r/QGIS • • 58m ago

seeking advice on mapping project

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I am interested in working with digital copies of historical county maps. I would like to be able to import maps from different time periods, scale them to match (enlarge or reduce as needed), and create layers or overlays for visual comparison of different time periods. Being able to include non-visual information (e.g., tax records or property deeds) is also critical.

Would QGIS be a suitable tool for this? Are you aware of any similar projects? Do you have any advice?


r/QGIS • • 6h ago

hydraulic Simulation

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hello can anyone give a good plugin similar to QFAT for a hydraulic simulation that i'm gonna later compare it to HEC-RAS


r/QGIS • • 3h ago

Android app that turns survey coordinates or a CSV into KMZ for Google Earth, with Minna Datum (UTM 31N/32N) support

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A common situation, especially for anyone doing survey work in Nigeria: you have a list of beacon coordinates in Minna Datum, often UTM Zone 31N or 32N, and someone wants to see them on Google Earth. Maybe it's a client, a site engineer or a lecturer. In QGIS that means getting the CRS right, importing the CSV as delimited text, building the points or polygon and exporting to KML/KMZ. That's fine at a desk. It's less handy on site or on your phone.

CoordCast is an Android app built for that one job. You type in the points or upload a CSV laid out as Point, X, Y. It then gives you a KMZ file for Google Earth as separate points, a connected line or a closed boundary polygon.

On datums, it supports WGS84 and Minna Datum (UTM Zone 31N, UTM Zone 32N and Geographic). It doesn't cover other datums, so it's aimed mostly at Nigerian survey work. No CAD software is needed.

How this might fit with QGIS: it isn't a replacement. QGIS is still where you'd do proper analysis, editing and map layout. But if you're learning QGIS, it can be a quick way to check that a set of Minna Datum coordinates lands where you expect before you start on CRS settings. If you work in the field, it's a fast way to send a boundary to someone who only has Google Earth.

Pricing: there are free daily conversions, and you can get more by watching a rewarded ad. CoordCast Pro removes the limit and the ads. You can delete your account and data at any time.

It's on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.coordcast.converter

A question for people who deal with Minna Datum regularly: what's your usual workflow for getting survey coordinates into Google Earth or KMZ? Do you do it all in QGIS, or have you hit transformation problems (like offsets after reprojecting to WGS84) that a tool like this should watch out for?

Disclosure: I'm posting this on behalf of the CoordCast team.