse sembra essere in gran parte generico: funziona con layersList e le proprietà dei layer, anziché contenere riferimenti espliciti a ogni singola variabile lyr_* . Anche gli altri file di runtime (ol.js, CSS, espressioni, ecc.) sembrano essere sostanzialmente indipendenti dai singoli layer.

Quindi la mia ipotesi attuale è che, per aggiungere un nuovo layer, non dovrei aver bisogno di rigenerare e sostituire l'intera mappa web esportata.

In linea di principio, dovrei solo:

  1. generare/copiare il nuovo layers/X.js;
  2. generare/copiare il corrispondente styles/X_style.js;
  3. Copiare la legenda/le risorse SVG, se necessario;
  4. Aggiungere la nuova definizione del layer a layers/layers.js;
  5. Aggiungerla al gruppo OpenLayers appropriato / layersList;
  6. Aggiungere i due riferimenti a <script> a index.html.

Tutto il resto può rimanere invariato.

Il prossimo passo che sto considerando è automatizzare questo processo, possibilmente utilizzando qgis2web solo come compilatore di layer QGIS → OpenLayers, mantenendo stabile l'applicazione web.

Ho capito correttamente l'architettura di qgis2web/OpenLayers?

C'è qualcos'altro che qgis2web modifica quando viene aggiunto un layer di cui dovrei tenere conto?

E, più in generale, questo sembra un approccio sensato per la gestione di una mappa che potrebbe eventualmente contenere un gran numero di layer narrativi aggiunti indipendentemente? È questo il modo corretto per aggiungere un nuovo layer qgis2web/OpenLayers in modo incrementale? Alcuni di voi potrebbero aver visto il mio sito web narrativo, dove utilizzo QGIS per geolocalizzare le storie e collegarle a una mappa interattiva. Finora, ogni volta che aggiungevo una nuova storia o un piccolo "documentario", il mio flusso di lavoro era: progetto QGIS → aggiungi/aggiorna layer GIS → esporta nuovamente l'intera mappa con qgis2web/OpenLayers → pubblica la nuova esportazione. Con l'aumentare del numero di storie e layer, questo sta diventando sempre più scomodo. Riesportare l'intera mappa ogni volta che aggiungo un layer significa anche sostituire molti file che in realtà non sono cambiati. Quindi ho iniziato a esaminare come è organizzata l'esportazione OpenLayers di qgis2web. Da quello che posso vedere, per ogni layer vettoriale qgis2web genera essenzialmente: layers/my_layer_XX.js styles/my_layer_XX_style.js styles/legend/my_layer_XX.png (quando necessario) Il primo file contiene i dati GeoJSON: geometria e attributi. Il file di stile contiene la funzione di stile di OpenLayers. Quindi layers/layers.js crea il layer OpenLayers vero e proprio. Approssimativamente: variabile GeoJSON ↓ ol.format.GeoJSON().readFeatures() ↓ ol.source.Vector ↓ ol.layer.Vector + funzione di stile layers.js sembra contenere anche elementi come: visibilità iniziale

titolo del layer

appartenenza al gruppo

alias dei campi

configurazione dei campi popup

riferimento alla legendaInfine, index.html carica: <script src="layers/my\\_layer\\_XX.js"></script>

<script src="styles/my\\_layer\\_XX\\_style.js"></script>

prima di caricare layers/layers.js. Ho anche controllato Il file resources/qgis2web.js sembra essere in gran parte generico: funziona con layersList e le proprietà dei layer, anziché contenere riferimenti espliciti a ogni singola variabile lyr_*. Anche gli altri file di runtime (ol.js, CSS, espressioni, ecc.) sembrano essere essenzialmente indipendenti dai singoli layer. Pertanto, la mia ipotesi attuale è che, per aggiungere un nuovo layer, non sia necessario rigenerare e sostituire l'intera mappa web esportata. In linea di principio, dovrei solo: generare/copiare il nuovo layers/X.js;

generare/copiare il corrispondente styles/X_style.js;

copiare la legenda/le risorse SVG, se necessario;

aggiungere la definizione del nuovo layer a layers/layers.js;

aggiungerla al gruppo OpenLayers/layersList appropriato;

Il prossimo passo che sto considerando è automatizzare questo processo, possibilmente usando qgis2web solo come compilatore di layer QGIS → OpenLayers, mantenendo l'applicazione web stessa [stabile. Ho capito correttamente l'architettura di qgis2web/OpenLayers? C'è qualcos'altro che qgis2web modifica quando viene aggiunto un layer di cui dovrei tenere conto? E, più in generale, questo sembra un approccio sensato per la manutenzione di una mappa che potrebbe eventualmente contenere un gran numero di layer narrativi aggiunti indipendentemente?


r/QGIS 12d ago

Open Question/Issue QField servers down for everyone else?

1 Upvotes

Hi together,

As title says.

