17, Using polygons to spatially extract points

GIS in Archaeology HS 2020

13 October 2020, Martin Hinz, 7 views

To select vector data, most often you do not need a rectangle selection but rather one that comes from the extend of another layer, eg. a polygon. Here I would like to show how you can use the outline of Switzerland to select points from a larger point layer.

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