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==Getting Started (Spreadsheet Data)==
 
[http://youtu.be/rsT6yOSJzZQ Video Demo]
 
 
===Getting the data===
 
* Proceed to [https://data.seattle.gov/ data.seattle.gov]
 
* 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.
 
* Hover over and click Export
 
* Download a copy of this dataset in [https://data.seattle.gov/api/views/kzjm-xkqj/rows.xlsx?accessType=DOWNLOAD XLSX] format
 
 
===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==
 
==Loading data to QGSIS==

Revision as of 20:21, 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.

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