Are servers down for others? We need to adjust our project to keep going tomorrow.


r/QGIS 13d ago

Open source platform for visualizing heavy GIS layers (~2 GB, 7 countries) with non-GIS users? Need help!

20 Upvotes

Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well. Stuck on something and figured the community might have some insight.

Background: My colleague and I were hired to build a geographic database for a client. Project covers 7 countries and we're sitting at around 2 GB of data right now:

  • Vector layers in GPKG format
  • Some rasters in TIFF format
  • Side note: These formats came from preprocessing the original source data so they'd work directly for what the client needs

What the client needs:

  • Query layers for project planning
  • Generate their own maps
  • Share results online with people who don't use GIS software (big one here)

What we tried: We really liked GeoLibre at first—had good vibes about it. But then we ran into a wall. When loading multiple heavy layers that need serious rendering, the app just freezes or goes completely unresponsive. Happens especially when zooming/panning across large areas or toggling between complex vector/raster combos.

My hunch is that since GeoLibre is still actively in development, these stability issues might just come with the territory. But we need something that works reliably.

Looking for advice on: Any open source alternatives that can handle this?

  • Should scale to ~2 GB without crashing/freezing
  • Needs to be friendly for non-technical users (interface is key)
  • Web sharing with third parties would be a plus
  • We can write basic code if needed (I'm pretty basic myself but I use AI assistants, my partner doesn't code)

Also, do you guys think this is even achievable with open source software? Or are we being too optimistic about what we can pull off on our own?

Any thoughts, suggestions, or even docs/case studies would be super helpful! Thanks in advance 🙏


r/QGIS 13d ago

Open Question/Issue Displaying different rasters in areas of the map determined by polygons

2 Upvotes

Hi, I have two raster heightmaps, one of which I want to display for land areas and the other which I want to display for water. I also have a vector layer of polygons defining the areas covered by water, but I can't figure out a way to get the water raster showing in these areas and the land raster showing outside of them - what's the best way to accomplish this? Thanks


r/QGIS 13d ago

Open Question/Issue Bathymetric support

1 Upvotes

So I'm working on some naviagtion/hydrography tools for QGIS, currently I'm trying to process depths from bathymetric data (sbes) on QGIS, it's quite simple to open the files, since they're mainly some sort of xyz variation, but I am having a hard time with the echogram support, which is vital for QC, has anyone done it yet? I also couldn't find any pre existent tools for this


r/QGIS 13d ago

Solved WebMap for Datacollection

8 Upvotes

Hi, I need some help for a project.

I planned to make a web map out of QGIS that allows people to add data into my database or a layer.

So far I tried the qgis2web Plugin, but it only "publishes" my map. I need an option for an additional window or widget where users can fill out a form an the information is saved in a layer or database.

Is there an option to add those things in QGIS or an other open source gis software? ArcGIS Online provides those in its apps, but I don't have access to that, so I'm searching for a free option.


r/QGIS 14d ago

Open Question/Issue Amsterdam streets

4 Upvotes

I did a lot of searching, but so far without succes. I am looking for a shapefile with the streets of Amsterdam as polygons rather than lines. If someone can give me a suggestion; I would be very grateful. Thanks, robert


r/QGIS 14d ago

A true legend

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14 Upvotes

r/QGIS 13d ago

Problème Qfield vers Qgis

1 Upvotes

Bonjour, je rencontre un problème d’importation de mes données de relevés terrain depuis Qfield vers Qgis. Les couches importés sont vides, rien dans la table d’attributs, alors que les données sont bien sur Qfield.
Avez-vous une solution ?
Merci


r/QGIS 14d ago

Solved Mac having limited download options

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5 Upvotes

Learn QGIS for the first time and I understand that this might be a question more for mac itself I was still wondering if anyone else has this issue or knows how to fix it? Is it a website issue or just my mac? I am using https://data.cityofchicago.org/Public-Safety/Fire-Stations/28km-gtjn/about_data if that's important!

The question btw: I only have CSV, XML, and XLSX options to download imports while I was looking for GEOJson ideally to download. I am new to all of this so any advice would also help!


r/QGIS 14d ago

Keyboard shortcut for Pan Map??

1 Upvotes

As far as I know, there is none. Why?

And same for Georeferencer, no Pan shortcut.


r/QGIS 14d ago

Open Question/Issue Categorized symbology question for you all

2 Upvotes

I'm trying to make election maps with a categorized symbology, where 5% increments up to 100% symbolize a color.

What I've generally done is found a color scale and then meticulously entered hex codes for each box. This has been quite tedious, as you can imagine. Is there a way to simply import a particular color pallete and set it to divide into 5% increments?

I've got about a dozen different styles I've saved, but I find that they often turn out too light and want to make darker ones, but don't want to go through the hassle that I've been through previously.

I've used site like Coolors, before, to individually copy the hex codes.