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Base Maps, Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding: Lecture - 07

This document discusses geocoding and reverse geocoding in QGIS. It defines geocoding as converting addresses to spatial coordinates and reverse geocoding as converting coordinates to addresses. It provides steps for performing single address geocoding and reverse geocoding using plugins in QGIS. It also describes how to perform bulk geocoding of addresses from a CSV file using the MMQGIS plugin.

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Base Maps, Geocoding and Reverse Geocoding: Lecture - 07

This document discusses geocoding and reverse geocoding in QGIS. It defines geocoding as converting addresses to spatial coordinates and reverse geocoding as converting coordinates to addresses. It provides steps for performing single address geocoding and reverse geocoding using plugins in QGIS. It also describes how to perform bulk geocoding of addresses from a CSV file using the MMQGIS plugin.

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CE-318L: GIS/RS APPLICATION TO CE (GEO INFO ENGINEERING) LAB 1

LECTURE – 07

BASE MAPS, GEOCODING AND REVERSE


GEOCODING

Course Instructor:
Engr. Hizb Ullah Sajid
CE-318L: GIS/RS APPLICATION TO CE (GEO INFO ENGINEERING) LAB 2

Content

 Base Maps
 Geocoding
 Geocoding in QGIS
 Reverse Geocoding in QGIS
 Bulk Geocoding in QGIS
CE-318L: GIS/RS APPLICATION TO CE (GEO INFO ENGINEERING) LAB 3

Base Maps

 What is Base Map?


 A map depicting background reference information such as landforms,
roads, landmarks, and political boundaries, onto which other thematic
information is placed.
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Base Maps

 Plugins for Loading Base Maps


 OpenLayers
 QuickMapServices

 Note: Both of these plugins are web based, hence, these plugins will
work only when connected to internet.
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Geocoding

 what is Geocoding?
 A GIS operation for converting street addresses into spatial data that
can be displayed as features on a map, usually by referencing address
information from a street segment data layer.
 Two sets of data are needed for the geocoding process - the address
data that you want to place on a map, e.g., a list of addresses, and the
GIS data layer that you will use as the geographic reference layer,
e.g., a city's street centerlines layer or a parcel address point layer.
 Input: “University of Peshawar, Pakistan’’
 Output: “xxxxxx N, yyyyyy E"
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Geocoding in QGIS

 Workflow:
 Add georeferenced raster data layer
 Install Geocoding Plugin
 Plugins > GeoCode > Settings
 Set GeoCoder to Google (or openstreetmap)
 Select appropriate scale (e.g. 1:200)
 Plugins > GeoCode > GeoCode
 Insert Address and select appropriate CRS.
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Reverse Geocoding in QGIS

 what is Reverse Geocoding?


 A GIS operation for converting spatial data into Street addresses.
 Input: “xxxxxx N, yyyyyy E’’
 Output: “University of Peshawar"
CE-318L: GIS/RS APPLICATION TO CE (GEO INFO ENGINEERING) LAB 8

Geocoding in QGIS

 Workflow:
 Add georeferenced raster data layer
 Install Geocoding Plugin
 Plugins > GeoCode > Settings
 Set Geocoder to Google (or openstreetmap)
 Select appropriate scale (e.g. 1:200)
 Plugins > GeoCode > Reverse GeoCode
 Click on the map canvas (to specify spatial data) and select appropriate
CRS.
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Bulk Geocoding in QGIS

 If you have a CSV formatted file containing addresses, you


can take advantage of QGIS to map out those addresses.
 In order to geocode addresses from a CSV file, you will
need to first install the plugin MMQGIS.
 For installing MMQGIS plugin:
 Plugins > Manage and Install Plugin > mmqgis
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Bulk Geocoding in QGIS

 MMQGIS Workflow:
 First convert data containing addresses to CSV format.
 MMQGIS > Geocode > Geocode CSV with Google /
OpenStreetMap
 Specify input CSV file, fields, name and address for output Shapefiles
and Ok
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Bulk Geocoding in QGIS

 MMQGIS Workflow:
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References

 Hill, Linda L. (2006). Georeferencing. The MIT Press. ISBN


978-0262083546.
 ESRI Community
 Dempsey, C. (2015). How to Geocode Addresses using
QGIS. GIS Lounge. (www.gislounge.com)
 QGIS User Manual

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