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How to Add a Basemap in QGIS: XYZ, WMS, QuickMapServices

Browser panel > XYZ Tiles > double-click OpenStreetMap. Then satellite tiles by URL, QuickMapServices, a national WMS, and the ground size of each zoom.
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DSM vs DTM vs DEM: Digital Surface, Terrain, Elevation Models

A digital surface model (DSM) is the top of everything: roofs, trees, ground. A digital terrain or elevation model (DTM, DEM) is bare ground. Which to use.
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Revue de presse du 4 septembre 2026

La GeoRDP de rentrée, avec des exercices de maths et de SVT pour affûter votre géo-logique !
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[Blog] A new direct way to connect Trimble receivers

Connect Trimble receivers directly to Mergin Maps with our new integration. Enjoy a seamless, single-tap setup and full access to high-accuracy GPS data.
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Colored site plan: the same block four ways

Flat, watercolor, pencil and glossy, all rendered from one aerial image of Letchworth Garden City. Every prompt in full, and where the model invented water.
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Detect Solar Panels in QGIS: 5 Methods

Check OpenStreetMap first. Then four ways to map rooftop PV from aerial imagery in QGIS, with the menu paths and where each one fails.
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Detect Swimming Pools in QGIS: 5 Methods

Start with QuickOSM on leisure=swimming_pool. Where the map is thin, use a segmentation model, threshold the blue, or run a water index. Five methods compared.
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Extract Roads in QGIS: 6 Methods, OSM Checked in 4 Towns

Start with QuickOSM: in four French towns OSM held 96 to 98% of paved road length. Where it is thin, five more methods and the line-or-surface choice.
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Map Tree Canopy in QGIS: 6 Methods, Free and Paid

For multispectral imagery, threshold NDVI in the raster calculator, then polygonize. Six methods, what each one needs, and what a canopy layer costs.
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Turn a Satellite Image into a Site Plan in QGIS

Load imagery in QGIS, draw a zone, and get a georeferenced four-class site plan back in under a minute. The manual route, the AI route, and where each breaks.
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