Tag Archives: symbology

Heatmap legend in gvSIG Online

Posted on 12/05/2025 by Mario

In the latest version of gvSIG Online, a new type of symbology has been included: heatmap legend. This legend allows for the representation of either point density or weighted values through a continuous color gradient. In the case of point … Continue reading →

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gvSIG Online: Custom legends

Posted on 02/06/2020 by Mario

One of the novelties of the latest version of gvSIG Online is that apart from the typical types of legend (unique symbol, unique values, expressions or intervals) we can create custom legends through the SLD format. Thanks to this format … Continue reading →

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Towards gvSIG 2.5: “Indigenous mapping” symbol library

Posted on 13/02/2019 by Mario

Not all the novelties of the next gvSIG Desktop version are new functionalities. We added a new symbol library called “Indigenous mapping” that contains an interesting set of point symbols developed by “The Ethnographic Mapping Lab” of the University of … Continue reading →

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Creating a symbol library for gvSIG Desktop in a few minutes

Posted on 16/03/2018 by Mario

Although the symbol importer is available in gvSIG from some time ago not everyone knows it… and it’s a fantastic tool! Besides if we combine it with another applications like XnConvert we can create new symbology in a few minutes. … Continue reading →

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GIS applied to Municipality Management: Module 6 ‘Add-ons manager’

Posted on 18/01/2018 by Mario

The video of the sixth module is now available, in which we are going to talk about the Add-ons manager. Each version of gvSIG carries a large number of extensions and symbol libraries that are not installed by default in … Continue reading →

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Towards gvSIG 2.4: Marker clustering legend

Posted on 30/09/2017 by Alvaro

We present another novelty for the next gvSIG Desktop version, especially useful when we want to visualize a certain element whose quantity can’t be determined only visually. For that, this legend represents the element by means of a symbol as … Continue reading →

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Towards gvSIG 2.4: Heat map symbology

Posted on 25/09/2017 by Mario

In gvSIG Desktop 2.4 we are going to find legends that will increase, even more, the possibilities of information visualization of the application. One of these novelties is the heatmap legend, also known as hot spots.

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Towards gvSIG 2.4: Changing gvSIG interface. A new set of icons

Posted on 25/07/2017 by martapacoret

gvSIG has used the same set of icons for a good number of years. Therefore, we have made the decision to give the user the opportunity to change themes or icons set easily. To do that, we have created a … Continue reading →

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Learning GIS with Game of Thrones (XV and last): Add-ons installing

Posted on 12/07/2017 by Mario

We are going to dedicate this last post to the “Add-ons manager”, a tool that every gvSIG Desktop user should know. The add-ons manager is a tool that allows to customize gvSIG, installing new extensions, functional ones as well as … Continue reading →

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Learn GIS for free. Module 2: Working with Views

Posted on 21/06/2017 by Alvaro

We continue with the second module of the free GIS course, where we are going to show you how to work with Views. Through four video-tutorials you will be able to learn to load all type of geographic information in … Continue reading →

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