[Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

[Lynkos]

Alexandre
, thanks :-). I'll try your suggestion and let you know if I can make it
work.


2013/4/3 Alexandre Neto <senhor.neto at gmail.com>

> For each new record you need to add a new Point to your shapefile. If you
> need to enter the coordinates by hand, then you should take a look at the
> numerical digitalize plugin. After the point is added you can then edit the
> rest of your attributes.
>
> If you have too many new observations already in a spreadsheet, then you
> can do in another way:
>
> - Create a temporary shapefile from the new spreadsheet, making sure that
> its attributes are the same as you main shapefile;
> - Add it to map canvas;
> - Select that layer and copy all its features (points) using the select by
> rectangle or directly on attribute table and copy them to clipboard.
> - Select the main shapefile, star editing (the pencil icon), and paste the
> features from clipboars.
>
> If everything went well, and the layers attributes match, you will get all
> the new bird sighting in the main shapefile.
>
> Still, the best would be to directly input the sightings on the shapefile.
>
> Hope it helps,
>
> Alexandre Neto
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Lynkos <lynkosmail at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ... to modify the data, yes in fact that's what I'm doing. But to ADD a
>> new record from the coordinate data? Am I missing an "add" button somewhere?
>>
>>
>>
>> 2013/4/3 Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>
>>
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>>> Il 03/04/2013 12:05, Lynkos ha scritto:
>>> > Thanks for answering so quickly Paolo.
>>> > Adding the data directly to the imported shapefile is exactly what I
>>> would like to
>>> > do. I'm sure it's incredibly simple, but I just can't figure out how,
>>> Sarah.
>>>
>>> Just click on the Pen button, start editing.
>>> All the best.
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