Viewing a LandXML file in QGIS

Guidance on installing and running the LandXML plugin released by Toitū Te Whenua LINZ, allowing you to import LandXML extracts from Landonline into the commonly used open-source GIS application QGIS.

About QGIS and the LandXML plugin

QGIS is a free, open-source GIS application for data manipulation, visualisation and analysis.

Visit the QGIS Project website for help and to download the application: 
QGIS Project

The Landonline LandXML plugin has been developed by Toitū Te Whenua LINZ. Background information on the plugin can be found in the QGIS Plugin Repository: 
QGIS Plugin Repository - LandXml import plugin 

How to install the LandXML plugin

The example below has been carried out using QGIS version 3.44.2.

  1. Open QGIS.

  2. From the menu select Plugins, then Manage and Install Plugins....

    Image of a QGIS window, with the 'Plugins' menu open and highlighted.

  3. Search for ‘LandXML’ in the search bar.

    image of the QGIS manage plugins window. 'Landxml' has been entered in the search bar, and 'LandXML import plugin' is highlighted in the results. 'Install plugin' is also highlighted in thebottom right corner of the window.
  4. Select LandXML import plugin from the list.
  5. Select Install Plugin.

Install note:

If you cannot connect to the plugin repository, you may need to use a proxy server for web access. You can enter your proxy details at Settings > Options > Network.

How to run the LandXML plugin

Once installed, LandXML will appear as a plugin in your Plugins menu. To import your LandXML files:

  1. From the main menu, select Plugins, then LandXML, then LandXML .

    Image of a QGIS window, with the 'Plugins' menu open and highlighted. LandXML has been selected.

  2. From the dialog box, select Browse to locate your LandXML file.

    image of the import popup for QGIS, with the Browse button highlighted.
  3. Once your file is selected, choose to import:
    • Parcels
    • Marks
    • Observations.
  4. Select OK.

  5. Depending on the options you selected, the LandXML_parcels and/or LandXML_marks and/or LandXML_observations layers will be added to the map project. You can then style the layers using QGIS's layer properties dialog.

    The example shown below is styled using the "categorized" style to identify different mark orders and parcel types (note that this screenshot is from QGIS version 1.8.0).
     

    image of extracted data displayed in QGIS.

LandXML plugin running notes:

The data are loaded into QGIS "Memory” layers. The content of these memory layers does not persist after you close QGIS. 

To save the LandXML data in your project, you can either:

  • right click on the layer and select “save as” to save to a format on disk (such as Shapefile or SpatiaLite), or
  • you can install the “MemoryLayerSaver” plugin, which will automatically save the content of memory layers. 

We highly recommend using the “MemoryLayerSaver” plugin.

Feedback on LandXML plugin

If you have any feedback about the LandXML plugin, please raise an issue in GitHub

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