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This is what I'm working on:

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How can I remove the parts of the land cover map that is outside the Baao map?

I can't use the filter function since the land cover map does not have location data:

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BallpenMan
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  • For the Land cover layer, right-click and go to Properties > Symbology. In the Layer Rendering section at the bottom, set the blending mode for Layer to Overlay and the blending mode for Feature to Normal. Apply and make sure the Land cover layer is above the Baoo layer in the Table of Contents – Joseph Jul 30 '19 at 10:44
  • It worked! Thank you! – BallpenMan Jul 30 '19 at 10:52
  • Most welcome! Glad it helped :) – Joseph Jul 30 '19 at 10:55

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For the Land cover layer, right-click and go to Properties > Symbology. In the Layer Rendering section at the bottom, set the blending mode for Layer to Overlay and the blending mode for Feature to Normal. Apply and make sure the Land cover layer is above the Baoo layer in the Table of Contents.

This will only render the land cover which overlays the Baoo layer.

Note that this is only for display purposes. If you want to create a new layer which geometrically cuts the outer map, you can use the Clip tool.

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  • Copy. Are you referring to the "Clip Raster by Extent" tool under the Raster tab? @Joseph – BallpenMan Jul 30 '19 at 10:56
  • @BallpenMan - No since both your layers are polygon vector layers according to the image. There is a tool called "Clip" for vector layers only. – Joseph Jul 30 '19 at 11:00
  • Thank you @Joseph. I'm running into some error but I got it from here. – BallpenMan Jul 30 '19 at 11:11
  • @BallpenMan - No problem, The Land cover layer is huge so it may take time for the clipping process to complete. It would help if you selected the immediate polygons surrounding Baoo, save this as a new layer and then use this new layer (with less features) in the clipping process. – Joseph Jul 30 '19 at 11:13
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@Joseph is right. Here's how I did it (there's an error that others might encounter too).

  1. Use Vector > Geoprocessing Tools > Clip
  2. An error showed after running the tool. It said there is an invalid geometry and I should change the Processing setting to "Ignore invalid input features'option." See this Ignoring invalid input features with Intersection tool in QGIS?
  3. I did the suggested solution but error again. So, instead of "Ignore...", I picked "Do not filter." This is in Settings > Options > Processing > General > Invalid Features Filtering."
  4. I also used the "Check Validity" tool for both layers. You will get a Valid, Invalid, and an Error layer for both layer. Vector > Geometry Tools > Check Validity
  5. I now used the Clip tool using both of the Valid layers and done.
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