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Advanced Spatial Analysis with Open Source Tools
Installation of tools
Installing PostGIS
For Windows and Mac users
- Install PostgreSQL from the EntrepriseDB website
- When prompted to install stackbuilder, accept to install it and choose to install PostGIS under spatial extensions. When prompted, choose to create a spatial database and name it qcbs_workshop. Answer “Yes” to questions about GDAL_DATA, POSTGIS_GDAL_ENABLED_DRIVERS, POSTGIS_ENABLED_OUTDB_RASTERS.
sudo apt-get install postgresql postgis
To create a spatially enabled database
CREATE DATABASE workshop; \c workshop; CREATE EXTENSION postgis; CREATE EXTENSION postgis_topology;
Using PostGIS with QGIS
Importing data from QGIS into PostGIS
- Click on Layer…Add Layer…Add PostGIS layer.
- Click on New to create a new connection
- Give the connection a name “qcbs workshop”, specify “localhost” as the host, “workshop” as the database, and put your PostgreSQL Username (usually “postgres”).
- Make sur the DB Manager plugin is activated in the list of plugins.
- Go to Database… DB Manager. Click on PostGIS and navigate to the spatially enabled database you created earlier.
- Click on the Import Layer/File icon and choose file called “muni_s.shp”. Click on “Create spatial index” and leave other options unchecked. Choose “muni_s” as the table name. Remember that PostgreSQL table names should never include uppercase letters, spaces, special characters, or accented characters.
- Repeat these steps to import the “ProtectedAreas-Quebec.shp”, “Hydrography-Surface.shp” and
Basic spatial queries on single layers
ST_Length ST_Area ST_
Sum the area of all districts
SELECT tri_cep, sum(ST_Area(geom)) FROM section_vote_31h5_utm GROUP BY tri_cep
Spatial relationships between layers
CREATE TABLE ce03_gbif_occ AS SELECT a.*, count(b.geom) as num_occ FROM cer03 a LEFT JOIN gbif_mammals b ON (ST_Within(a.geom,b.geom)) GROUP BY a.id
CREATE TABLE routes_test AS SELECT (ST_Dump(ST_Intersection(section_vote_31h5_utm.geom,routes_utm.geom))).geom as geom FROM section_vote_31h5_utm, routes_utm WHERE tri_cep='CHATEAUGUAY'
SELECT sum(ST_Length(geom)) FROM (SELECT (ST_Dump(ST_Intersection(section_vote_31h5_utm.geom,routes_utm.geom))).geom as geom FROM section_vote_31h5_utm, routes_utm WHERE tri_cep='CHATEAUGUAY') a
SELECT avg(elevation) FROM elevation_utm a, section_vote_31h5_utm b WHERE ST_Within(a.geom,b.geom) AND tri_cep='OUTREMONT'
Using PostGIS and GRASS with R
Using Processing in QGIS
Here is a list of all the parameter types that are supported in processing scripts, their syntax and some examples. raster. A raster layer. vector. A vector layer. table. A table. number. A numerical value. A default value must be provided. For instance, depth=number 2.4. string. A text string. As in the case of numerical values, a default value must be added. For instance, name=string Victor. boolean. A boolean value. Add True or False after it to set the default value. For example, verbose=boolean True. multiple raster. A set of input raster layers. multiple vector. A set of input vector layers. field. A field in the attributes table of a vector layer. The name of the layer has to be added after the field tag. For instance, if you have declared a vector input with mylayer=vector, you could use myfield=field mylayer to add a field from that layer as parameter. folder. A folder. file. A filename.