Loading Esri Feature Layers in QGIS
Last updated
Last updated
This guide will run through how to add a publicly accessible Esri Feature Layer to a QGIS project.
In the QGIS main menu, navigate to Layer > Add Layer > Add ArcGIS REST Server Layer...
Under Server Connections, click New. This will bring up a dialogue box.
Type in a suitable name for the layer, and copy and paste the Service URL. The Service URL is listed in the BAS data catalogue the bottom right of an Esri item page. For example, a service URL might be:
Leave everything else as default and click OK.
You will then return to the previous dialogue box. Here, click Connect, then select the layer and click Add. This will load the layer into the QGIS Project.