[Qgis-user] Getting There, From Here (How to get this Shapefile into a tablet!)
Matthias Kuhn
matthias at opengis.ch
Sat Aug 29 09:08:07 PDT 2015
Hi Adam,
QGIS for Android is one possibility but as Nicolas said, there is no
python support (this may or may not be a limitation for you).
The user interface itself is a direct port of the desktop application,
so it is not optimized for touch devices and quite unpleasant to use
especially without a stylus pen. Positioning should work.
There is also the QField project which is based on the QGIS libraries
and (like QGIS for Android) available from the play store. It has a
simplified touch interface and positioning support. It fully supports
styling from QGIS project files. It supports changing attribute values
but not digitzing geometries. So if you need a simple data-viewer, this
would be the app to try.
You would have to check if the file size is a problem. I would also
suggest to convert it to a spatialite file on the desktop first.
Support for spatialite is better than shapefile support on the device
(i.e. shapefiles tend to cause random crashes in QGIS and QField). As a
database format I suppose spatialite it is better suited for random
access on big datasets anyway.
Be aware that both projects at the moment are not compatible with
Android 5. We are still considering to start a crowdfunding campaign to
change this though.
Kind regards,
Matthias
On 08/29/2015 05:33 PM, Adam Sherman wrote:
> Merci Nicolas!
>
> I will give you a call for sure.
>
> A.
>
> On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Nicolas Cadieux
> <nicolas.cadieux at archeotec.ca <mailto:nicolas.cadieux at archeotec.ca>>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Adam,
> You can run QGIS in and Android tablet but it is limited (and last
> time I looked at it, it looked more like a beta project. It also
> did not have python support). (Correct me someone if I am wrong).
> I was also running it on a 7 inch tablet and that was also a bad idea.
>
> Besides, opening a 1.6 GB file on a device that has 1 or 2 GB is
> probably a no go. You would need to chop it down in smaller
> pieces. I could help you.
>
> Also, I find that a tablet, in the field, has a very bad battery
> life compared to a true GPS. Your best bet for search and rescue
> is probably to send that shp file to a track or waypoint file into
> a good GPS. QGIS has plugins that can do this and a good GPS will
> have software that will read shp file or give you they tools to
> convert them. You would need a compatibles GPS receiver.
>
> But it depends on what you need. If you want, I could help you
> out with the project. I am in Montreal but from Ottawa and would
> be happy to help out since you will probably go after me in the
> bush some day. I am in Ottawa often.
>
> You can contact me at home at 514-987-6253.
> Cheers
> Nicolas
>
> On Aug 29, 2015 10:40 AM, "Adam Sherman [via OSGeo.org]" <[hidden
> email] <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5221770&i=0>> wrote:
>
> This is maybe slightly off-topic, but I'm hoping this is the
> right place to figure this out: I've been tearing my hair out
> trying to get from there to here, so I'm posting in the hope
> that someone has done this before me.
>
> The Province of Quebec, Canada, now publishes road data in
> multiple formats:
>
> MapInfo (TAB)
> ESRI (SHP)
> ESRI (PGDB)
> ESRI (FGDB)
> Géomédia (MDB)
>
> I opened the SHP in QGIS and it is incredibly detailed! It
> contains forestry roads not found in any other data that I
> have looked at. So, I want this in my truck. But I have been
> completely unable to get it to work, short of carrying my
> laptop with me.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> I have:
>
> A MacBook
> I can run Windows on it
> An Android tablet
> A iPad (iOS)
>
> Note: The SHP file is 1.6 GB.
>
> The goal is pretty much any way to get the data onto a tablet
> with a GPS app. I don't mind buying some software, either.
>
> Thanks for any and all comments or suggestions,
>
> A.
>
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> Directeur des opérations, Sauvetage bénévole Outaouais
> Director of Operations, Ottawa Volunteer SAR
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