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Q Gis Open Layers Plug in

This tutorial provides steps to add Google Maps, Bing, Yahoo, and Open Street Map backgrounds to QGIS projects. It outlines installing the OpenLayers plugin, which allows users to add web-based map layers as backgrounds in QGIS. Once the plugin is installed, users can select layers from Google, Bing, Yahoo or Open Street Maps and add them to their QGIS project for reference. The tutorial was written by Neil Alexander from The Environmental Research Group Oxford.

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Q Gis Open Layers Plug in

This tutorial provides steps to add Google Maps, Bing, Yahoo, and Open Street Map backgrounds to QGIS projects. It outlines installing the OpenLayers plugin, which allows users to add web-based map layers as backgrounds in QGIS. Once the plugin is installed, users can select layers from Google, Bing, Yahoo or Open Street Maps and add them to their QGIS project for reference. The tutorial was written by Neil Alexander from The Environmental Research Group Oxford.

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How to Add Google Maps (Bing, Yahoo and Open Street Map too!

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as a background in G!S "#$ #% !n &en 'as( Steps
This tutorial sets out the easy steps to displaying aerial photography and data from the most well
known mapping applications on the web in your QGIS project. Please note that each of the data
providers have a set of terms and conditions for the use of their data please refer to these terms and
conditions before using or publishing the data.
!. "pen QGIS
#. $rom the menu click on %enu&Plugins&$etch Python
Plugins.
'. Select the (epositories tab and click on the )dd '
rd
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*. +ou will be warned that you are adding third party repositories that are not supported. ,lick
"- and wait for the repositories to load...
.. "ne or two of the repositories may fail to
load and you may get a message like this
one. /ust click "-.
0. Then click on the options tab and
make sure the 1Show all plugins
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radio button is select as shown on the
left...
4. 5ow return to the Plugins tab and filter
the plugins with the term 1"pen6ayers3.
) number of options will remain select
the 1"pen6ayers Plugin3 version 7.4! at
the time of writing this guide. )nd press
install.
8. If the "penlayers Plugin installs
successfully yo will get a confirmation
message. 1plugin installed successfully3.
Press "- and close the Plugin Installer
window.
9. 5ow before checking that the plugin is
working it is advised to either open an
e2isting QGIS project or add some data to
an empty project. This is because the
"pen6ayers Plugin needs an e2tent to be defined before it can add any data.
!7. So once you have some data in QGIS add a layer from your newly installed plugin via the
dropdown menu Plugins&"pen6ayers Plugin&)dd Google Satellite layer :for instance;.
,ongratulations you have completed the Tutorial<
This tutorial was written by 5eil )le2ander from The =nvironmental (esearch group "2ford
for the =>=5e2t $P4 (esearch Project and was originally posted on www.edene2tdata.com.

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