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# Loading data with QGIS
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In this article, I will show you how to:
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1. Install QGIS on Ubuntu Linux.
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2. Connect QGIS to PostgreSQL/PostGIS.
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3. Import data (shapefiles, GeoJSON) into the GIS database using DBManager.
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## 1. Install QGIS:
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On Ubuntu Linux, you can use:
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```bash
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get install qgis
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```
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For other operating systems, follow the instructions listed at [https://qgis.org/en/site/](https://qgis.org/en/site/
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### Connect to PostGIS
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- Add PostGIS in QGis
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1. Under *Browser, Right click *PostGIS* > *New Connection* and select Name: postgis, Host: localhost, Port: 5432.
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2. Save the connection details.
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## 2. Import Landslide shapefile data into QGIS, then Posgres
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### Import the data in QGIS
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> First, we import the sample data into QGIS:
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1. 'Layer > Data Source Manager > Home' and find the layers
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2. Select the layers you wish to add and click the Add Selected Layers button.
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### Export the data to PostgreSQL / PostGIS
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1. Click on *Database > DB Manager > DB Manager*
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2. Select *PostGIS - yourdb > your schema > Table > Import Layer / File and name it (ex: Landslide_Events)
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3. Repeat step 2 for every layer you wish to import
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4. Close the DB Manager
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> Note: The import activity can take a long time. You can monitor progress in the PGAdmin4 Dashboard, by looking at the `Tuples In: Inserts` graph:
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### Delete the layers - and load them from the DB
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1. In Layers, *right click each layer - Remove*
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2. In *Browser > Postgis > postgis > public* - double click each layer (in the right order).
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