Autofill elevation data for any QGIS point layer
In the recent text, I’ve shown you how to get the elevation data to QGIS without DEM. Imagine, that this is a track for equipping any point in QGIS with elevation data regardless of...
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AutoCAD LT – Palette migration from newer to older version
This article is about the migration tool palette from a newer to an older version of AutoCAD LT. Despite a vast majority of cases, where the tool palette, as well as other settings, are...
Extraction of item properties from AutoCAD LT to Excel
AutoCAD LT version is quite poor when compared to the full AutoCAD 3D software. It means in practice, that some options aren’t available or require a bigger workaround in order to get to the...
Elevation data in QGIS without DEM
In this article, I want to demonstrate to you some shortcut, which is a product of two traditional ways of collecting the elevation data for any project in QGIS. The first way of collecting...
Displaying tourist trails on Google Satellite imagery in QGIS
There is a way in QGIS, which allows us to display the tourist trails overlay on Google Satellite imagery. It wouldn’t be interesting that much if not for the fact, that it can be...
Nice trick for centering text label above the existing feature
This short article will tell you how to place your text label exactly in the center of some existing features. The example is QGIS-based, although its usage is quite versatile as long as you...
Setting default resolution when saving map as image in QGIS
QGIS project offers a quick option for exporting our map as an image. Most sources explain the other way of exporting the maps from QGIS by using the print layout. And rightly so, because...
Updating the attribute table in QGIS from other layers
The data attribute table in QGIS can be updated in different ways. We can use the “Default value” option, provide the formula to our column, and replace some content, and so forth. In this...
Making fibre FTTx schematics in QGIS
This article is dedicated to anyone, who works in the telecom industry and struggles with creating the FTTx schematics. We have several nice ways to combat our day-to-day work, although not all of them...
Quick transfer the QGIS legend from print layout to Excel
Maybe you were wondering about the possibility of transferring the legend from the QGIS print layout to Excel? This short text shows you how to do it, especially for the simple legend, which won’t...
KMZ to KML – quick conversion with Python
In this short text, I would like to mention a couple of steps to the successful conversion of the Google Earth files between the .kmz and .kml. As we know, the .kmz file is...
How can I make a geographic heat map in Google Maps?
A heat map represents the density of specific data within an area of a map. It presents as color-coded circles on the map, depending on set parameters. The aggregation of this data formulates with...
The quickest way of making the speed limit map
Previously I explained to you how to make the speed limit in QGIS and display it in Google Maps. This process required drawing the new layer including the speed limit of the given road...
Displaying OpenInfraMap data in QGIS
OpenInfraMap is one of many OpenStreetMap projects, which is concentrated on highlighting the infrastructure worldwide. Predominantly this infrastructure is invisible in the major OpenStreetMap rendering but is directly sourced from OpenStreetMap. The OpennInfraMap is...
Preparing simple custom grid in QGIS print composer
Print composer in QGIS gives us the possibility of creating printable maps and atlases, which can be saved as the .pdf or .svg. The print composer provides a wide spectrum of options by adding...
Opening Google Street View in VBA Excel
Opening websites programmatically at their certain addresses is quite a straightforward thing regardless of the programming language. Previously I dealt with launching Google Maps from the Excel document with the Google Chrome browser. Now...
Populating multiple Excel sheet stuff in QGIS
Today I would like to discuss the process of how can we plot bulk data located in multiple Excel worksheets to QGIS and display them as the point layer. I definitely mean the situation,...
Original Street View colors without Google API Key
Street View is a good tool, which can be incorporated into your own interactive maps like Leaflet or OpenLayers. Unfortunately, since 2018 Google hasn’t served it for free. In turn, the Google Maps products...
What additional shapes can you draw on the OpenLayers map?
Drawing your own shapes in OpenLayers is a nice option, which gives us an opportunity to customize the existing map. I mean not only the plain map set by the basic coding but also...
Saving Openlayers custom drawings as the .geoJSON file
In this short post, I would like to demonstrate to you the programmatic method of saving the custom shapes in OpenLayers as the .geoJSON file. Drawing your own features on the OpenLayers map canvas...