[johnbryanpeters]

I'm trying to get started using GRASS GIS and am utterly lost. Anybody here understand it?

 

[StiHacka]

What maps are you looking at?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Want to use LIDAR data, town boundaries, etc in my trail and historical plotting and planning.

 

[Jozz]

I use QGIS. But most layers were given to me by the county office in form of shape files. I added trails and google sat background.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I use QGIS. But most layers were given to me by the county office in form of shape files. I added trails and google sat background.

I'm still stuck on trying to import shape files that I have into V 7.6.1.

 

[Jozz]

I'm still stuck on trying to import shape files that I have into V 7.6.1.

You're getting errors?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

You're getting errors?

No, I just don't understand the GUI. Tutorials on their site are less than helpful, need to find someone local to coach me.

 

[Jozz]

I'm nowhere near proficient with QGIS. I get by enough to do what I need to do.

Have you located that icon for shapefile import?

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I'm nowhere near proficient with QGIS. I get by enough to do what I need to do.

Have you located that icon for shapefile import?View attachment 133468

Finally...

 

[johnbryanpeters]

How do you add the Google Satellite background?

 

[Jozz]

Ok, in your Explorer (? as you can see my version is in French), locate XYZ Tiles (blue arrow) Right click and select "new connection"

In the pop-up window, put the name you want and paste this in the URL field:

https://www.google.com/maps/vt/lyrs=s@189&gl=cn&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}

after that you drag it in your "layers" tab.

There are many more you can add, OSM, Google Terrain, Bing, etc. just google it and you will find them.