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layer during digitizing. Have a closer look at the edit widget in section
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:ref: `vector_attributes_menu ` to find out more.
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- .. _identify_features_vector :
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- Using the Identify Tool with Attribute Table
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- The |identify | :guilabel: `Identify features ` tool can be used to display all attributes
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- of a feature in the map canvas. It is a quick way to view and verify all data without
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- having to search for it in the attribute table.
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- To use the :guilabel: `Identify features ` tool for vector layers, follow these steps:
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- #. Select the vector layer in the Layers panel.
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- #. Click on the :guilabel: `Identify features ` tool in the toolbar or press :kbd: `Ctrl + Shift + I `.
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- #. Click on a feature in the map view.
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- The :guilabel: `Identify results ` panel will display different features information
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- depending on the layer type. There are two columns in the panel, on the left side
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- you can see :guilabel: `Feature ` and on the right side :guilabel: `Value `.
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- Under the :guilabel: `Feature ` column, panel will display following information:
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- * **Derived ** section - those are the information calculated or derived from other
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- information in the layer. For example, the area of a polygon or the length of a line.
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- General information that can be found in this section:
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- * Depending on the geometry type, cartesian measurements of length, perimeter, or area
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- in the layer's CRS units. For 3D line vectors, the cartesian line length is available.
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- * Depending on the geometry type and if an ellipsoid is set in the :guilabel: `Project Properties `
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- dialog (:guilabel: `General ` --> :guilabel: `Measurements `), ellipsoidal values
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- of length, perimeter, or area using the specified units.
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- * The count of geometry parts in the feature and the number of the part clicked.
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- * The count of vertices in the feature.
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- Coordinate information that can be found in this section:
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- * X and Y coordinate values of the clicked point.
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- * The number of the closest vertex to the clicked point.
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- * X and Y coordinate values of the closest vertex.
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- * If you click on a curved segment, the radius of that section is also displayed.
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- * **Data attributes **: This is the list of attribute fields and values for the
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- feature that has been clicked.
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- * information about the related child feature if you defined a :ref: `relation <vector_relations >`:
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- * the name of the relation
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- * the entry in reference field, e.g. the name of the related child feature
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- * **Actions **: lists actions defined in the layer's properties dialog (see :ref: `actions_menu `)
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- and the default action is ``View feature form ``.
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- * **Data attributes **: This is the list of attributes fields and values of the
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- related child feature.
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Introducing the attribute table interface
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(see :ref: `customize_form `); it is not supported by custom ui forms.
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+ .. _identify_features_vector :
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+ Exploring features attributes through the Identify Tool
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+ =======================================================
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+ The |identify | :ref: `Identify features <identify >` tool can be used to display all attributes
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+ of a feature in the map canvas. It is a quick way to view and verify all data without
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+ having to search for it in the attribute table.
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+ To use the :guilabel: `Identify features ` tool for vector layers, follow these steps:
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+ #. Select the vector layer in the Layers panel.
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+ #. Click on the :guilabel: `Identify features ` tool in the toolbar or press :kbd: `Ctrl + Shift + I `.
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+ #. Click on a feature in the map view.
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+ The :guilabel: `Identify results ` panel will display different features information
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+ depending on the layer type. There are two columns in the panel, on the left side
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+ you can see :guilabel: `Feature ` and on the right side :guilabel: `Value `.
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+ Under the :guilabel: `Feature ` column, panel will display following information:
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+ * **Derived ** section - those are the information calculated or derived from other
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+ information in the layer. For example, the area of a polygon or the length of a line.
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+ General information that can be found in this section:
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+ * Depending on the geometry type, cartesian measurements of length, perimeter, or area
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+ in the layer's CRS units. For 3D line vectors, the cartesian line length is available.
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+ * Depending on the geometry type and if an ellipsoid is set in the :guilabel: `Project Properties `
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+ dialog (:guilabel: `General ` --> :guilabel: `Measurements `), ellipsoidal values
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+ of length, perimeter, or area using the specified units.
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+ * The count of geometry parts in the feature and the number of the part clicked.
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+ * The count of vertices in the feature.
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+ Coordinate information that can be found in this section:
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+ * X and Y coordinate values of the clicked point.
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+ * The number of the closest vertex to the clicked point.
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+ * X and Y coordinate values of the closest vertex.
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+ * If you click on a curved segment, the radius of that section is also displayed.
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+ * **Data attributes **: This is the list of attribute fields and values for the
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+ feature that has been clicked.
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+ * information about the related child feature if you defined a :ref: `relation <vector_relations >`:
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+ * the name of the relation
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+ * the entry in reference field, e.g. the name of the related child feature
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+ * **Actions **: lists actions defined in the layer's properties dialog (see :ref: `actions_menu `)
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+ and the default action is ``View feature form ``.
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+ * **Data attributes **: This is the list of attributes fields and values of the
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+ related child feature.
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.. index :: External Storage, WebDAV
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