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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>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). <div>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. <br><br>Gerardo Jiménez Delgado<br>Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas<br>Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México<br>Ciudad Universitaria s/n<br>Coyoacan 04510
Mexico City<br>Mexico
56 22 95 16<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org<br>> Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:25:59 +0100<br>> From: bernd.vogelgesang@gmx.de<br>> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Advice Please<br>> <br>> Hi Bill,<br>> <br>> Can it be done? Yes, why not ?<br>> How? Well, firstly you should ask archeologists how they use whatever <br>> software to draw archeological features. The basic concepts will be the <br>> same i guess.<br>> <br>> I have no idea of measurement in general and of archealogical measurement <br>> in particular, but i will try a wild guess:<br>> I think that you always have to start from a fix point with known <br>> coordinates.(Point layer, which coordinate system?)<br>> >From this, you can generate a grid e.g. mesh width 1 m (Vector-> Research <br>> Tools -> Vector Grid)(Line or polygon layer)<br>> <br>> Then you create your new layer(s) for your feature(classes) and start <br>> drawing.(Points, lines, polygons?)<br>> Of course there are dozends of steps to reach that phase, but i can't <br>> write a book here.<br>> <br>> As far as i know Access mdb still isn't supported yet (at least not <br>> available for beginners with no computer wizadry background), but you can <br>> export your tables to dbf format (direct import with drag and drop) or xls <br>> (through xytools plugin)<br>> <br>> More detailed questions, maybe more detailed answers.<br>> Maybe others with can drop in ...<br>> <br>> Cheers<br>> Bernd<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Am 27.01.2013, 21:36 Uhr, schrieb Bill Franklin <w.franklin@ntlworld.com>:<br>> <br>> > I'm now getting to grips with Qgis quite well, that is for a newby not <br>> > used<br>> > to mapping software and I have a couple of questions I'd like some <br>> > advice on<br>> > please. Firstly, I want to be able to draw archaeological features such <br>> > as<br>> > earthworks on to a map. Can this be done and how?<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Secondly can I use Microsoft access with qgis? I have some data in access<br>> > which I would like to load up and map.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Any advice much appreciated.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Bill Franklin<br>> ><br>> ><br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> Bernd Vogelgesang * Siedlerstrasse 2 * 91083 Baiersdorf * +49-9133-825374<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Qgis-user mailing list<br>> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org<br>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user<br></div></div> </div></body>
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