Re: [Qgis-user] Openlayer plugin performance ideas?

2012-05-16 Thread mayeul . kauffmann
I don't want to download a bazillion image files Anyway Google maps terms of use probably forbid this. (Same for Bing?). You may try with Bing tiles, they have static tiles that are easier to get and their banning policy is, I believe, not as strict, which may be easier to work with. And / or

Re: [Qgis-user] SQL statement

2012-05-02 Thread mayeul . kauffmann
CASE WHEN FIELD1='A' AND FIELD2'B' THEN X ELSE Y END ; There are several variants of SQL, but one page with good examples is this: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/static/functions-conditional.html - Mail original - De: Filipe Silva Dias filipesd...@gmail.com À: Jürgen E.

Re: [Qgis-user] PostGIS database creation wizzard

2012-03-08 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Osm2postgresql Even if you do not want to use the bash script, the sql code within the script will give you many ideas. No need to login to ask help in the help forum: http://sourceforge.net/projects/osm2postgresql/forums/forum/1683571 Regards, Mayeul - Mayeul

Re: [Qgis-user] Geotiff of french topographic maps / hiking with QGIS OSM

2012-01-31 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, It's quite doable to combine OSM and elevation data (level curves) in QGIS. See my first example here: http://hub.qgis.org/wiki/quantum-gis/OpenStreetMap_data_rendered_with_QGIS (But maybe you knew this, or did I misunderstood forget about the elevation information ? Just use gdal_contour to

Re: [Qgis-user] osm failure

2011-11-18 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, Some other options and issues are discussed there: http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Using_OpenStreetMap_data A video on how to use osm2postgresql and QGIS together is available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBBYtH2svw0 Mayeul Le vendredi 11 novembre 2011 à 07:33 +1000, steve sgalowski a

Re: [Qgis-user] Program to create SVG legends for QGIS

2011-11-13 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, Another program to produce high quality SVG images (including legends) is inkscape: http://inkscape.org/ It is a general-purpose program but I used it successfully several times to produce complex legend layout for QGIS. It is open source and multiplateform. Mayeul Le samedi 12 novembre 2011

[Qgis-user] Passing label text to server

2011-10-04 Thread mayeul . kauffmann
Hi, I am trying to passing label text to qgis server using the following: http://www.sourcepole.ch/web-based-printing-with-qgis-server To replace text in composer labels, the label needs to have a text id (can be assigned in the print composer user interface of the composer label). The text to

Re: [Qgis-user] FILTER/selection on WMS request

2011-09-26 Thread mayeul . kauffmann
of a tarball for the version you are speaking of? Or is this only available using a full local git install? Thank you, Mayeul - Mail Original - De: Marco Hugentobler marco.hugentob...@sourcepole.ch À: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Cc: mayeul kauffmann mayeul.kauffm...@free.fr Envoyé: Vendredi 23

Re: [Qgis-user] FILTER/selection on WMS request

2011-09-26 Thread mayeul . kauffmann
Hi Marco, It works now with 1.8.0 Master, thanks a lot! (please ignore my latest email, I did it the wrong way). Mayeul - Mail Original - De: mayeul kauffmann mayeul.kauffm...@free.fr À: Marco Hugentobler marco.hugentob...@sourcepole.ch Cc: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Envoyé: Lundi 26

[Qgis-user] FILTER/selection on WMS request

2011-09-23 Thread mayeul . kauffmann
Hi, I cannot get the FILTER or SELECTION parameter to work. I always get all features. I want to show (in my general map) where the other (smaller) maps are. I read this: http://www.qgis.org/wiki/QGIS_Server_Tutorial#FILTER_parameter I use qgis-server 1.7.0 compiled from source (dated

Re: [Qgis-user] Trouble with classifying a Spatialite layer (and OSM data)

2011-09-20 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
but I believe gdal/ogr will soon support it better. Here is some reading about what I have done this far http://latuviitta.org/documents/Super_easy_WMS_server.pdf -Jukka- -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Mayeul Kauffmann [mailto:mayeul.kauffm...@free.fr] Lähetetty: 19

[Qgis-user] Re: [Qgis-developer] DB Manager release

2011-09-15 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Great! What's the minimal QGIS version required? (I'm stuck with 1.7 until symbol levels with rule-based renderer find their way into the trunk). Mayeul Le jeudi 15 septembre 2011 à 14:18 +0200, Paolo Cavallini a écrit : Hi all. Thanks to the hard work of Giuseppe Sucameli, the supervision of

