Difference between revisions of "Visualizing Multi-Temporal Data with Time Manager"

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==Getting Data==
  
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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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==Preparation of Data==
  
==Preparation of Data==
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* Change format to the following: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
  
* Change format to the following: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
 
* Save file in CSV format.
  
* Save file in CSV format.
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==Importing Data==
  
==Importing Data==

Revision as of 14:05, 17 December 2012

Getting Data

Getting CSV data

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.
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