[Qgis-user] downloading map data

[José G Moya Y.]

Hi, Josselyn.

I'm a novice QGIS user, so you'd probably wait for someone more
experienced.

WFS (VECTOR) layers are cacheable, meaning you can save them with the
"save" option (if you have the translated version it shows as "Guardar").

But WMS (TILE) layers and  Web layers are not cacheable - you can't save
them, and in some cases you can't even print them.

If you want to avoid downloading maps once and again, you could use a third
party software to download the tiles. Look for "tile downloader". I used
such approach one year go, but I don't remember the configuration details.


There is also a "work offline" plugin. I haven't tested yet, and I'm away
from my computer, so I can't be very informative --sorry!

Another solution I use to apply is georeferencing a downloaded map, since
my country offers free scanned maps for noncommercial usage. But, as I read
on the official ign.gob.pe, Peru *sells* the scanned/shp maps -- and they
seem very expensive.

Saludos desde España




2014-08-05 18:25 GMT+02:00 Josselyn Agura <josselynagura12 at gmail.com>:

> Dearest Zoltan -
>
> I am running QGIS 2.4 on a Mac OSX v. 10.9.4. I am able to load Vector
> layers into a project, but whenever I try to load a map - either
> OpenStreetMap, Google Physical, etc - it takes ages to finally load. Is
> there a way I can download specific maps to the program instead of having
> to load them from the internet each time?
>
> Best
>
> Health Mapping in Peru
>
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