Plugin eVis¶

Aprire il modulo Browser evento¶

To launch the Event Browser module, click on Database ‣ eVis ‣ eVis Event Browser. This will open the Generic Event Browser window.

The Event Browser window has three tabs displayed at the top of the window. The Display tab is used to view the photograph and its associated attribute data. The Options tab provides a number of settings that can be adjusted to control the behavior of the eVis plugin. Lastly, the Configure External Applications tab is used to maintain a table of file extensions and their associated application to allow eVis to display documents other than images.

Scheda Visualizza¶

To see the Display window, click on the Display tab in the Event Browser window. The Display window is used to view geocoded photographs and their associated attribute data.

Figure eVis 1:

The eVis display window

1. Area di visualizzazione dell’immagine: è il riquadro inferiore della scheda.

2. Ingrandisci: ingrandisce l’immagine per avere più dettagli. Se l’immagine è troppo grande per l’area di visualizzazione, compaiono delle barre di scorrimento.

3. Rimpicciolisci: rimpicciolisce l’immagine.

4. Zoom completo: visualizza tutta l’immagine.

5. Attribute information window: All of the attribute information for the point associated with the photograph being viewed is displayed here. If the file type being referenced in the displayed record is not an image but is of a file type defined in the Configure External Applications tab, then when you double-click on the value of the field containing the path to the file, the application to open the file will be launched to view or hear the contents of the file. If the file extension is recognized, the attribute data will be displayed in green.

6. Pulsanti per la navigazione: usare i pulsanti Precedente all’altro.

Scheda Opzioni¶

Figure eVis 2:

The eVis Options window

1. File path: A drop-down list to specify the attribute field that contains the directory path or URL for the photographs or other documents being displayed. If the location is a relative path, then the checkbox must be clicked. The base path for a relative path can be entered in the Base Path text box below. Information about the different options for specifying the file location are noted in the section Specificare la localizzazione ed il nome di una foto below.
2. Compass bearing: A drop-down list to specify the attribute field that contains the compass bearing associated with the photograph being displayed. If compass bearing information is available, it is necessary to click the checkbox below the drop-down menu title.
3. Compass offset: Compass offsets can be used to compensate for declination (to adjust bearings collected using magnetic bearings to true north bearings). Click the Manual radio button to enter the offset in the text box or click the From Attribute radio button to select the attribute field containing the offsets. For both of these options, east declinations should be entered using positive values, and west declinations should use negative values.

4. Percorso base: il percorso di base utilizzato dal percorso relativo definito in Figura Figure_eVis_2 (A).

5. Replace path: If this checkbox is checked, only the file name from A will be appended to the base path.
6. Apply rule to all documents: If checked, the same path rules that are defined for photographs will be used for non-image documents such as movies, text documents, and sound files. If not checked, the path rules will only apply to photographs, and other documents will ignore the base path parameter.
7. Remember settings: If the checkbox is checked, the values for the associated parameters will be saved for the next session when the window is closed or when the [Save] button below is pressed.

8. Ripristina: reimposta il campo al valore predefinito.

9. Restore defaults: This will reset all of the fields to their default settings. It has the same effect as clicking all of the [Reset] buttons.

10. Salva: salva le impostazioni senza chiudere la scheda Opzioni.

Configura applicazioni esterne¶

Figure eVis 3:

The eVis External Applications window

1. Tabella riferimento file: una tabella contenente i vari tipi di file utilizzati da eVis. Ogni tipo file necessita di un’estensione e di un percorso all’applicazione in grado di gestirlo. Ciò permette di aprire diversi tipi di file come filmati, suoni e documenti testuali, oltre che solo immagini.

2. Aggiungi nuovo tipo file: aggiunge un nuovo tipo di file (estensione ed applicazione).

3. Elimina riga corrente: elimina il tipo di file selezionato in tabella.

Aprire ID Evento¶

To launch the ‘Event ID’ module, either click on the ^{Event ID} icon or click on Database ‣ eVis ‣ Event ID Tool. This will cause the cursor to change to an arrow with an ‘i’ on top of it signifying that the ID tool is active.

To view the photographs linked to vector features in the active vector layer displayed in the QGIS map window, move the Event ID cursor over the feature and then click the mouse. After clicking on the feature, the Event Browser window is opened and the photographs on or near the clicked locality are available for display in the browser. If more than one photograph is available, you can cycle through the different features using the [Previous] and [Next] buttons. The other controls are described in the ref:evis_browser section of this guide.

Aprire Connessione Database¶

To launch the ‘Database Connection’ module, either click on the appropriate icon ^{eVis Database Connection} or click on Database ‣ eVis ‣ Database Connection. This will launch the Database Connection window. The window has three tabs: Predefined Queries, Database Connection, and SQL Query. The Output Console window at the bottom of the window displays the status of actions initiated by the different sections of this module.

Connessione Database¶

Click on the Database Connection tab to open the database connection interface. Next, use the Database Type combo box to select the type of database that you want to connect to. If a password or username is required, that information can be entered in the Username and Password textboxes.

Enter the database host in the Database Host textbox. This option is not available if you selected ‘MS Access’ as the database type. If the database resides on your desktop, you should enter “localhost”.

Enter the name of the database in the Database Name textbox. If you selected ‘ODBC’ as the database type, you need to enter the data source name.

When all of the parameters are filled in, click on the [Connect] button. If the connection is successful, a message will be written in the Output Console window stating that the connection was established. If a connection was not established, you will need to check that the correct parameters were entered above.

