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| - | \\ | + | Add a background map for example the OSM standard map. |
| - | Add a background map for example the OSM standard map.\\ | + | |
| - | Go to Layer -> Create Layer -> New Shapefile Layer …\\ | + | Go to Layer → Create Layer → New Shapefile Layer … |
| - | Set the filename (and path), choose the geometry type (in this case; polygon) and the projection. In most of Denmark use EPGS: 25832. | + | |
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| + | Set the filename (and path), choose the geometry type (in this case; polygon) and the projection. In most of Denmark use EPSG: 25832.\\ | ||
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| + | ==== Step 2 ==== | ||
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| + | Right click the shapefile and choose //Toggle Editing.// \\ | ||
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| - | Right click the shapefile and choose Toggle Editing.\\ | + | Press the //Add Polygon// in the upper menu and start drawing your polygon on the map. Right click to end the polygon editing. Press //OK// in the Feature Attributes.\\ |
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| - | Press the Add Polygon in the upper menu and start drawing your polygon on the map. Right click to end the polygon editing. Press OK in the Feature Attributes.\\ | ||
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| You have now created a polygon as a shapefile. Right click the shapefile and press Toggle Editing to end the editing session.\\ | You have now created a polygon as a shapefile. Right click the shapefile and press Toggle Editing to end the editing session.\\ | ||
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| + | Right click the shapefile and press //Export → Save Features As//…\\ | ||
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| - | Right click the shapefile and press Export -> Save Features As…\\ | + | Choose the format: Keyhole Markup Language (KML), the file name and path, the layer name, and the projection. Press //OK//.\\ |
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| - | Choose the format: Keyhole Markup Language (KML), the file name and path, the layer name, and the projection. Press OK.\\ | + | |
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| - | You have now created a .kml file. | + | You have now created a .kml file.\\ |
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