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Practical GIS

You're reading from   Practical GIS Learn novice to advanced topics such as QGIS, Spatial data analysis, and more

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787123328
Length 428 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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G√°bor Farkas G√°bor Farkas
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Preface 1. Setting Up Your Environment FREE CHAPTER 2. Accessing GIS Data With QGIS 3. Using Vector Data Effectively 4. Creating Digital Maps 5. Exporting Your Data 6. Feeding a PostGIS Database 7. A PostGIS Overview 8. Spatial Analysis in QGIS 9. Spatial Analysis on Steroids - Using PostGIS 10. A Typical GIS Problem 11. Showcasing Your Data 12. Styling Your Data in GeoServer 13. Creating a Web Map Appendix

Working with Leaflet plugins

One of the greatest strengths of Leaflet is its clean code base and great extensibility. The base Leaflet library is very small and lightweight; therefore, it has limited capabilities. However, a lot of developers have created a variety of interesting and useful plugins that can integrate into Leaflet, extending it to match our needs. The only weakness of this decentralized workflow is the lack of rigor and cohesion in plugins. Their quality (for example, documentation) can vary; therefore, we might need to fiddle quite a bit with some of them before getting meaningful results. We can check out a recommended list of plugins at http://leafletjs.com/plugins.html. Of course, there is no guarantee a listed plugin will be easy to use, although it is a good indicator of its quality.

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