[Qgis-user] Getting There, From Here (How to get this Shapefile into a tablet!)

[Adam Sherman]

Merci Nicolas!

I will give you a call for sure.

A.

On Sat, Aug 29, 2015 at 11:22 AM, Nicolas Cadieux <
nicolas.cadieux at archeotec.ca> wrote:

> Hi Adam,
> You can run QGIS in and Android tablet but it is limited (and last time I
> looked at it, it looked more like a beta project.  It also did not have
> python support). (Correct me someone if I am wrong).  I was also running it
> on a 7 inch tablet and that was also a bad idea.
>
> Besides, opening a 1.6 GB file on a device that has 1 or 2 GB is probably
> a no go.  You would need to chop it down in smaller pieces. I could help
> you.
>
> Also, I find that a tablet, in the field, has a very bad battery life
> compared to a true GPS.  Your best bet for search and rescue is probably to
> send that shp file to a track or waypoint file into a good GPS.  QGIS has
> plugins that can do this and a good GPS will have software that will read
> shp file or give you they tools to convert them.  You would need a
> compatibles GPS receiver.
>
> But it depends on what you need.  If you want, I could help you out with
> the project.  I am in Montreal but from Ottawa and would be happy to help
> out since you will probably go after me in the bush some day. I am in
> Ottawa often.
>
> You can contact me at home at 514-987-6253.
> Cheers
> Nicolas
> On Aug 29, 2015 10:40 AM, "Adam Sherman [via OSGeo.org]" <[hidden email]
> <http:///user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=5221770&i=0>> wrote:
>
> This is maybe slightly off-topic, but I'm hoping this is the right place
> to figure this out: I've been tearing my hair out trying to get from there
> to here, so I'm posting in the hope that someone has done this before me.
>
> The Province of Quebec, Canada, now publishes road data in multiple
> formats:
>
> MapInfo (TAB)
> ESRI (SHP)
> ESRI (PGDB)
> ESRI (FGDB)
> Géomédia (MDB)
>
> I opened the SHP in QGIS and it is incredibly detailed! It contains
> forestry roads not found in any other data that I have looked at. So, I
> want this in my truck. But I have been completely unable to get it to work,
> short of carrying my laptop with me.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> I have:
>
> A MacBook
> I can run Windows on it
> An Android tablet
> A iPad (iOS)
>
> Note: The SHP file is 1.6 GB.
>
> The goal is pretty much any way to get the data onto a tablet with a GPS
> app. I don't mind buying some software, either.
>
> Thanks for any and all comments or suggestions,
>
> A.
>
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> Adam Sherman
> Directeur des opérations, Sauvetage bénévole Outaouais
> Director of Operations, Ottawa Volunteer SAR
> CTO, Versature Corp.
> +1 613 797 6819
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