[Qgis-user] Coordinate Geometry capability

[David Fawcett]

There is a COGO plugin for QGIS called Azimuth and Distance.  I haven't
tried it, but Randy Hale wrote a blog post about it last spring.

http://www.northrivergeographic.com/archives/lost-my-bearing-found-it-in-qgis

David.

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Gerard Ashton <ashtongj at comcast.net> wrote:

> ArcEdit includes functionality that land surveyors like to call coordinate
> geometry.
> One can start at a given coordinate, and enter the direction and lengths of
> line
> segments on a traverse. The traverse usually returns to the point of
> beginning.
> Once the traverse is entered, calculations may be performed to find
> distance
> and direction between any two points, or the area enclosed by the traverse
> may be calculated. Naturally one might want to combine this with shape
> files
> for comparison.
>
> Of course optimum results in this area would be provided by an expensive
> software package marketed to land surveyors. But does Quantum GIS
> have reasonable capabilities in this area?
>
> I am new to free GIS software and am exploring what might be best. I
> have used various ESRI software in the past that I had free access to,
> but at present, don't have a revenue stream that would support the
> purchase of ESRI software.
>
> I am not a land surveyor or GIS professional; I have done fairly simple
> map making for various fire, EMS, and disaster organizations that I
> volunteer with.
>
>
> Gerard Ashton
>
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