Editable GeoCSV

Screenshot of file open dialog.

Load, edit and save GeoCSV files in QGIS in order to integrate with programs like LibreOffice/Excel or Kettle.

• A project by Geometa Lab HSR
• Project Lead: Stefan Keller
• Project status: experimental
• Official QGIS Plugins Directory: http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/editablegeocsv/
• Tracker: https://github.com/geometalab/Editable-GeoCSV-QGIS-Plugin/issues
• Code Repository: https://github.com/geometalab/Editable-GeoCSV-QGIS-Plugin

FAQ

How can I install this plugin for QGIS?

Prerequisites: You have to have access to the internet. First, install QGIS. Then second, enable experimental plugins: Goto menu "Plugins > Manage and install plugins", then 3. in the Plugins dialog goto tab "Settings" and check "Show also experimental plugins". Third, in Plugins dialog search for GeoCSV, click on it and install it.

I have a problem with the CSV file; which software do you recommend to edit the CSV file?

Use a good text editor like Notepad++ (Windows) or Sublime (Mac) to do a Search&Replace or save the file as UTF-8.

I have problems opening and saving CSV - which spreadsheet program do you recommend?

We recommend LibreOffice and we recommend to avoid Excel.

I got the following error when opening a GeoCSV file "An error occured while trying to update the CSVT file according to the new attribute types. Please update the csvt file manually."

See the CSVT spec..

I got the following error when opening a GeoCSV file "CSVT file contains incorrect geo attributes. Please set manually."

See the CSVT spec..

I got the following error when opening a GeoCSV file "CSVT file contains too many geo attributes. Please set manually."

See the CSVT spec..

I got the following error when opening a GeoCSV file "Erroneous delimiter detected. The delimiter should be a ';'."

Use a text editor or another CSV tool to set the field delimiter to ';'.

Help

See FAQ above and GeoCSV (= CSV + WKT).

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