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Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Geometry Viewer in PgAdmin
From: David Haynes <haynesd2 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2022-03-09 18:57:13
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Here is a github repository from my class that walks you through how to
connect PostgreSQL to QGIS
https://github.com/MGIS-UMN/GIS5577_week5
On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 12:43 PM Bo Victor Thomsen <
bo.victor.thomsen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Actually, you can upload basically any QGIS vector based layer directly
> into a PostGIS database (connected to QGIS). No need for a shapefile detour
>
> Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards
>
> Bo Victor Thomsen
>
> Den 09-03-2022 kl. 18:45 skrev ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com:
>
> Yet another reason to install QGIS is that it will read just about any GIS
> data format; the layer can then be saved as a shapefile which can be
> imported into PostGIS using the PostGIS Shapefile import tool.
>
> Ruven Brooks
>
> On 3/8/2022 9:59 PM, Brent Wood wrote:
>
> I'd also look as DBeaver, it has a free Community Edition and a nice (but
> basic) geometry viewer for Postgis. Built in support for a good set of
> backgrounds as well. Postgis columns are auto displayed as WKT which I find
> useful.
>
> For a user (vs admin) of a Postgis DB I think DBeaver is nicer than
> PgAdmin. It does primitive ERD's, which I don't think PgAdmin can do yet,
> but that might have changed since I last looked...
>
> And you can access many other databases than just Postgres.
>
> But I agree with Ruven, if you want to do more that a casual perusal of
> Postgis data, go QGIS.
>
>
> Brent Wood
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 03:41:01 PM GMT+13, ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com
> <ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com> <ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com> wrote:
>
>
> Out of idle curiosity, I looked at Geometry Viewer. It allows just one
> data display layer so you can only look at one table/query at a time. The
> style of the geometric objects is hard coded so you can't change their
> color, background pattern, line style etc. It does not support color
> scales. I can't think of any use case for which it would be useful.
>
> I would strongly suggest using QGIS instead. Not only does QGIS have all
> of the capabilities missing from Geometry Viewer but it will read directly
> from PostGIS tables. Since it's so widely used there's lots of
> documentation and other learning materials; I counted five different
> Youtube beginner's tutorials.
>
> Ruven Brooks
>
>
>
> On 3/8/2022 5:02 AM, Shaozhong SHI wrote:
>
> Sometime, when clicking on the eye button in PgAdmin, Geometry Viewer gets
> into a mode to display background map with options like Empty, Street,
> Topography, Grey Scale, Light Colour and Dark Matter.
>
> I am interested in making use of visualisation within PgAmin.
>
> Are there any documentation or guides on how to make the best use of these
> in PgAdmin?
>
> Regards,
>
> David
>
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<div dir="ltr">Here is a github repository from my class that walks you through how \
to connect PostgreSQL to QGIS <div><a \
href="https://github.com/MGIS-UMN/GIS5577_week5">https://github.com/MGIS-UMN/GIS5577_week5</a><br></div></div><br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 12:43 PM \
Bo Victor Thomsen <<a \
href="mailto:bo.victor.thomsen@gmail.com">bo.victor.thomsen@gmail.com</a>> \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px \
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Actually, you can upload basically any QGIS vector based layer
directly into a PostGIS database (connected to QGIS). No need for
a shapefile detour <br>
</p>
<pre cols="72">Med venlig hilsen / Kind regards
Bo Victor Thomsen</pre>
<div>Den 09-03-2022 kl. 18:45 skrev
<a href="mailto:ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com" \
target="_blank">ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com</a>:<br> </div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Yet another reason to
install QGIS is that it will read just about any GIS data
format; the layer can then be saved as a shapefile which can be
imported into PostGIS using the PostGIS Shapefile import tool.
<br>
<br>
Ruven Brooks<br>
</font><br>
<div>On 3/8/2022 9:59 PM, Brent Wood
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">
<div dir="ltr">I'd also look as DBeaver,
it has a free Community Edition and a nice (but basic)
geometry viewer for Postgis. Built in support for a good set
of backgrounds as well. Postgis columns are auto displayed
as WKT which I find useful. <br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">For a user (vs admin) of a
Postgis DB I think DBeaver is nicer than PgAdmin. It does
primitive ERD's, which I don't think PgAdmin can do yet, but
that might have changed since I last looked...</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">And you can access many
other databases than just Postgres.<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">But I agree with Ruven, if
you want to do more that a casual perusal of Postgis data,
go QGIS.<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr">Brent Wood<br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<div id="gmail-m_7340659957856231947ydp88b1ee0cyahoo_quoted_6986965621">
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Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)"> <div> On \
Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 03:41:01 PM GMT+13, <a \
href="mailto:ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com" target="_blank">ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com</a> \
<a href="mailto:ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com" \
target="_blank"><ruvenml@beamerbrooks.com></a> wrote: </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div id="gmail-m_7340659957856231947ydp88b1ee0cyiv1205987156">
<div> <font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Out of
idle curiosity, I looked at Geometry Viewer. It
allows just one data display layer so you can only
look at one table/query at a time. The style of the
geometric objects is hard coded so you can't change
their color, background pattern, line style etc.
It does not support color scales. I can't think of
any use case for which it would be useful.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
I would strongly suggest using QGIS instead. Not
only does QGIS have all of the capabilities missing
from Geometry Viewer but it will read directly from
PostGIS tables. Since it's so widely used there's
lots of documentation and other learning materials;
I counted five different Youtube beginner's
tutorials. <br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
Ruven Brooks<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
</font><br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
<div \
id="gmail-m_7340659957856231947ydp88b1ee0cyiv1205987156yqt82605"> <div>On
3/8/2022 5:02 AM, Shaozhong SHI wrote:<br clear="none">
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"> </blockquote>
</div>
</div>
<div \
id="gmail-m_7340659957856231947ydp88b1ee0cyiv1205987156yqt48428"> <div>
<div dir="ltr">Sometime, when clicking on the eye
button in PgAdmin, Geometry Viewer gets into a
mode to display background map with options like
Empty, Street, Topography, Grey Scale, Light
Colour and Dark Matter.
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>I am interested in making use of
visualisation within PgAmin.</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>Are there any documentation or guides on how
to make the best use of these in PgAdmin?</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>Regards,</div>
<div><br clear="none">
</div>
<div>David</div>
</div>
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