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Learn QGIS - Fourth Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Nov 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788997423
Pages 272 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Authors (2):
Andrew Cutts Andrew Cutts
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Andrew Cutts holds a geography degree and a masters degree in GIS and has almost 20 years of experience in working with geospatial technology. He currently works as a freelance geospatial consultant. He has worked in local government, large multinational companies, and small and medium-sized enterprises. He has run a geospatial blog for almost 3 years and is a co-host of the #scenefromabove podcast. Andrew has spoken at events worldwide on GIS and Earth observation. He is a keen user of Python, especially for rapid prototyping for geospatial challenges. Currently, he is working with clients to maximize their investment with geospatial technology through direct consulting, training, and technical writing.
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Anita Graser Anita Graser
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Anita Graser is a spatial data scientist, open source GIS advocate, and author with a background in geographic information science. She is currently working with the Center for Mobility Systems at the Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna and teaching QGIS classes at UNIGIS Salzburg. She serves on the QGIS project steering committee. and has published several books about QGIS. Furthermore, she develops tools, such as the Time Manager plugin for QGIS. You can follow her on Twitter @underdarkGIS.
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Table of Contents (8) Chapters

Preface 1. Where Do I Start? 2. Data Creation and Editing 3. Visualizing Data 4. Creating Great Maps 5. Spatial Analysis 6. Extending QGIS with Python 7. Other Books You May Enjoy

Processing toolbox

The processing toolbox in QGIS 3.4 is accessed from Processing | Toolbox. In this chapter, we will utilize many tools via the processing toolbox. This has a fast search feature, which is the easiest method for finding a tool. If you are familiar with older versions of QGIS, you will still find many of the tools in the locations or menus where they were previously available. Many plugins often become core functions in QGIS. If you cannot find the plugin, try searching the toolbox first.Alternatively you can also search for tools in the information toolbar.

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Andrew Cutts holds a geography degree and a masters degree in GIS and has almost 20 years of experience in working with geospatial technology. He currently works as a freelance geospatial consultant. He has worked in local government, large multinational companies, and small and medium-sized enterprises. He has run a geospatial blog for almost 3 years and is a co-host of the #scenefromabove podcast. Andrew has spoken at events worldwide on GIS and Earth observation. He is a keen user of Python, especially for rapid prototyping for geospatial challenges. Currently, he is working with clients to maximize their investment with geospatial technology through direct consulting, training, and technical writing.
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Anita Graser is a spatial data scientist, open source GIS advocate, and author with a background in geographic information science. She is currently working with the Center for Mobility Systems at the Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna and teaching QGIS classes at UNIGIS Salzburg. She serves on the QGIS project steering committee. and has published several books about QGIS. Furthermore, she develops tools, such as the Time Manager plugin for QGIS. You can follow her on Twitter @underdarkGIS.
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