[QGIS-ZA-user] Adding NGI data as base layers in QGIS

[Dirk Cilliers]

Hallo,
I will be unavailable between the 9th and 19th of August.
Kind regards,
Dirk

On 12 Aug 2020, at 09:30, Frank Sokolic via qgis-za-user <qgis-za-user at lists.osgeo.org> wrote:

> Hi QGIS users,
> 
> Every now and then I get asked how to add aerial photos as base layers in QGIS projects so I thought I'd share this method with you. We are very lucky in South Africa as National Geo-spatial Information (NGI) have made it so easy to access their spatial data. One can quickly add their colour aerial photos, 1:50000 and 1:250000 topo maps, or landcover maps to QGIS using these simple steps:
> 
> Step 1: Select the following text and save it as a text file with an xml extension, e.g. NGI_WMS.xml:
> 
> <!DOCTYPE connections>
> <qgsWMSConnections version="1.0">
>     <wms
>       name="NGI WMS"
> url="http://apollo.cdngiportal.co.za/erdas-iws/ogc/wms/CDNGI_PORTAL_BACKDROP"
>       username=""
>       password=""
>       referer=""
>       dpiMode="7"
>       ignoreAxisOrientation="false"
>       smoothPixmapTransform="false"
>       invertAxisOrientation="false"
>       ignoreGetMapURI="false"
>       ignoreGetFeatureInfoURI="false"
>     />
> </qgsWMSConnections>
> 
> Step 2: In QGIS open the Data Source Manager, e.g. by clicking <Ctrl>+L or from the menu: Layer > Data Source Manager.
> 
> Step 3: Highlight the WMS/WMTS tab.
> 
> Step 4: Click the Load button, navigate to where you saved the xml file in Step 1 and select the file.
> 
> Step 5: Choose the connection called NGI WMS and import it. You have now created a connection to the WMS server that hosts the NGI spatial layers.
> 
> Step 6: In the Data Source Manager WMS/WMTS tab, make sure that NGI WMS is selected in the drop-down list and then click the Connect button. After a few seconds a list of available layers will display.
> 
> Step 7: Select/highlight a layer in the list and click Add to add it to your QGIS project.
> 
> You might see the words "Returned legend is flawed" in the Layers Panel. I think that this is due to a configuration issue with the WMS on the server and is not a QGIS bug.
> 
> Regards, Frank.
> 
> 
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