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QGIS Python Programming Cookbook, Second Edition

You're reading from   QGIS Python Programming Cookbook, Second Edition Automating geospatial development

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787124837
Length 464 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Joel Lawhead Joel Lawhead
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Automating QGIS FREE CHAPTER 2. Querying Vector Data 3. Editing Vector Data 4. Using Raster Data 5. Creating Dynamic Maps 6. Composing Static Maps 7. Interacting with the User 8. QGIS Workflows 9. Other Tips and Tricks

Chapter 9. Other Tips and Tricks

In this chapter, we will cover the following:

  • Creating tiles from a QGIS map
  • Adding a layer to geojson.io
  • Rendering map layers based on rules
  • Creating a layer-definition file
  • Using NULL values in PyQGIS
  • Using generators for layer queries
  • Using alpha values to show data density
  • Using the __geo_interface__ protocol
  • Getting the output file names from processing algorithms
  • Generating points along a line
  • Using expression-based labels
  • Creating dynamic forms in QGIS
  • Calculating the length for all selected lines
  • Using a different status bar CRS than the map
  • Creating HTML labels in QGIS
  • Using OpenStreetMap points of interest in QGIS
  • Changing the QGIS web proxy
  • Running QGIS scripts as scheduled tasks
  • Visualizing data in 3D with WebGL
  • Visualizing data on a globe
  • Make a globe-like azimuthal orthographic projection
  • Animating a layer
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