[Qgis-user] Applying a label to a point in a series of points

[Jim Jackson]

Hi Phil,

Like you I have been playing with QGIS and data input from CSV files, and 
am a realtively Newbie to GIS, learning as I go along.

At the moment I manipulate the CSV file and add the label text I want  
for the point as an extra field in the CSV file, leaving some blank, and 
giving the extra field a name e.g. "Text", in the first CSV line.
Then in QGIS in the point layer properties / Labels, set the Value to 
"Text", and that field will form the label for each point.

your modified CSV file would look like ...

TIMESTAMP,AC_ID,LAT,LON,Text
2025-11-21 23:55:36,71BE35,-33.962925,151.182806,Label
2025-11-22 00:24:00,E80445,-33.958462,151.178686,
2025-11-22 00:37:30,A47FDE,-33.971508,151.182120,Label2
etc

You mey be able to programatically analyse the orignal CSV file and add 
appropriate labels to the Text field. 

cheers
Jim

On Fri, 28 Nov 2025, Phil via QGIS-User wrote:

> 
> On 11/28/25 08:10, Brent Wood wrote:
> > 
> > I find this aspect is better addressed as a data management issue rather
> > that a labelling one.
> 
> Thank you Brent. That's an interesting idea and I'll give it some more
> thought.
> 
> 
> I gather, from your reply, that what I have in mind is too complex and may not
> even be possible. I'm happy with the display that I have but with every point
> labelled the map tends to be a bit untidy.
> 
> 
> I'm not actually watching live data. I might collect aircraft position reports
> over many hours during the or even overnight and then display the aircraft
> positions and trails the following day.
> 
> 
> Anyway, thank you for your reply and you've given me something to think about.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Phil
>