[Qgis-user] Advice Please

[Gerardo Jimenez]

Main thing is that QGis only allows you to use cartographic Coordinate Reference Systems. Most of the time archaeologist (I am one) we use totally arbitrary CRS. Once I posted a similar question and the answers were that if I could assign a coordinate in a mapping  CRS that should do it (like an UTM for instance). Regarding on drawing systems for archaeology, I use acad, but it does lack the attribute table and its capabilities. My advice will be some how assign a mapping crs to your data.  

Gerardo Jiménez Delgado
Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Ciudad Universitaria s/n
Coyoacan 04510
Mexico City
Mexico

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> To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:25:59 +0100
> From: bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de
> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Advice Please
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> Can it be done? Yes, why not ?
> How? Well, firstly you should ask archeologists how they use whatever  
> software to draw archeological features. The basic concepts will be the  
> same i guess.
> 
> I have no idea of measurement in general and of archealogical measurement  
> in particular, but i will try a wild guess:
> I think that you always have to start from a fix point with known  
> coordinates.(Point layer, which coordinate system?)
>  From this, you can generate a grid e.g. mesh width 1 m (Vector-> Research  
> Tools -> Vector Grid)(Line or polygon layer)
> 
> Then you create your new layer(s) for your feature(classes) and start  
> drawing.(Points, lines, polygons?)
> Of course there are dozends of steps to reach that phase, but i can't  
> write a book here.
> 
> As far as i know Access mdb still isn't supported yet (at least not  
> available for beginners with no computer wizadry background), but you can  
> export your tables to dbf format (direct import with drag and drop) or xls  
> (through xytools plugin)
> 
> More detailed questions, maybe more detailed answers.
> Maybe others with can drop in ...
> 
> Cheers
> Bernd
> 
> 
> 
> Am 27.01.2013, 21:36 Uhr, schrieb Bill Franklin <w.franklin at ntlworld.com>:
> 
> > I'm now getting to grips with Qgis quite well, that is for a newby not  
> > used
> > to mapping software and I have a couple of questions I'd like some  
> > advice on
> > please. Firstly, I want to be able to draw archaeological features such  
> > as
> > earthworks on to a map. Can this be done and how?
> >
> >
> > Secondly can I use Microsoft access with qgis? I have some data in access
> > which I would like to load up and map.
> >
> >
> > Any advice much appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Bill Franklin
> >
> >
> 
> 
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