Feature request #13797
Support native editing of GeoJSON files
Status: | Closed | ||
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Priority: | Normal | ||
Assignee: | - | ||
Category: | Vectors | ||
Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | up/downstream |
Easy fix?: | No | Copied to github as #: | 21822 |
Description
I can load a GeoJSON file in QGIS and view it, great!
I can export any data layer in QGIS as a GeoJSON file, great!
But I can't edit a GeoJSON file in QGIS, which makes me sad :(
While simple files can be edited in a web tool like geojson.io, it would be amazing to edit more complex files (especially data properties other than geometry) in QGIS like a desktop GIS pro. Today I end up loading the GeoJOSN file, exporting to SHP, edit the properties / shape, save the SHP, export the SHP to GeoJSON. Which is a lot of steps and isn't a great workflow to undertake or explain to people. I also worry borking geom precision during all those conversions (with no testing, so maybe it's not valid concern).
I would use this feature to on-off and bulk edit records in Who's On First [1], Mapzen's free and open data gazetteer.
Two workaround suggestions were given on Twitter [2]:
- http://spatialgalaxy.net/2015/03/13/faking-a-data-provider-with-python/
- http://webgeodatavore.com/edit-geojson-without-qgis-native-support.html
Maybe one of these can be developed into something more robust & native?
[1] https://github.com/whosonfirst/whosonfirst-data
[2] https://twitter.com/kelsosCorner/status/662317579394912257
History
#1 Updated by Giovanni Manghi about 9 years ago
- Tracker changed from Bug report to Feature request
- Category set to Vectors
#2 Updated by Nyall Dawson about 9 years ago
- Resolution set to up/downstream
Requires support for editing GeoJSON formats in OGR.
#3 Updated by Thomas Gratier about 9 years ago
For information, it seems feasible according to Even Rouault (GDAL lead dev) https://twitter.com/EvenRouault/status/662594852970893312
I think he would be happy to make the job at OGR level but don't really know how manage funding in this particular case https://twitter.com/EvenRouault/status/663003352511352832
#4 Updated by Nyall Dawson about 9 years ago
Well... this isn't something that QGIS can fund. You'd need to discuss with Even about the costs for implementing this in OGR and then do some fundraising/crowdsourcing to make it happen.
#5 Updated by Nathaniel V. Kelso about 9 years ago
I've emailed Even to investigate LOE and funding options.
#6 Updated by Nyall Dawson almost 9 years ago
- Status changed from Open to Closed
Upstream issue, resolved in GDAL 2.1. When GDAL 2.1 is released and QGIS is built with it GeoJSON editing will be supported.