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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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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

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

Delimiting quiet houses

First of all, we should upload our random houses in our spatial database. In order to do this, let's open QGIS's database manager through Database | DB Manager | DB Manager. Connect to the PostGIS database with the role we have--write privileges--and import the houses layer with Import layer/file. Of course, we have to open our raw houses layer, as it is not opened in QGIS. The options should be the same as before, which are as follows:

  • Use the spatial schema.
  • The table name should be houses.
  • Check the Create spatial index box at least, but checking the Create single-part geometries instead of multi-part box as well will do no harm either.
  • We do not have to define SRID information, as the data is already present in our local projection.

When we are done, let's visualize the uploaded houses layer in QGIS, and remove the one saved to the...

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