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Mastering  QGIS

You're reading from   Mastering QGIS Go beyond the basics and unleash the full power of QGIS with practical, step-by-step examples

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786460370
Length 486 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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John Van Hoesen, GISP John Van Hoesen, GISP
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Kurt Menke, GISP Kurt Menke, GISP
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Paolo Corti Paolo Corti
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Richard Smith Jr., GISP Richard Smith Jr., GISP
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Luigi Pirelli Luigi Pirelli
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Preface 1. A Refreshing Look at QGIS FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating Spatial Databases 3. Styling Raster and Vector Data 4. Preparing Vector Data for Processing 5. Preparing Raster Data for Processing 6. Advanced Data Creation and Editing 7. Advanced Data Visualization 8. The Processing Toolbox 9. Automating Workflows with the Graphical Modeler 10. Creating QGIS Plugins with PyQGIS and Problem Solving 11. PyQGIS Scripting Index

Running Processing Toolbox algorithms

QGIS's versatility is due mainly to two reasons. The first is the ability to customize it by adding functions, thanks to its plugin structure. The second is the power of the Processing Toolbox, which can connect different backend algorithms such as R, GRASS GIS, SAGA, GDAL/OGR, Orfeo Toolbox, OSM Overpass, and many more, with dedicated providers.

In this way, for example, we can access all GRASS processing algorithms by using QGIS as the project and presentation manager. Another important ability of the Processing Toolbox is that it can be used to join together all the backend algorithms, allowing you to connect the best algorithms. For example, we can connect GRASS as a producer for another algorithm that is better developed in another backend such as SAGA. Here, QGIS processing becomes the place where you can add your specific algorithm in a more complex and integrated workflow.

This section is focused on how to code the execution of algorithms...

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