Re: [Qgis-user] OpenStreetMap import

2011-08-29 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, There is virtually an unlimited number of key=value pairs in OSM. Partly because key and values are absolutely free; partly because even mappers who try to follow guidelines make typing errors. You will need hundreds of columns to create columns for each key. The best solution I am aware of

[Qgis-user] New draft Ubuntu tutorial on QGIS server

2011-08-22 Thread mayeul . kauffmann
Hi, I've put a full Ubuntu QGIS Server Tutorial here: http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Talk:QGIS_Server_Tutorial The approach is somehow different from what I saw here and there, especially as I do not use the pre-compiled packages (which are in theory much simpler to use). After all the difficulties

Re: [Qgis-user] Subsection of an OSM dataset

2011-08-02 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, You could use osmosis to create a smaller .osm (providing a bounding box). This is multiplatform. For the remaining part, it depends on your application. Below a link explaining why OSM shapefiles are not of very good quality:

Re: [Qgis-user] Best way to do collaborative work using qgis

2011-08-02 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, Have a look at http://www.kappasys.ch/cms/index.php?id=23 PostGIS Versioning (in fact, concurrent editing) with QGIS plugin Versioning of Postgis-Layers will become essential, when more than one person edits the same layer concurrently. To manage concurrencing editing of a single Postgis Layer

[Qgis-user] Re: [Qgis-developer] New Plugin VectorStudio

2011-07-06 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, I installed the plugin I tried to play with it but could not do anything. Maybe you could describe what it does. If you know how to make a screencast, putting this on, e.g., youtube, is probably the most efficent way. Mayeul Le mercredi 06 juillet 2011 à 14:14 -0300, Pablo Carreira a écrit :

Re: [Qgis-user] how to build new symbol?

2011-06-01 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
You can add any vector .svg file in your images/svg folder. You can create svg files easily and for free with inkscape. For a more advanced discussion and examples, have a look here: http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Using_OpenStreetMap_data#Add_new_OSM_icons Mayeul Le mercredi 01 juin 2011 à 11:39

Re: [Qgis-user] Google map in QGIS

2011-05-21 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, There is a workaround, for the extent covered by the window only: load the plugin and add one layer, epsg will be 900913. In the file menu, chose Save as image (for instance png, there will be a worldfile next to it). Open your EPSG:4326. Enable on-the fly reprojection (not sure if you need

[Qgis-user] QGIS 1.7, advanced symbology and Openstreetmap data

2011-05-19 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, Among the many features of the coming QGIS 1.7.0 are advanced symbology options (multi-scale and filter-based rules, symbol levels, etc.) A video on how to use QGIS with complex OpenStreetMap data is now available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBBYtH2svw0 Other rendering examples:

[Qgis-user] Hey! ticket or mailing list when gdal packaging breacks QGIS?!

2011-05-18 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi guys, I was asked by Giovanni to open a ticket probably because he believed the qgis-developer list was not the right place to discuss this issue, and Jurgen closes it because it's invalid and trac is not the right place to discuss this issue. What is the right place to discuss gdal packaging

Re: [Qgis-user] Scatterplot and QGIS

2011-05-18 Thread mayeul . kauffmann
Hi, Have a look at the ManageR plugin (works with R). The scatterplot is 2 or 3 clicks away. Mayeul - Mail Original - De: Simone Bonzano simonebonz...@googlemail.com À: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org Envoyé: Mercredi 18 Mai 2011 09h40:38 GMT +01:00 Amsterdam / Berlin / Berne / Rome /

[Qgis-user] Re: Problem with tiff (cannot open tiff in Ubuntu 11.04)

2011-05-17 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, I mentioned that Ubuntu users cannot open tiffs anymore, on the dev mailing list 2 days ago [1]. Let's hope someone there knows how to solve this! Mayeul [1] see: http://osgeo-org.1803224.n2.nabble.com/gdal-1-8-0-no-tiff-support-anymore-in-Ubuntu-11-04-Natty-tc6365327.html Le mardi 17 mai

Re: [Qgis-user] Re: Problem with big tiff

2011-05-17 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi Alex, Thanks a lot! Yes you point to two of my problems, I had first problem with one of my qgis and another with another qgis: 1) The problem I cannot solve is to compile myself qgis 1.7.0rc knowing that the gdal I have was upgraded to 1.8.0. Could you please tell me if you know how to switch

Re: [Qgis-user] how to display polygons from qgis in google earth?

