This plugin lets users download NLS.fi open MTK data (CC-BY 4.0) using QGIS3. It utilizes the NLS Open data file updating service (Atom feed). You need to order a user-specific identification key from NLS to be able to use this plugin: http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/en/e-services/open-data-file-download-service/open-data-file-updating-service-interface.
The plugin is still in beta-development. Please report issues preferably to Issues or to [email protected].
Developed by Gispo Ltd.
This plugin utilizes data licensed by Traficom and National Land Survey of Finland. Please read data/LICENCE.txt for more information.
Before installing the plugin, make sure to install the Python requests-library. This can be done by executing the command:
pip install requests
On Windows QGIS installations, installing the requests library can be done using the OSGeo4W Shell. Open the shell as an administrator and run commands:
py3_env
pip install requests
Python-requests may be replaced by the QGIS built-in QgsFileDownloader class in a future version of the plugin.
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Download the repository as a zip using the Clone or download button in GitHub (above).
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Launch QGIS and the plugins menu by selecting Plugins - Manage and Install Plugins from the top menu.
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Select the Install from ZIP tab, browse to the zip file you just downloaded, and click Install Plugin!
Using the plugin is fairly straightforward:
- Enter a valid identification key and set the save directory in the settings window
- Choose which layers to write to the GeoPackage. Note that some layers are preselected.
- Select which areas to download either by picking municipalities from the list or selecting features from the map.
- Enter a filename and whether to load the finished GeoPackage layers into QGIS.
- Click OK and wait for processing to finish.
More documentation, including more detailed installation and usage instructions in Finnish can be found in the Wiki.