Difference between revisions of "Visualizing Multi-Temporal Data with Time Manager"
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* Proceed to [https://data.seattle.gov/ data.seattle.gov] |
* Proceed to [https://data.seattle.gov/ data.seattle.gov] |
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* Search and open [https://data.seattle.gov/Public-Safety/Seattle-Real-Time-Fire-911-Calls/kzjm-xkqj Seattle Real Time Fire 911 Calls] |
* Search and open [https://data.seattle.gov/Public-Safety/Seattle-Real-Time-Fire-911-Calls/kzjm-xkqj Seattle Real Time Fire 911 Calls] |
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+ | * Click Export, A drop down menu will appear. |
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− | * Hover over and click Export |
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* Download a copy of this dataset in [https://data.seattle.gov/api/views/kzjm-xkqj/rows.xlsx?accessType=DOWNLOAD XLSX] format |
* Download a copy of this dataset in [https://data.seattle.gov/api/views/kzjm-xkqj/rows.xlsx?accessType=DOWNLOAD XLSX] format |
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Revision as of 13:10, 17 December 2012
Contents
Getting Data
Getting CSV data
- Proceed to data.seattle.gov
- Search and open Seattle Real Time Fire 911 Calls
- Click Export, A drop down menu will appear.
- Download a copy of this dataset in XLSX format
Getting Vector data
Preparation of Data
Spreadsheet
- Import to Libreoffice or Openoffice or Microsoft Excel
LibreOffice Calc/OpenOffice Calc
- Right click on "datetime" column and proceed to "Format Cells".
- Find and click "User defined" in "Numbers" tab.
- Change format to the following: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
- Save file in CSV format.
Microsoft Excel
- Right click on "datetime" column and proceed to "Format Cells".
- Find and click "Custom" in "Numbers" tab.
- Change format to the following: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
- Save file in CSV format.
Importing Data
Importing a spreadsheet
- Start QGIS and click "Layer" on the toolbar. A drop down menu will appear.
- Click "Add Delimited Text Layer".
- Browse to location of your CSV file.
- Click on the "OK" button.
- Right click on the imported spreadsheet on the Layers panel. A drop down menu will appear.
- Click "Save As"
- Format should be "ESRI shapefile"
- CRS should be "WGS84"
- "Add saved file to map" should be enabled.
- Save file to a desired location.
- Click on the "OK" button.
Importing a vector polyline/polygon
- Start QGIS and click "Layer" on the toolbar. A dropdown menu will appear.
- Click "Add Vector Layer".
- Browse to location of your WGS84 projected "shp" file.
- Click on the "Open" button.