[Qgis-user] Is it possible to store polyline layer within a csv file?

[kilolima]

Hi,

I use a spreadsheet hosted on google drive to allow geographically separated
users the ability to view and update project information. This is in the
form of a spreadsheet of points, each row containing the details of a
different archaeological feature. However, there is a need to record
features that are best represented with a polyline. Currently, I have been
using one spreadsheet for point features and an offline shapefile for linear
features, but this dual approach has lead to confusion. 

Can a polyline layer be exported to a csv format, including the line spatial
information in a way that it could be as easily mapped in Qgis as a point
csv is? If so then a separate worksheet of linear features could be
populated by links within Google Sheets. However, I have not seen any way to
save linear or polyline information in a csv file. Using the save..as dialog
within Qgis only produces a csv without any spatial information.

As an alternative, are there any other data formats that could organize and
present linear, point, and area features in a way that is easily accessible
to technically illiterate users, but still be easily used to create maps? Or
would this require the expense of a separate server and database (and an
ODBC connection to a spreadsheet client)?

cheers,

kilolima



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