[Qgis-user] Alternative to Evis plugin to view images with relative path

Sun Oct 11 14:39:18 PDT 2020

Hi Scott

Try the 'import geotagged photos' processing tool:

"
Import geotagged photos

Creates a point layer corresponding to the geotagged locations from JPEG
images from a source folder. Optionally the folder can be recursively
scanned.

The point layer will contain a single PointZ feature per input file from
which the geotags could be read. Any altitude information from the geotags
will be used to set the point's Z value.

Optionally, a table of unreadable or non-geotagged photos can also be
created."

To create a preview of the image at each point there are various options
like using layer actions, image markers, but the simplest is probably just
to use the Attributes form tab in the layer properties dialog and select
the image path field and choose the Attachment widget type then set the
integrated document viewer option to 'image'.

Hope that helps!

Regards

Tim

On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 5:20 PM Bernd Vogelgesang <bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de>
wrote:

> Hi Scott,
>
> you really should answer to the list instead of me personal.
> I'm not a developer, just a curious user reading the list to be up-to-date.
>
> Like with all stuff in open source software: Things do not develop
> themselves. There have to be developers with the skills , time and
> devotion to build something.
>
> Or there are sponsors who pay for the development. Unfortunately, there
> is no real smooth path to start an initiative which brings together
> users with a need, developers with a skill, and money to compensate the
> efforts.
>
> In case of the eVis plugin: There should maybe have been a real user
> survey on its usage before dumping it without a proper replacement. But
> thats just how it happened, so the only thing you can do is gather more
> users and see if someone steps up with a proposal.
>
>
>
> On 11.10.20 18:04, Madry, Scott wrote:
> > Hi and thanks for your reply. Actually, I think a fair number of end
> users (not developers) who did field work (ecologists, geologists,
> biologists, archaeologists) used it and liked it a lot, as it was simple to
> set up and use, but they are not involved in the development side, so are
> not really represented in these decisions.
> >
> > Is there a path for upgrading it or creating a comparable capability?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >> On Oct 11, 2020, at 12:00 PM, Bernd Vogelgesang <
> bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de> wrote:
> >>
> >> as far as I remember, reading the developers mailing list, there was
> >> more or less the need to decide what to do with eVis, cause none had
> >> worked on the code for a lot of years and it became incompatible to the
> >> new version.
> >>
> >> As it seemed that none really used the plugin anymore, they skipped it.
> >> I have to admit, I didn't use it too, but the current situation is not
> >> perfect either.
> >>
> >> On 11.10.20 17:35, Madry, Scott wrote:
> >>> I don’t understand why eVis was removed… it worked, was simple to use,
> and was really useful for field work in many disciplines.
> >>>
> >>> Can’t it be reinstated, or was there an incompatibility?
> >>>
> >>> Bring back eVis!
> >>>
> >>> Scott Madry
> >>>
> >>> On Oct 11, 2020, at 11:22 AM, Bernd Vogelgesang <
> bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de<mailto:bernd.vogelgesang at gmx.de>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> You could try to work with the ImportPhotos plugin. Though it seems to
> be buggy and there seems to be no active development on it.
> >>>
> >>> On 11.10.20 10:17, Fabio Giacomazzi wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The Evis plugin is no longer available for the latest version of Qgis.
> Evis
> >>> was a simple and effective tool for opening images with a relative
> path.
> >>> What equally easy-to-use alternative exists? Wasn't it convenient to
> keep
> >>> Evis?
> >>>
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