Getting Started with QGIS [Video]

Anita Graser
Friday, June 30, 2017

The latest guide to using QGIS 2.18 to create great maps and perform geoprocessing tasks with ease

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Video Details

ISBN 139781788397049

Course Length4 hours and 17 minutes

Video Description

QGIS is a user-friendly open source geographic information system (GIS) that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, and Windows. The popularity of open source geographic information systems and QGIS in particular has been growing rapidly over the last few years. This video is a practical, hands-on course updated for QGIS 2.14 that provides you with clear, step-by-step exercises to help you apply your GIS knowledge to QGIS.

This video takes you from installing and configuring QGIS to handling spatial data to creating great maps. You will learn how to load and visualize existing spatial data and create data from scratch. You will get to know important plugins, perform common geoprocessing and spatial analysis tasks, and automate them with processing. We will cover how to achieve great cartographic output and print maps. Finally, you will learn how to extend QGIS using Python and even create your own plugin.

Style and Approach

This video takes a step-by-step approach to explain the concepts of Geospatial map with the help of real-life examples. Through clear, practical exercises, this video will introduce you to working with QGIS quickly and painlessly.

Introducing QGIS

The Course Overview

Installing QGIS

Running QGIS for the First Time

Introducing the QGIS User Interface

Viewing Spatial Data

Loading Vector Data from Files

Dealing with Coordinate Reference Systems

Loading Raster Files

Loading Data from Databases

Loading Data from OGC Web Services

Styling Raster Layers

Styling Vector Layers

Loading Background Maps

Dealing with Project Files

Data Creation and Editing

Creating New Vector Layers

Working with Feature Selection Tools

Editing Vector Geometries

Editing Attributes

Reprojecting and Converting Vector and Raster Data

Joining Tabular Data

Checking for Topological Errors and Fixing Them

Adding Data to Spatial Databases

Spatial Analysis

Analyzing Raster Data

Combining Raster and Vector Data

Vector and Raster Analysis with Processing

More on Vector and Raster Analysis with Processing

Leveraging the Power of Spatial Databases

Creating Great Maps

Advanced Vector Styling

Labeling

Designing Print Maps

Presenting Your Maps Online

Extending QGIS with Python

Adding Functionality Using Actions

Getting to Know the Python Console

Creating Custom Geoprocessing Scripts Using Python

Developing Your First Plugin

What You Will Learn

Install QGIS and get familiar with the user interface
Load vector and raster data from files, databases, and web services
Create, visualize, and edit spatial data
Perform geoprocessing tasks and automate them
Create advanced cartographic outputs
Design great print maps
Expand QGIS using Python

Authors

Anita Graser

Anita Graser studied geomatics at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt, Austria, from where she graduated with a master's degree in 2010. During her studies, she gained hands-on experience in the fields of geo-marketing and transportation research.

Since 2007, she has been working as a geographic information systems (GIS) expert with the dynamic transportation systems group at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), where she focuses on analyzing and visualizing spatio-temporal data.

Anita serves on the OSGeo board of directors and the QGIS project steering committee. She has been working with GIS since 2005, provides QGIS training courses, and writes a popular blog on open source GIS at anitagraser.com.