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==Getting Started (Time Manager)==
  
==Getting Started (Time Manager)==
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===Installing Time Manager Plugin===
  
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| Coming Soon
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| [http://youtu.be/rsT6yOSJzZQ Video Demo]
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===Getting the data===
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* Proceed to [https://data.seattle.gov/ data.seattle.gov]
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* Open [https://data.seattle.gov/Public-Safety/Seattle-Real-Time-Fire-911-Calls/kzjm-xkqj Seattle Real Time Fire 911 Calls] under "Search & Browse Datasets and Views"; first link.
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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
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===Data preparation===
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* Import to Libreoffice or Openoffice or Microsoft Excel
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====LibreOffice Calc/OpenOffice Calc====
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* Right click on "datetime" column and proceed to "Format Cells".
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* Find and click "User defined" in "Numbers" tab.
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* Change format to the following: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
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* Save file in CSV format.
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====Microsoft Excel====
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* Right click on "datetime" column and proceed to "Format Cells".
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* Find and click "Custom" in "Numbers" tab.
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* Change format to the following: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
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* Save file in CSV format.
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==Getting Started (Spreadsheet Data)==
  
==Getting Started (Spreadsheet Data)==
 
[http://youtu.be/rsT6yOSJzZQ Video Demo]
  
[http://youtu.be/rsT6yOSJzZQ Video Demo]

Revision as of 20:20, 15 December 2012

Introduction

This is a 10 minute walk through

Requirements

Getting Started (Vector Data)

Getting Started (Time Manager)

Table 1. Data
Vector Data (Base Map) Spreadsheet Data
Coming Soon Video Demo

Getting the data

Data preparation

  • 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.

Getting Started (Spreadsheet Data)

Video Demo

Getting the data

Data preparation

  • 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.

===Loading data to QGIS and Time Manager


Loading data to QGSIS

Create new project of QGIS

Base Map

Load CSV file

Save as ESRI shapefile

Designing a heatmap

Visualization in QGIS

Designing in TileMill

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