How to Add 'geotrace' Data to QGIS - from KoboToolbox or ODK dataset

When you collect geotrace data using ODK Collect or KoboToolbox, you can display it in QGIS. In this video, I’m going to show you very quickly how to do that.

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Now, if you want to know how to collect these kinds of GPS data questions using ODK or KoboToolbox, go check out this YouTube video:

Or you could also download a template XLSForm questionnaire for collecting geopoints, geotraces, and geoshapes:

Once you've collected the GPS data...

HOW TO ADD GEOTRACE DATA TO QGIS:

Please watch the video to follow along. Here are the step-by-step instructions which are demonstrated in the video:
1. Download your data file from KoboToolbox or ODK that has collected geotrace data.
2. Find the column where your geotrace data is showing.
3. Open QGIS.
4. Go to plugins.
5. Click on "manage and install plugins".
6. Start typing “ODK”  and you’ll see “ODKTrace2WKT”
7. Click on Install Plugin and then Close.
8. Go to Plugins  - “ODKTrace2WKT”  - click on the plugin.
9. Select the input file.
10. Select the column with the geotrace data.
11. Leave the delimiter as the semicolon.
12. And click OK.
13. It creates an output layer that you can now see on the map.
14. Right click on the “Output Layer”.
15. Choose “Export”, and “Save Features As”
16. Click on the little three dots, choose a file location and name the file.
17. Then make sure it will add the file to the project you’re in, and click OK.
18. Now right click on the Output Layer and click “Remove Layer” – which means you’re going to be working with the right layer from now on.
19. And that’s how you add a geotrace very easily to a QGIS map!

Now, from here, you can add other elements to your map!

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I get the error "Geotrace not in the list" . Geotrace is my column in excel with the geotrace data. What could be the cause? Thanks