2011-05-14 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, If your main aim is to look at QGIS data in 3D, you can do this from QGIS. The 3D/Globe QGIS functionality was merged into trunk yeserday, see here: http://www.opengis.ch/2011/05/13/qgis-globe-runs-in-trunk/ http://www.sourcepole.com/qgis-goes-3d http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/10829587

Re: [Qgis-user] terrain profile tool and geotiff

2011-05-12 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, there are TWO profile python plugins, maybe try the other plugin first... (Not sure this helps...) Mayeul Le jeudi 12 mai 2011 à 12:10 +0200, Eelke Folmer a écrit : Hi, I would like to obtain profiles from various bands in a geotiff. The terrain profile tool needs a one band raster layer.

Re: [Qgis-user] shape files in websites

2011-05-11 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Le mercredi 11 mai 2011 à 13:43 +0200, Richard Duivenvoorde a écrit : Another option would be to install a Web Mapping Server/WMS (like Qgis-Mapserver, Minnesota Mapserver or Geoserver), and use so called getFeatureInfo requests (for the details of one feature), or template files to serve

Re: [Qgis-user] ugly results with new symbology: how to improve them?

2011-05-11 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
à 10:16 +0200, Paolo Cavallini a écrit : Il 10/05/2011 19:46, Mayeul Kauffmann ha scritto: Hi Paolo, I would just make everything round (cap and join) but then maybe problem with the offset. Yes, I think the offset is the culprit here. You also need symbol levels ON on because you

Re: [Qgis-user] ugly results with new symbology: how to improve them?

2011-05-10 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi Paolo, I would just make everything round (cap and join) but then maybe problem with the offset. Then, if not enough: You can solve this by taking a simple yellow line instead of two: You need: -one very wide gray band (below) -one slightly smaller yellow band (above it) -one slightly smaller

Re: [Qgis-user] Labels with border

2011-05-08 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Yes, there are called buffer, see page 49 of 1.6 English manual here: http://www.qgis.org/en/documentation/manuals.html Mayeul Le dimanche 08 mai 2011 à 01:18 +0200, Patrice Vetsel a écrit : Is it possible to have a border around the label ? Regards

RE: [Qgis-user] How to make an hyperlink to a multimedia object inattribute table

2011-05-07 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, For acrobat reader (and in fact many media) you could use a url to have it open in e.g. firefox. Then the user can define in firefox preferences if it should be displayed in firefox or with external application. THis is cross-platform and does not rely on knowing the path of the application.

RE: [Qgis-user] How to make an hyperlink to a multimedia object inattribute table

2011-05-07 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
: christophe.tuff...@inrap.fr Site Web : www.inrap.fr En réponse à Mayeul Kauffmann mayeul.kauffm...@free.fr : Hi, For acrobat reader (and in fact many media) you could use a url to have it open in e.g. firefox. Then the user can define in firefox preferences if it should

[Qgis-user] No fields with Profile from line Plugin

2011-05-07 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, I tried to use the Profile from line Plugin on Kubuntu 10.10 and 11.04, with qgis nightly builds. Points are correctly sampled but no attribute are at all are added to the points (not even an id). I followed the steps in described in .qgis/python/plugins/ProfileFromLine/index.html Any hint?

[Qgis-user] Premature end of script headers: qgis_mapserv.fcgi

2011-05-02 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, When I make a query to qgis mapserver, I get this: [Tue May 03 01:28:58 2011] [warn] [client 127.0.0.1] mod_fcgid: error reading data, FastCGI server closed connection [Tue May 03 01:28:58 2011] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Premature end of script headers: qgis_mapserv.fcgi [Tue May 03

Re: [Qgis-developer] Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS Webclient checked in [translations]

2011-04-23 Thread Mayeul Kauffmann
Hi, I am currently working on the French translation. Moving this part of the discussion to the qgis-tr mailing list. Mayeul Le vendredi 22 avril 2011 à 15:33 -0500, samuelm...@gmail.com a écrit : Thanks Andreas for this magnificent software, is interesting to see the QGIS's projects in the