QGIS – Identify Tool Tips!

By David Crowther

If you Right Click while using the Identify Tool you can easily identify attributes for multiple layers at the same time.

For example in the map below having chosen the Identify Tool, if you Right Click over a feature such as a School Object you will now have options to view the Attributes for all layers at that location e.g. the Land Areas, Urban Areas and Roads.

You can then choose to show the attributes for the top layer e.g. the Schools Record.

Or choose another layer from the list e.g. the Roads and either show attributes for just the one record or for all records:

Or even choose to open the Attribute Table filtered to only show the records listed in the identify tool list: