Category: Geographic Information Systems

Open source GIS tool for mapping health data

What is GIS health mapping? Medical or health geography is an area of medical research that uses geographic techniques such as the use of mapping and GIS to study the impact of a person’s surroundings on their health. Scientists have used mapping to study public health since ancient times.  How can GIS be used in

Update a layer from QGIS DB manager

How do I update a layer in QGIS? The one reproducible way of getting it to update is to duplicate the layer from the legend menu – the duplicate always gets its data from the current shapefile, and the original layer updates itself too!  How to use DB Manager in QGIS? You can drag layers

Listing features in the order they were selected

What does it mean if someone is at the top of your following list on Instagram? The order of Instagram’s following list is largely based on frequent social media interactions. Profiles you usually engage with through likes, comments, DMs, and shares are likely to appear at the top.  What order does Instagram following list go

Why does Print Composer take ages “Creating icon for file …”?

How do I create a print composer in Qgis? icon in the toolbar or choose File ‣ New Print Composer. You will be prompted to choose a title for the new Composer. To demonstrate how to create a map please follow the next instructions. toolbar button and draw a rectangle on the canvas holding down

QGIS and Raster Mapping in ‘Seamless’ layer

How do I merge raster and vector in QGIS? QGIS: Raster Merging In the QGIS Browser Panel, select the GeoTiffs you want to merge and right click to add them to the main window. Select Raster > Miscellaneous > Merge. In the Merge dialogue window, for Input files, browse to your directory containing your GeoTiff

Road Graph doesn’t find shortest path

Which graph theory is used to find shortest path in road or A network? Dijkstra’s algorithm (/ˈdaɪkstrəz/ DYKE-strəz) is an algorithm for finding the shortest paths between nodes in a graph, which may represent, for example, road networks. It was conceived by computer scientist Edsger W. Dijkstra in 1956 and published three years later. The

How to vectorize creating a Shapely Polygon in Pandas

Does pandas support vectorization? – [Instructor] Vectorization, also known as array programming is the ability to work on a set of values in parallel. Modern computers support that, and pandas uses this ability to get huge performance gains. What is a vectorized function pandas? Be aware of the multiple meanings of vectorization. In Pandas, it

How to gain the facility of snapping when multiple points are selected

How do you snap between two points in Revit? Use snaps to select a mid-point between two selected points. Use the temporary snap override to snap between two selected points. The override is accessed when placing a component, during sketching, and while using Modify tools. To access the override, use the right-click context menu or

How can i find shrines nearby location

What is the easiest way to find shrines? Beyond just wandering around and stumbling upon them, the easiest way to find shrines is to climb to high ground and survey the surrounding area. Climb high, press the right analog stick to pull out your Sheikah slate and look all around you. New shrines will glow

Calculating line lengths using PyQGIS

How do you calculate the length of a line in Qgis? The Add Geometry Attribute tool adds different set of attributes depending on whether the input layer is points, lines or polygons. See QGIS documentation for more details. In the Attribute Table, you will see a new column called distance. This contains the length of

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