Transcript Lecture 4 QGIS Plugins

Quantum GIS (QGIS) Plugins
Kurt Menke, GISP
Extending QGIS
Plugins
Think ArcGIS extensions and script tools
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Core Plugins
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Contributed Plugins
They add either new buttons or menus
Extending QGIS
Some of the Core Plugins
Add Delimited Text Layer
 DXF2Shape Converter
 fTools - A suite of analysis, geometry, geoprocessing, and
research tools
 GDAL Tools – Raster tools
 GPS Tools - Tools for loading and importing GPS data
 GRASS - Activates the mighty GRASS Toolbox
 Georeferencer
 MapServer Export
 OpenStreetMap - Visualize and edit OpenStreetMap data
 Plugin Installer - Downloads and installs QGIS python plugins
 Raster Terrain Modeling
 SPIT Shapefile - to PostgreSQL/PostGIS Import Tool
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Extending QGIS
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Plugin Manager
The Plugin Installer Plugin
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Adds
Fetch
Pythons
Plugins...
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Gives
access to
third party
Plugins
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Filter on
keywords
Plugin Repositories & Options
Resources
QGIS Plugin Wiki
http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Python_Plugin_Repositories
Resources
QGIS User Forum
http://forum.qgis.org