Re: [datameet] Creating variable names in Devanagari

Thanks, Ujaval. Yes saving as .geopkg works (saves the field names in full and displays properly upon reopening). This is the only solution that has worked so far. But I am not sure this is going to work for us in this particular situation where we are then using the file in postGIS to display

Re: [datameet] Shape file of Ladakh (India)

Have you looked at this: maps/States at master · datameet/maps (github.com) Regards, Devdatta On Mon, 4 Dec 2023 at 20:13, Dr Mahesh Gaur wrote: > I need the correct boundary of India-held Ladakh (including Kargil). It > excludes China &

Re: [datameet] Creating variable names in Devanagari

The answer is not going to be simple. Make sure that every time you save or open the file, the application uses encoding utf-8. Microsoft uses another weird encoding called utf-16 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-16).  Stay away from utf-16 it if you want to copy-paste anything from the

Re: [datameet] Creating variable names in Devanagari

Thanks, Dilawar. The article was very interesting/useful. But for a simpleton like me, the question then is: How do I ensure that QGIS3 in particular is using UTF-8 encoding every time? Sharad On Monday, December 4, 2023 at 1:31:28 PM UTC+5:30 Dilawar Singh wrote: > The answer is not going to

Re: [datameet] Creating variable names in Devanagari

Just to clarify/muddy the situation: I am able to enter long Devanagari text in the District/Jila column without any problems. It is the column/field name itself that I run into problems, which may have to do with the 8 characteri limit? [image: Screenshot QGIS devanagari field names.jpeg]

Re: [datameet] Creating variable names in Devanagari

I found this  https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/381308/how-to-change-qgis-3-default-encoding. The file you are loading may have a different encoding that QGIS3. You have to verify this manually and make sure that QGIS3 and file encoding is the same.  I am guessing the while QGIS3 is

[datameet] Shape/geojson files for Delhi traffic maps

Hello everyone, I am looking for the shape file and geojson file for Delhi traffic circles. See the link below: https://traffic.delhipolice.gov.in/maps The maps are in pdf. Can anyone help in locating the shape/geojson files. The ward json files are available in github, but not the traffic

[datameet] Shape file of Ladakh (India)

I need the correct boundary of India-held Ladakh (including Kargil). It excludes China & Pak -occupied parts of Kashmir. Thanks is advance for your cooperation. -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received

Re: [datameet] Great Chennai shapefile

Thank you... On Sun, 3 Dec, 2023, 4:10 pm Vaidya, wrote: > You can find it on opencity in kml format: > https://data.opencity.in/dataset/gcc-ward-information > > > On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 3:23 PM Jishna T wrote: > >> Hello all, does anyone have ward- wise shapefile of Greater Chennai >>