{"id":25,"date":"2015-04-14T08:28:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T08:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/transnationalhistory.net\/mapping\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2023-08-29T15:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T15:13:38","slug":"pointvectorlayers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/transnationalhistory.net\/mapping\/tutorials\/pointvectorlayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Point Vector Layers: how to depict points on a map"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tutorial 2<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Now that you have a map, you would like to show particular points on it. This is where Point Vector Layers will be useful. In this tutorial we will try to depict 6 European cities that were particularly important in the Grand Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

STEP 1: FINDING COORDINATES FOR THE POINTS WE WANT<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are different ways to find out what the coordinates of the place you want to depict are. In the case of our Grand Tour example, we want to show the following cities: London, Paris, Vienna, Geneva, Venice, and Florence.<\/p>\n

Google Maps<\/a> is a very convenient way to get these coordinates. Right click on any point on Google Maps and choose What’s here?<\/strong>. This will give you the coordinates of the place, as shown on the photo.<\/p>\n

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For specific areas or sites, Wikipedia<\/a> offers exact coordinates in the top right corner of the page. Florence’s Duomo<\/em>, for instance, will appear with North and East coordinates.<\/p>\n

STEP 2: MAKING A CSV IN A TEXT DOCUMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now we want to list all our points in one place. To do so, we will be creating a CSV (comma-separated values) list. This will not be done on QGIS. Any text software can be used, such as:<\/p>\n