Questions tagged [tab]
MapInfo Tab data format: a GIS vector data format developed for MapInfo.
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Exporting to TAB format shifts vertices in QGIS
When I export QGIS layer to TAB format some vertices has 1cm shift to unpredictable direction.
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Integer32 becomes integer64 when exporting layers
When exporting a layer (eg. shp->shp or shp->tab) the fields defined integer32 turns into integer64 for no apparent reason. I can fix it with the refactor fields tool but it's annoying to have ...
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Adding DAT, ID, MAP, TAB, xls files into QGIS as layers
I have received a spatial package from a client and the files are DAT, ID, MAP, TAB and xls. I am familiar with the basics of QGIS (i.e., loading layers, converting layers from shapefiles to other ...
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Using GDAL (MaxRev.GDAL) to write TAB files with mixed geometry
I'm migrating from calling native MiTAB operations for exporting features to a MapInfo TAB file to using GDAL and the MapInfo driver. I'm using C# and MaxRev.Gdal.Core package (and MaxRev.Gdal....
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Repair MapInfo Tabfile
QGIS has a tool called Repair Shapefile Does anything like that exist anywhere for MapInfo tab files? I.e if either your .dat or .map or .id file isn't playing nice, is there a repair option specific ...
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How can TAB files be created for TIFF and JPEG raster images using QGIS?
Although feature datasets can be exported from QGIS in TAB format, it doesn't seem to be possible to export a raster image, such as a JPEG or a TIFF format raster image from QGIS. Is there a plugin ...
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TAB file can't be saved in EPSG:3414 using QGIS
In QGIS 3.22.8 I am trying to convert the file from SHP to TAB. Shapefile has clearly defined CRS: EPSG:3414 - SVY21 / Singapore TM. When I save it as TAB (CRS defined as well): I am getting a TAB ...
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Exporting MapInfo TAB file with symbology using Processing Toolbox or PyQGIS
In the newer versions of QGIS it's possible to export a layer as a Mapinfo Tab file and include the Feature Symbology. Does anyone know if you can access this as part of the 'Save Vector Features To ...
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Convert Geopackage to Tab file in QGIS?
I have GeoPackage file, I tried to convert tab format Layer right click >> Export >> Save features as >> Selected map info and other options It's exported successfully. But some ...
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Use a value from a field to control the visibility of a field another layer
I have in my project two layers, one vectorial "Enrutamiento" and another non-vectorial "Fusiones",Through the QGIS documentation I managed to establish a relation between these ...
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Export shapefile to MapInfo file using Python OGR
I'm trying to save/copy a shapefile to a .tab format with Python OGR. Every attempts give me the following error: RuntimeError: CreateFeature() failed: cannot re-write already existing feature 1 ...
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Setting/changing geometry type for .TAB file in QGIS
I have a .TAB-file with MultiLines. When I load it to QGIS, in layer properties it says Geometry: Line (LineString) which is wrong. When I try to do some operations with geometries (like snap to layer)...
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Creating single polygon from overlapping ones
I would like to reduce the vertex count of a map by simplifying the overlapping polygons on each layer. The problem is the huge map size, a whole country 1GB .MAP that depicts a whole country with a ...
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Cannot open .TAB files in QGIS
I have a bunch of .tab files, which are created by Mapinfo, but some of them cannot be opened in QGIS, for example: This "Urkarten.Tab" have 4 files ( Urkarten.dat, Urkarten.id, Urkarten.map,...
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Display embedded symbols in the layout legend in QGIS?
I have opened a MapInfo TAB file in QGIS ver 3.22.1 and can display the correct symbology by using "Embedded Symbols". The TAB file is a geology map and the only symbology relates to the ...