Editable GeoCSV QGIS Plugin

Screenshot of file open dialog.

Load, edit and save GeoCSV files in QGIS in order to integrate with spreadsheet programs like LibreOffice 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

About

This plugin allows files in CSV format to be loaded, edited and saved in QGIS including geometry. This allows to integrate QGIS with spreadsheet programs like LibreOffice [1] or Kettle (see GeoKettle).

Help

What is GeoCSV?

See the GeoCSV spec..

How can I install this plugin for QGIS?

See the installation steps.

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 ';'.

Installation

Prerequisites: You need internet access.

Installation steps:

1. Install QGIS.
2. 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".
4. In Plugins dialog search for GeoCSV, click on it and install it.