Cartography with QGIS

To learn how to install and use QGIS, access and present the data, style the data and produce high quality layouts with high informative content.

Course outline

• Brief introduction to QGIS and open source Geographic Information Systems

• QGIS installation on various operating systems

• User interface and work environment configuration

• Projection management

• Project creation and management

• Vector geographic data

  • properties, import/export, format conversion
  • styling, labeling and expressions
  • attribute tables
  • feature query with custom forms
  • simple joins and 1:N joins

• Vector digitizing

  • snapping properties
  • geometric and topological error management
  • advanced "CAD"-style digitizing

• Loading data from the web: proprietary, free and standard solutions (Google Maps, Tile XYZ, WMS, WFS, WPS)

• Raster geographic data

  • characteristics and properties, styling
  • data querying

• Advanced printing, batch printing

Length

16 hours split in 4 half days