Building Mapping Applications with QGIS

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Building Mapping Applications with QGIS

By : Erik Westra

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Building Mapping Applications with QGIS

By: Erik Westra

Overview of this book

Building Mapping Applications with QGIS

Building Mapping Applications with QGIS

Credits

About the Author

About the Author

About the Reviewers

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

Free Chapter

Getting Started with QGIS

Getting Started with QGIS

Linking QGIS and Python

The QGIS Python Console

The QGIS Python Console

Using the console

Working with geospatial data in the console

Scripting the QGIS user interface

Learning the QGIS Python API

Learning the QGIS Python API

About the QGIS Python APIs

Deciphering the C++ documentation

Organizing the QGIS Python libraries

Using the PyQGIS library

Creating QGIS Plugins

Creating QGIS Plugins

Understanding the QGIS plugin architecture

Creating a simple plugin

The plugin development process

Writing a useful plugin

Possibilities and limitations of plugins

Using QGIS in an External Application

Using QGIS in an External Application

Introducing Lex

Getting the data

Designing the application

Creating the application's framework

Adding the user interface

Connecting the actions

Creating the map canvas

Labeling the points

Filtering the landmarks

Implementing the zoom tool

Implementing the pan tool

Implementing the explore mode

Further improvements and enhancements

Mastering the QGIS Python API

Mastering the QGIS Python API

Working with symbol layers

Combining symbol layers

Implementing symbol layers in Python

Implementing renderers in Python

Working with custom map layers

Creating custom map canvas items

Using memory-based layers

Selecting and Editing Features in a PyQGIS Application

Selecting and Editing Features in a PyQGIS Application

Working with selections

Using the layer editing mode

Deleting Points and other features

Adding lines and polygons

Editing lines and polygons

Building a Complete Mapping Application using Python and QGIS

Building a Complete Mapping Application using Python and QGIS

Introducing ForestTrails

Designing the ForestTrails application

Creating the application

Obtaining the basemap

Defining the map layers

Defining the map renderers

Implementing the track editing mode

Completing the ForestTrails Application

Completing the ForestTrails Application

The Add Track map tool

Testing the application

Vertex snapping

The Edit Track map tool

The Delete Track map tool

The Get Info map tool

The Set Start Point and Set End Point actions

The Find Shortest Path action

Adjusting the toolbar actions

Suggested improvements

Index

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Getting ready

Before we can delve into the plugin development process, there are three things you will need to do:

Install the Qt developer tools from the Qt developer website (http://qt-project.org).
Install the Python bindings for Qt, called PyQt, from http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt. While we won't be using the Python bindings directly, there are two command-line tools included with PyQt that we will need.
Tip
QGIS is currently based on PyQt4. Make sure you install Version 4 of the Qt Developer tools and the PyQt bindings so that you get the compatible version.
PyQt is available as an installer for MS Windows and in source code form for Linux. For Mac OS X users, a binary installer is available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqtx.
You should install and enable the Plugin Reloader plugin for QGIS. This makes it much easier to develop and test your plugins. To do this, you will need to turn on experimental plugin support by selecting the Manage and Install Plugins… item...