[Qgis-user] Creating polygon from points in csv file

[Gerald Creager]

Nikos, will Points2One work for lines, as well, or just for polygons? I 
have a similar issue: I need to create polylines from a CSV file... I, 
too, can digitize the points into lines, but, why?

Thanks Gerry

nikos ves wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-05-12 at 13:51 -0400, M S wrote:
>> I guess the practically of this suggestion depends on how many points.
>>  How about digitizing and snapping the new polygon to the points?
>>
>> Mark
>>
> This would also work, but the why bother, since already has the points
> in a csv file?
> 
> One problem I see, is multiple polygones merged in One big messy
> polygone due to hte fact that it cant "understand" where a polygon ends
> and the next one starts. If that case arise  a little editing comes
> handy.
> 
> The whole point as I see it is to minimize doing double work
>  
>  
> Ofcouse if the plugin is inadequate for the job, the next option is to
> shape the polygons from, as Mark said, the points mir already has
> utilizing the snap feature
> 
> 
> 
>> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:11 PM, mir <mir123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I have a list of points in sequence that define a polygon.  This is
>>> taken from a legal document defining a piece of land.  So far I have
>>> been able to import this into Qgis as points.  How do I import it as a
>>> polygon (or convert the points to a polygon?  I have tried to use
>>> GRASS, importing it as an ASCII file, but I guess I never got the
>>> ASCII polygon format down.
>>>
>>> I'm sure there must be an asy way.  Help!
>>>
>>> mir
>>>
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