Thanks Remi, I am looking at a SpatialLite solution now. Many thanks for your inputs. The WMS approach is a little advanced at the moment so we will stick to the data sharing approach.
Regards, Wesley On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Rémi Cura <[email protected]> wrote: > > We don't know much about your organisation, > you may went to send all your data for each review, this is similar to > sending shapefile, and to sending a one file sqlite database. > > On the other hand you can simply give access to your data trough internet > to your reviewers (and only them). This way they can browse it and use it > for computation. > If for review purpose I suspect they don't really need to have it but more > to use it. > > The same idea more sophisticated (again depending your need) is to put > your data into a web map service server ( > http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Map_Service). > To make it simple is the same kind of thing than google map. It allow to > visually use the data. (for a visual check for instance). > > Cheers. > > Rémi-C > > > 2013/10/29 Wesley Roberts <[email protected]> > >> Dear Rémi-C and Bo Victor, >> >> Many thanks for your responses. It seems my idea will not work as I >> thought. Perhaps I should look for alternative methods to share my data. My >> main aim is to reduce the clutter of sharing shapefiles and making it >> easier for the auditor to access and use our data. Perhaps the spatiallite >> db approach is one to use. >> >> I looked around for methods for sharing a postGIS database and it is not >> as easy as one would think. As I understand it there is no single file or >> folder containing the database and tables that can be simply copied to a >> shared folder. Even setting up a database in a non-standard location is >> difficult enough. I will start a separate question regarding sharing >> postGIS databases. >> >> Spatiallite may be the best alternative. >> >> Many thanks and kind regards, >> Wesley >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Rémi Cura <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey, >>> as far as I know you cant load directly different geometry type into >>> qgis (http://trac.osgeo.org/qgis/ticket/167). >>> >>> If you have a table with different type in in (point, line, polygon), >>> qgis will ask you to chose which geometry you want to load. >>> If you have a table with a column with "geometry collection", qgis won't >>> load it. >>> >>> This being said, it is easilly worked around (still a hassle) : >>> simple : if you have a column with different geometry type, load it >>> multiple time in qgis selecting each time a different geometry type >>> simple : if you have a column with geometry collection : use >>> ST_CollectionExtract to be in the previous case >>> >>> Note: if you are tired of selecting the type of geometry in qgis, you >>> can create view with only one type of geometry. >>> >>> dirty way : simply convert everything to polygon ! : use ST_Buffer with >>> small area to convert point and line to polygon. >>> >>> Don't hesitate if you need more details. >>> Cheers, >>> Rémi-C >>> >>> >>> 2013/10/28 Wesley Roberts <[email protected]> >>> >>>> Dear PostGIS users, >>>> >>>> I am a new postgis user and have a question regarding views and >>>> multiple geometry types. I understand that I can create a *view* where >>>> I select a portion of my data using an sql statement and view that *view >>>> *in QGIS. I would like to know if it is possible to create a *view *that >>>> contains multiple geometry types, so for example: a view displaying points >>>> lines and polygons from different tables within the my db? >>>> >>>> The context to this question is as follows. Our organization needs to >>>> share a number of GIS layers with an auditor as part of our validation >>>> process. Instead of sending the auditor a "bucket load" of shapefiles with >>>> instructions on what to look at, I would prefer to share one postGIS DB >>>> with all the layers in tables and all of our geo-spatial requirements in >>>> views. Is this possible? >>>> >>>> Many thanks and looking forward to your responses. >>>> Wesley >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Dr Wesley Roberts >>>> [email protected] >>>> Cell: +27(0)83 5355 646 >>>> skype: roberts-w >>>> >>>> I hear...I forget >>>> I see...and I remember >>>> I do...and I understand >>>> Ancient Chinese Proverb >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> postgis-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> postgis-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr Wesley Roberts >> [email protected] >> Cell: +27(0)83 5355 646 >> skype: roberts-w >> >> I hear...I forget >> I see...and I remember >> I do...and I understand >> Ancient Chinese Proverb >> > > -- Dr Wesley Roberts [email protected] Cell: +27(0)83 5355 646 skype: roberts-w I hear...I forget I see...and I remember I do...and I understand Ancient Chinese Proverb
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