My understanding is that "Coordinate Capture" is "built into" QGIS 3.0, rather than being a Plugin. However, I can't find where to start it.
How do I navigate to that option and what do I need to do to have coordinate capture show as an icon?
[GIS] Coordinate Capture in QGIS 3.0
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Meanwhile, using newer versions of QGIS, there is a simple feature that does what you want without installing any plugin: simply right-click on the map canvas and you have the option to save this location's coordinates either in project CRS or in WGS84 (lon/lat in degrees).
I figured out how to add base maps from Google without the QuickMapServices plugin. The link I was trying to use as a WMS connection is actually for XYZ tiles. QGIS 3.0 has a great new feature, the Data Source Manager, which makes it easy to add pretty much any type of layer except XYZ tiles.
So at first I thought that XYZ tiles weren't available in QGIS, or that maybe they had been rolled into one of the other data types that I don't really understand.
Instead, to add XYZ tiles I had to open the Browser panel, scroll down to the bottom, and right click on XYZ Tiles > New Connection
One Google layer successfully added to my project! :)
I also learned how to add a WMS layer. It's not all that hard once you have the right link, but I've found it quite challenging to find the right links.
The USGS has a lot of layers that cover the continental United States. That's not the link to paste into QGIS as the WMS URL. Follow that link and look through the different categories to get the actual links; each layer has its own link.
For example, this is the URL for a layer called "USGS Topo Base Map - Primary Tile Cache (Tiled)": https://basemap.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/USGSTopo/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
And screenshots showing how to actually add that layer:
So now I have my Google layers back, as well as some new layers I didn't have before.
It seems like the QuickMapServices plugin was a bit of a crutch, because it allowed me to avoid ever learning how to use WMS and XYZ tiles. I'm still hoping it'll be updated for 3.0, but in the meantime I learned some new skills.
Update:
How to add any layer available through the QuickMapServices plugin to QGIS 3.0.
I just realized that the link for any layer added from the QuickMapServices plugin is available in the layer properties of that layer. So all you have to do is add that layer to a project in QGIS 2.18, open the layer properties, copy the link, and then use that link to add it as an XYZ tiled layer in 3.0.
Best Answer
Hamp, Welcome to GIS StackExchange. The "Coordinate Capture" function is one of the core 'plugins' now. Just go to 'Plugins' on the top menu & search for 'Coordinate'. Click on 'Coordinate Capture' to display the 'Coordinate Capture' toolbar.
