QGIS is an Open Source (free to use) desktop GIS, in can handsel the needs of most Geospatial projects, although it is not quite as feature-rich as ArcGIS Pro. In addition to the built-in functionality, QGIS like ArcGIS pro can be extended by using the programming language Python. For QGIS many such extensions are packaged into so-called plugins.
Installing QGIS is a bit more complicated than most programs, I have therefore created a little guide for the purpose (Installing QGIS)
QGIS has a lot of options to customize how it looks and feels. It can therefore sometimes be difficult to follow instructions/demos if it all looks different. To read more read the article “Configuring QGIS“
Once QGIS is installed and configured, the next task is typically to access some geospatial data. There are many different ways of doing this depending on the data type and method of access. To read more, read the article “Accessing data in QGIS“
This article takes you through the first basic steps of using QGIS from loading data to producing a map.
Configuring QGIS
QGIS has a lot of options to customize how it looks and feels. It can therefore sometimes be difficult to follow instructions/demos if it all looks different. There are three main areas you need to be aware of: Changing the User Interface Language.QGIS has an, in many ways, recommendable approach to language. By default, it…
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Changing the User Interface Language
QGIS has an, in many ways, recommendable approach to language. By default, it uses the language of the system it is running on. However, many learning resources are in English, so it is probably easiest to learn QGIS by changing its language to English. For demonstration purposes, I will here change the user interface from…
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QGIS panels
One of the key areas where people modify their QGIS setup is which panels are used and where they are placed. The key panels in QGIS are the layer panel (1), and the browser panel (2), but also the layer styling panel (3) is commonly used Here Panel 1 and 2 are docked, i.e. attached…
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Installing QGIS
For some, it is easy to install QGIS and if you normally find installing and managing software easy just go to https://www.qgis.org, Now click the big green download now button. Since installing QGIS sometimes is a bit tricky This page has four sections For Windows users (Hoping all goes well) For Mac users (Hoping all…
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Accessing data in QGIS
Qgis does not, as such, come with any preinstalled data, although there typically is a link to OpenStreet Map’s tiled image data that can be used as a background map or to print a topographical OSM map of somewhere. See more in the article on XYZ Tiles. In the following, you can find articles on…
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Up and running with QGIS
There are a series of basic steps you need to be familiar with when using QGIS: Loading Data into QGIS Filtering and subsetting Data Using simple analysis tools to spatially subset (Clip) data Save data for later use Styling/symbolising Data How to create a Map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR7r84qbGgQ If you haven’t got QGIS I recommend you can…
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QGIS Plugins
The Functionality of QGIS can be extended by adding Plugins. Some are added by Default, while others need to be explicitly added by the user. The basic process of installing plugins Collection of common plugins:
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Under the hood of QGIS
in this section, we will look a bit closer at the version numbers of QGIS and the main libraries that are included in QGIS This section is mainly if you are intent to be a long-term user of QGIS and want some basic understanding of what is described in the other bug notices and workarounds…
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QGIS odds and ends
There are a lot of small things about QGIS that can make living with the software much easier.
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