Learning QGIS

Enrich your GIS data and make more effective maps with QGIS, an open-source GIS software.

Introduction

• Exploring the powerful world of QGIS

1. Understanding and Installing QGIS

• Installing QGIS
• Understanding the types of QGIS installs
• Overview of QGIS features, part 1
• Overview of QGIS features, part 2

2. Vector Data with QGIS

• Types of vector data in QGIS
• Add shapefiles to QGIS
• Add WFS data to QGIS

3. Raster Data with QGIS

• Types of raster data in QGIS
• Add ECW data
• Add WMS data
• Add DEM data
• Creating contour lines from DEM

4. 3D Maps

• Creating 3D maps
• 3D configuration and elevation
• 3D animations

5. Styling Data

• Point layers
• Polyline layers
• Polygon layers
• Thematic layers, part 1
• Thematic layers, part 2
• DEM layers

6. Labeling Features

• Label vector data, part 1
• Label vector data, part 2

7. Changing Default Properties

• Project properties, part 1
• Project properties, part 2

8. Printing with Print Layout

• Adding maps
• Adding elements

9. Creating New Data

• Creating new vector vata
• Exporting layers to shapefiles
• Adding data from Excel (CSV)
• Editing existing data

10. Using Advanced Tools

• Overlay two vector layers
• Create a heatmap from points
• Create centroids from polygons

11. Using Plugins

• Adding and using Street View plugin
• Adding and using qgis2web plugin

12. Python in QGIS

• Using the Python Console
• Create a Python script

Conclusion

• Next steps