[Qgis-user] Overview (inset map ) in map composer

[Carson Farmer]

Hi Marco,

You can simply add another map to the canvas, and then set the extents and
scale to only cover your area of interest.

Carson

On 27 October 2010 13:59, Marco Tuckner <marcotuckner at public-files.de>wrote:

> Dear all,
> I quite like the new print composer.
>
> But I need a hint:
> How do I achive a small overview map connced to the main view?
>
> The aim is to show in the overview map, via a rectangle which area is shonw
> in
> detail on the main map inset.
>
> Example:
>
> http://www.colorado.edu/geography/foote/maps/assign/cityrank/tips_city_rank_files/insertmapelements.gif
>
> (taken from:
>
> http://www.colorado.edu/geography/foote/maps/assign/cityrank/tips_city_rank.html
> )
>
> Thanks a lot in advance for any hint,
> Marco
>
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Carson J. Q. Farmer
ISSP Doctoral Fellow
National Centre for Geocomputation
National University of Ireland, Maynooth,
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