XMAP has the functionality to give access to XMAP-hosted Map Layers through three methods:
These options give you the ability to view and edit XMAP-hosted Map Layers in a variety of desktop GIS software.
CAUTION: Using this functionality will allow you to create, edit and delete Map Objects within a Map Layer which could result in permanent deletion of your data. So use extreme caution and only allow access to trusted users.
Please not this feature is only available to:
It is not currently available to:
To use a .qlr file for QGIS you'll need to set some credentials first;
To load a .qlrfile:
The file will load and display the data with associated styling as best as QGIS can do to match your XMAP styling. Graphical styling such as icons will not display.
If the style is changed in XMAP, you'll need to download a new QLR file to see those changes in QGIS.
If the Map Layer has been edited in XMAP, you can press F5 on your keyboard to request the latest version.
To use QGIS editing functionality, please refer to theQGIS documentation.REMEMBER: adding, editing or deleting objects in a Map Layer in QGIS will save the changes to XMAP as soon as you press Save. There's no going back from that. Use with caution.
CAVEAT: These instructions are based on QGIS 3. Other versions of QGIS may be slightly different.
NOTE: Some clients (such as QGIS) require layers to be advertised in the GetCapabilities document. Toggle the "Enable Layer Advertising" button to do this. This feature should not be used if you are a Map Share module user.
Clicking the WFS option will pop-up URLs for the WFS feed. Copy the Resource URL and use it in your desktop GIS.