[Qgis-user] Newbie

[Randal Hale]

Hello - So to get a circle which we call a buffer: Vector Tools -> 
Geoprocessing Tools -> Buffer Of course you need to know what projection 
your original data is in - if it is in WGS84 the buffer tool won't give 
you the desired results (but will still create a buffer).

QGIS has GPS tools - but I haven't used them very much (PLugins -> GPS 
Tools after checking it look for GPS Tools under the vector menu). I 
have used DNR GPS to upload GPX files into a GPS Unit....of course that 
also depends on your GPS unit (but it is possible).

I hope this starts you in the right direrction.

Keep asking questions!

Randy






On 11/18/2014 03:24 PM, Philipp Pfeiffer wrote:
> Hello together,
>
> I´m working as a biologist in Germany and therefore I just startet to 
> get to know QGis and I really think it´s an excellent tool. But of 
> course there will be always things that I just can´t figure out by 
> myself.
>
> I have a couple of waypoints and it´s no problem to digitize them or 
> upload these to my GPS device. But before I want to upload I have to 
> create a specific area around these waypoints (in form of a circle) 
> with a certain radius (500m). How do I start to create this circle and 
> secondly how do I convert this circle to a track that can read my GPS 
> device ?
>
> I hope you understand my question and can give me an answer.
>
> All the best and many thanks.
>
> Kind regards
>
> P.Pfeiffer
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