[Qgis-user] QGis for bird surveys

[Albin Blaschka]

Hello!

Maybe a look into the manual would also help...

http://www.qgis.org/en/documentation.html

and the How-to pages (linked from the above mentioned page):
http://hub.qgis.org/projects/quantum-gis/wiki/How_do_I_do_that_in_QGIS

HTH,
Albin



Am 03.04.2013 16:04, schrieb 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
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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
>         <mailto:cavallini at faunalia.it>>
>
>             -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>             Hash: SHA1
>
>             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.
>             - --
>             Paolo Cavallini - Faunalia
>             www.faunalia.eu <http://www.faunalia.eu>
>             Full contact details at www.faunalia.eu/pc
>             <http://www.faunalia.eu/pc>
>             Nuovi corsi QGIS e PostGIS: http://www.faunalia.it/calendario
>             -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
>             Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux)
>             Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/
>
>             iEYEARECAAYFAlFcAC0ACgkQ/NedwLUzIr5FewCfXdEjgOu6QniXiEN6mwABPgFX
>             dM8An2UQpI9hHhsb/3zPYp41a/wsydXi
>             =IvdX
>             -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>             _______________________________________________
>             Qgis-user mailing list
>             Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
>             http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
>
>
>
>
>         --
>         Con altri occhi - parole e immagini dalla parte della natura
>         www.lynkos.net <http://www.lynkos.net>
>
>         _______________________________________________
>         Qgis-user mailing list
>         Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org <mailto:Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org>
>         http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Con altri occhi - parole e immagini dalla parte della natura
> www.lynkos.net <http://www.lynkos.net>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Qgis-user mailing list
> Qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
>

-- 
| Albin Blaschka, Mag.rer.nat.
| Etrichstrasse 26, A-5020 Salzburg
| * www.albinblaschka.info * www.thinkanimal.info *
| - It's hard to live in the mountains, hard but not hopeless!