QGIS Heat Map – Fix Heatmap Processing Exception in QGIS 3.2

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I am working through training exercises with the Alaska training data using QGIS 3.2 on Windows 8. To create a Heatmap, I load the airports shapefile.

I cannot find the Heatmap plugin using the Plugins Manager for QGIS 3.2 so I try using Processing Tools/Interpolation/Heatmap(KDE) and set the radius to 300000. I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/OSGEO4~1/apps/qgis/./python/plugins\processing\algs\qgis\Heatmap.py", line 215, in processAlgorithm
self.tr('Could not create destination layer'))
_core.QgsProcessingException: Could not create destination layer

Execution failed after 0.09 seconds

I am assuming the Interpolation/Heatmap(KDE) is not the correct tool to use. Is there a way to get the Heatmap plugin?

Best Answer

In the new version of QGIS:

  1. Right click on your layer.
  2. Select Properties.
  3. In the Properties dialog, switch to the Style tab.
  4. Select Heatmap as the renderer and there you go.
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