Lat Long and Azimuth to Line in QGIS

Survey and layout tables often provide latitude, longitude, azimuth, and distance. QGIS can convert those records into line geometry if fields are prepared consistently.

1. Prepare point coordinates

Create a point layer from latitude and longitude fields and confirm that the source CRS is EPSG:4326.

2. Use a projected CRS for distance

Distance-based line creation should use a projected CRS in meters, not geographic degrees.

3. Calculate end coordinates

Use field calculator, geometry expressions, or a processing script to compute the endpoint from azimuth and length.

4. Create line geometry

Build a line between start and end point and store azimuth, distance, and regime or category as attributes.

5. Style by attribute

Use categorized symbology for fields such as regime, status, or pipe type before exporting.