Learn how to use QGIS, the open source desktop GIS software.
Next class: TBD
Learn how to use QGIS, the open source desktop GIS software.
Next class: TBD
This is a two-day course that will teach students how to use the widely popular open source QGIS desktop GIS software. In this course we will help users learn how to use the QGIS Desktop software to create and edit GIS data and perform simple, but useful spatial analysis. This course is designed so users that are not familiar with GIS can learn the basics of GIS.
What is QGIS
Why use open source
The QGIS user interface
Vector data
Raster data
Tabular data
Web Mapping Services
Symbology
Selecting data
Spatial analysis
Composing a map document
Adding map elements
Printing maps
What are plugins
Installing plugins