Figure eVis 4:

The eVis Database connection window

1. Database Type: A drop-down list to specify the type of database that will be used.

2. Host Database: nome host del database.

3. Port: The port number if a MySQL or PostgreSQL database type is selected.
4. Database Name: The name of the database.
5. Connect: A button to connect to the database using the parameters defined above.
6. Output Console: The console window where messages related to processing are displayed.

7. Nome utente: nome utente in caso di database protetto.

8. Password: password in caso di database protetto.

9. Query Predefinite: scheda “Query Predefinite”.

10. Connessione Database: scheda “Connessione Database”.

11. Query SQL: scheda “Query SQL”.

12. Help: Displays the online help.

13. OK: chiude Connessione Database .

Eseguire query SQL¶

SQL queries are used to extract information from a database or ODBC resource. In eVis, the output from these queries is a vector layer added to the QGIS map window. Click on the SQL Query tab to display the SQL query interface. SQL commands can be entered in this text window. A helpful tutorial on SQL commands is available at http://www.w3schools.com/sql. For example, to extract all of the data from a worksheet in an Excel file, select * from [sheet1$] where sheet1 is the name of the worksheet.

Click on the [Run Query] button to execute the command. If the query is successful, a Database File Selection window will be displayed. If the query is not successful, an error message will appear in the Output Console window.

Nella finestra Scegli file Database assegnare un nome al nuovo layer che sarà creato dai risultati della query.

Figure eVis 5:

The eVis SQL query tab

1. Query SQL: è il riquadro per inserire le query SQL.

2. Esegui Query: pulsante per mandare in esecuzione una query.

3. Console di Output: mostra i messaggi relativi all’esecuzione delle query.

4. Help: Displays the online help.

5. OK: chiude Connessione Database.

Use the X Coordinate and Y Coordinate combo boxes to select the fields from the database that stores the X (or longitude) and Y (or latitude) coordinates. Clicking on the [OK] button causes the vector layer created from the SQL query to be displayed in the QGIS map window.

To save this vector file for future use, you can use the QGIS ‘Save as...’ command that is accessed by right-clicking on the layer name in the QGIS map legend and then selecting ‘Save as...’

Eseguire query predefinite¶

With predefined queries, you can select previously written queries stored in XML format in a file. This is particularly helpful if you are not familiar with SQL commands. Click on the Predefined Queries tab to display the predefined query interface.

To load a set of predefined queries, click on the ^{Open File} icon. This opens the Open File window, which is used to locate the file containing the SQL queries. When the queries are loaded, their titles as defined in the XML file will appear in the drop-down menu located just below the ^{Open File} icon. The full description of the query is displayed in the text window under the drop-down menu.

Select the query you want to run from the drop-down menu and then click on the SQL Query tab to see that the query has been loaded into the query window. If it is the first time you are running a predefined query or are switching databases, you need to be sure to connect to the database.

Click on the [Run Query] button in the SQL Query tab to execute the command. If the query is successful, a Database File Selection window will be displayed. If the query is not successful, an error message will appear in the Output Console window.

Figure eVis 6:

The eVis Predefined Queries tab

1. Open File: Launches the “Open File” file browser to search for the XML file holding the predefined queries.
2. Predefined Queries: A drop-down list with all of the queries defined by the predefined queries XML file.

3. Descrizione query: breve descrizione della query derivata dal file XML.

4. Console di Output: mostra i messaggi relativi all’esecuzione delle query.

5. Help: Displays the online help.

6. OK: chiude Connessione Database .

Formato XML per le query predefinite di eVis¶

Tag XML letti da eVis

Segue un esempio completo di file XML contenente tre query:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<doc>
 <query>
   <shortdescription>Import all photograph points</shortdescription>
   <description>This command will import all of the data in the SQLite database to QGIS
      </description>
   <databasetype>SQLITE</databasetype>
   <databasehost />
   <databaseport />
   <databasename>C:\textbackslash Workshop/textbackslash
eVis\_Data\textbackslash PhotoPoints.db</databasename>
   <databaseusername />
   <databasepassword />
   <sqlstatement>SELECT Attributes.*, Points.x, Points.y FROM Attributes LEFT JOIN
      Points ON Points.rec_id=Attributes.point_ID</sqlstatement>
   <autoconnect>false</autoconnect>
 </query>
  <query>
   <shortdescription>Import photograph points "looking across Valley"</shortdescription>
   <description>This command will import only points that have photographs "looking across
      a valley" to QGIS</description>
   <databasetype>SQLITE</databasetype>
   <databasehost />
   <databaseport />
   <databasename>C:\Workshop\eVis_Data\PhotoPoints.db</databasename>
   <databaseusername />
   <databasepassword />
   <sqlstatement>SELECT Attributes.*, Points.x, Points.y FROM Attributes LEFT JOIN
      Points ON Points.rec_id=Attributes.point_ID where COMMENTS='Looking across
      valley'</sqlstatement>
   <autoconnect>false</autoconnect>
 </query>
 <query>
   <shortdescription>Import photograph points that mention "limestone"</shortdescription>
   <description>This command will import only points that have photographs that mention
      "limestone" to QGIS</description>
   <databasetype>SQLITE</databasetype>
   <databasehost />
   <databaseport />
   <databasename>C:\Workshop\eVis_Data\PhotoPoints.db</databasename>
   <databaseusername />
   <databasepassword />
   <sqlstatement>SELECT Attributes.*, Points.x, Points.y FROM Attributes LEFT JOIN
      Points ON Points.rec_id=Attributes.point_ID where COMMENTS like '%limestone%'
      </sqlstatement>
   <autoconnect>false</autoconnect>
 </query>
</doc>