TerraBrasilis Data Source - QGIS plugin

The QGIS plugin provides access to the WMS services of the Spatial Data Infrastructure TerraBrasilis. From the TerraBrasilis Data Source, select the project name and desired layer, and it will be possible to access the layer metadata and added the layer to the canvas. The layers are provided via WMS which requires an active internet connection.

Getting Started

Prerequisite

• QGIS version 3.0 or later

Installation

Install via official plugin repository in QGIS

1. This plugin is experimental, then in QGIS, navigate to menu Plugins > Manage and Install Plugins... > Settings > active Show also experimental plugins
2. Switch to tab All
3. Search for TerraBrasilis Data Source > Install plugin
4. Switch to tab Installed, make sure the plugin TerraBrasilis Data Source is enabled.

In case of manual installation in QGIS

1. Download the latest release zip file
2. In QGIS, navigate to menu Plugins > Manage and Install Plugins... > Install from ZIP, then select the zip file.
3. Switch to tab Installed, make sure the plugin TerraBrasilis Data Source is enabled.

Usage

Once you have installed and enabled the plugin TerraBrasilis Data Source, it can be accessed via the toolbar or the menu Plugins. The main dialog contains a Project name with the projects separated by biomes, and Layer name, that dynamic refresh layers names according to the Project name combo box. When switch between layer names is enabled a Metadata Link, that contains a link to see information about the layer. Use Add button to add the geospatial map image within the current canvas.

Development

1. Clone this repository.
2. Build the plugin by running QGIS Plugin Builder.

Simple changes and redeployment?

If you make some simple changes that don't require a complete rebuild, simply generate a package again using the steps below.

• Commit your changes;
• Create a new tag version, like: v1.2.3 or 1.2.3;
• Run the "zip_to_deploy.sh" script to create a ZIP package to send to the QGIS plugin repository;
• Login* into the QGIS plugin repository: https://plugins.qgis.org/;
• Upload** a ZIP package using the wizard at: https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/terrabrasilis_datasource/;

*You will need an OSGeo UserID to achieve this. **The author must add their OSGeo UserID as a Contributor in the plugin repository to allow the upload a new version.

References

https://docs.qgis.org/3.34/en/docs/pyqgis_developer_cookbook/plugins/plugins.html

License

This project is published under the GNU General Public License v3.0 license, see LICENSE for details.