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Basic usage
- Installing QMapShack
- Install QMapShack
- Compile instructions
- Windows
- Windows with VisualStudio 2013
- Foreword
- General remarks
- Required tools for building and installing
- Compile instructions
- C1.) Compile the GDAL library, http://www.gdal.org/
- C2.) Compile the PROJ library http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/
- C3.) Compile the routino library http://www.routino.org
- C4.) Install Qt5.5 http://qt-project.org
- C5.) Compile the QuaZip library http://quazip.sourceforge.net/index.html
- C6.) Compile the jpeg library http://www.ijg.org/
- C7.) Get the QMapShack source from the repository, e.g.
- C8.) Start the CMake GUI (you did install CMake before, didn't you)
- C9.) Open the generated build\QMapShack.sln with VS2013
- Creating a Windows binary installer
- TroubleShooting
- Debugging with VS2013
- Windows with VisualStudio 2017
- Foreword
- General remarks
- Required tools for building and installing
- Compile instructions
- C0.) Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (short: VS2017)
- C1.) Compile the GDAL library, http://www.gdal.org/
- C2.) Compile the PROJ library http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/
- C3.) Compile the routino library http://www.routino.org
- C4.) Install Qt5.11 or above http://qt-project.org
- C5.) Compile the QuaZip library https://stachenov.github.io/quazip/
- C6.) Compile the jpeg library http://www.ijg.org/
- C7.) Get the QMapShack source from the repository, e.g.
- C8.) Start the CMake GUI (you did install CMake before, didn't you)
- C9.) Open the generated build\QMapShack.sln with VS2017
- Creating a Windows binary installer
- TroubleShooting
- Debugging with VS2013 !!!TODO Update for VS2017!!!
- Windows with VisualStudio 2017 & PROJ version 8
- Foreword
- General remarks
- Required tools for building and installing
- Compile instructions
- C0.) Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (short: VS2017)
- C1.) Compile the PROJ library http://trac.osgeo.org/proj/
- C2.) Compile the GDAL library, http://www.gdal.org/
- C3.) Compile the routino library http://www.routino.org
- C4.) Install Qt5.12.10 or above http://qt-project.org
- C5.) Compile the QuaZip 1.x library https://stachenov.github.io/quazip/
- C6.) Compile the jpeg library http://www.ijg.org/
- C7.) Get the QMapShack source from the repository, e.g.
- C8.) Start the CMake GUI (you did install CMake before, didn't you)
- C9.) Open the generated build\QMapShack.sln with VS2017
- Creating a Windows binary installer
- TroubleShooting
- Debugging with VS2013 !!!TODO Update for VS2017!!!
- GDAL support for additional map formats
- Build QMapShack for Windows using GISInternals
- Windows with VisualStudio 2013
- Linux with QMapShack versions < 1.16.0
- Linux with QMapShack versions >= 1.16.0
- Linux with QMapShack versions >= 1.18.0
- OSX
- Windows
- QMapShack AppImages for some Linux versions
- Create Offline Documentation
- Using QMapShack
- Getting started
- Commandline parameters
- Install Maps & DEM Data
- Working with Projects
- Data in QMapShack
- Introduction
- Sources of data
- Save data
- Data actions
- Create and edit multi-point data)
- Tracks
- General information about tracks
- Sources of tracks
- Create track
- View & edit details
- Handling of track segments
- Avoid and remove invalid data in a track
- Other actions
- Tracks and no-go areas
- Track information
- Working with track graphs
- Editing elevation data
- Track ranges
- Track filters
- Routes and routing
- Introduction
- Create route
- View & edit details
- Get route instructions
- Save route in GPX file
- Other actions
- Optimize route
- Routing in QMapShack
- Waypoints
- Points of interest (POI)
- Areas
- Realtime data
- Database
- GPS Devices
- Text Editor Templates
Advanced usage
- Databases and projects
- Details of map use
- Adjustable map properties
- Use of map visibility range
- Adjustable elevation properties
- Map scale type
- Projection and datum
- Fullscreen display
- Distance ruler
- Synchronization of map views
- Tips & tricks for online maps
- Tips & tricks for raster maps, vector maps, and elevation data
- Overview of setup and configuration options
- Overview of toolbar actions
Getting Help
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Configuring and running
- Can I run several QMS instances at the same time?
- Why does QMS ask for authorization on start-up (Ubuntu version)
- How to resolve SSL certificate problems?
- User-relevant QMapShack directories (Windows version)
- How to change the GUI language?
- Where does QMS save setup, configuration, and other information?
- What to do if QMS doesn't start?
- What is the recommended screen size?
- Use of issue templates
- Databases and projects
- Why does QMapShack use a separate workspace.db to save data?
- Why are there no checkboxes for data in workspace projects?
- How to edit quickly the name of a project?
- How to find the location of a database file used in QMapShack?
- How to find database to which a project belongs?
- Why does a database not allow creating new folders?
- Data handling
- How to create waypoint from POI (point of interest) in map?
- Why are new waypoints always saved in a single workspace project?
- Where are new waypoints and tracks saved?
- How to find distance between waypoints?
- Which track data is saved in GPX files?
- How to access data from legacy Garmin devices?
- What is the difference between speed and gpxtpx:speed?
- How to remove DEM info from elevation graph?
- How to edit tracks without losing track data?
- How to compose a track from pieces of other tracks?
- What is the difference between a clone and a copy of a QMS GIS object?
- Routing
- Maps
- How to control visibility of POI info?
- Why are waypoints shown with a blue dot icon?
- How to find information about a position (a POI) on the Web?
- How to move map to a certain location?
- What is the difference between
Copy positionandCopy position (Grid)? - Is there a possibility to display small roads/tracks in a vector map without zooming in too much?
- Does QMS support the use of single Garmin-style map tiles?
- How to change the layout of vector maps?
- Why is Google Terrain map a black-and-white map?
- Which raster map formats are supported?
- How to use Russian military and similar raster maps with QMapShack?
- Why is a raster map not displayed?
- How to find the location of a raster map?
- Is it possible to use several VRT files?
- When to use GDALWarp to get VRT file?
- Is it possible to use EPSG codes for the coordinate system setup?
- What requirements must a WMTS file fulfill?
- How to use WMTS files without ResourceURL?
- How to build the URL when using WMS via TMS?
- What are the differences between the WMTS and the WMS approach in QMS?
- How to get information about a WMTS or WMS service?
- WMS Examples
- WMTS Examples
- Elevation (DEM) data
- OpenSource, Donation, etc
- How does the QMapShack project understand the idea of OpenSource
- But you provide binaries next to the source code, not just code
- But I do not know how to compile binaries
- I really want that feature, please add it
- If I donate money can I buy a feature?
- Can't I just donate money?
- I want to donate! How?
- Configuring and running
- Troubleshooting QMapShack
- Reporting a bug
- Requesting a feature
- Making a donation
Developing QMapShack
- Coding Guideline
- Contribute Code
- Add translations
- Developing Documentation
- Prerequisites
- Remarks about the Markdown language
- General rules for building GitHub fragment identifiers
- General recommendations for editing QMS Wiki pages
- QMapShack-specific rules for Markdown use
- Further recommendations for editing Wiki pages
- Rules for new pages
- Offline editing workflow
- Recommendations for editing QMS Wiki pages
- Maintaining the QMS Wiki Index
- Maintaining TOCs on Wiki pages
- Discussion of extended activity system
- Playground - start your new Wiki page
- How to piss off open source developers