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Mastering QGIS - Second Edition
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Mastering QGIS - Second Edition

by Kurt Menke, GISP, Paolo Corti, Richard Smith Jr., GISP, Luigi Pirelli, John Van Hoesen, GISP
September 2016
Beginner to intermediate
486 pages
10h 56m
English
Packt Publishing
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Adding data inputs to your model

In this first example, you will identify the portion of a forest within 100 meters from streams (riparian trees). To begin a model, you will need to define the inputs. The graphical modeler will accept the following:

  • Boolean
  • Extent
  • File
  • Number
  • Raster layer
  • String
  • Table
  • Table field
  • Vector layer

To add an input, either double-click on the appropriate category from the Inputs tab or drag the input onto the modeler canvas. The Parameter definition dialog will open. Give the parameter a name and fill in any other details, which change depending on the input that is chosen. When an input parameter is defined and added to the model, it is essentially a conceptual parameter. It will not actually be connected to a GIS data layer ...

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