You can digitize the points each with a unique ID similar to your dbf/txt/excel. Under Vector > Geometry Tools > Export/Add geometry.
You can then join the 2 table either in QGIS (join under Properties > Join in 1.7) or in your favorite spreadsheet application (using vlookup function for example). Cheers Saber > Hi List, > > given a (txt/excel/dbf) table with data and two empty x,y columns in it > > given that a user based on a record of that data can point on a map > where a record is located (either because there is some location > description in the record, OR because there is an old scanned map > available with numbers on it) > > what would be the easiest way to fill the x,y columns? > > a plugin or making a shape first and then make a txt/dbf from that? > > other idea's? > > Thanks, > > Richard Duivenvoorde > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
