Re: [Qgis-user] shapefile of Europe

2017-02-01 Thread Lee Hachadoorian
Stephen, I know you already got the answer you need, but I think it is worth pointing out that the *.gdb folders you started out with are ESRI File Geodatabases, and that QGIS does work with those. When you open the Add Vector Layer dialog, you have to set the Source Type to Directory, and then

Re: [Qgis-user] shapefile of Europe

2017-02-01 Thread Stephen Sacks
To several people who replied to my request for help in finding a shapefile of Europe: Thank You ! You've given me what I need. Steve ___ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info:

Re: [Qgis-user] shapefile of Europe

2017-02-01 Thread b.j.kobben
And of course NaturalEarthData is always your friend here: www.naturalearthdata.com -- Barend Köbben Senior Lecturer – ITC-University of Twente PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede (Netherlands) ITC Building (room 1-065) @barendkobben +31-(0)53 4874 253 On 01/02/17 17:07, "Qgis-user on behalf of

Re: [Qgis-user] shapefile of Europe

2017-02-01 Thread Steven De Vriendt
Hi Stephen, Maybe this will help you further http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/177741/looking-for-a-free-shapefile-of-the-european-countries All the best, Steven 2017-02-01 16:28 GMT+01:00 Stephen Sacks : > I would be grateful if someone would tell me where I can

Re: [Qgis-user] shapefile of Europe

2017-02-01 Thread Nuno de Santos Loureiro
Try here: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/gisco/geodata/reference-data/administrative-units-statistical-units/nuts#nuts13 or: http://www.gadm.org/country Citando Stephen Sacks : I would be grateful if someone would tell me where I can get a shapefile for the

[Qgis-user] shapefile of Europe

2017-02-01 Thread Stephen Sacks
I would be grateful if someone would tell me where I can get a shapefile for the countries of eastern and western Europe. I want just polygons of country borders. A few major cities would be nice, but I do NOT need streets. I'll want to be able to color each country according to my own list of