QField Quickstart

Name: QField Quickstart
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Open source mobile data collection for geospatial applications

Created byMichael Miller

Last updated 1/2020

English

What you'll learn

What is QField?
How to use the QField interface?
How to set up a QField project in QGIS
How to collect GIS data

Course content

4 sections • 22 lectures • 2h 46m total length

Introduction3:24
Explore Q field, an open source android mobile data collection app that reads projects and enables real-time syncing with a database when online.
What is QField?6:31
QField is an open-source mobile data collection app with no per user fees. Host your own database, work offline, and use browse and digitised modes with symbol rendering and formulas.
QField Quickstart guide18:33
Set up a QField project by creating point, line, and polygon tables with label, description, photo, and date created, then configure forms and a background Open Street Map.
Primary key considerations6:03
Examine why auto incrementing integers as primary keys can fail offline, and how globally unique identifiers generated by Q Field ensure unique, read-only keys.
Installing QField on Android1:36
Installing the QFieldSync plugin for QGIS3:23
Discover how to install the QFieldSync plugin for QGIS via the plugins menu, enable it, and use the QFieldSync toolbar to prepare offline projects and work with data offline.

The QFIeld interface - Browse mode8:47
Explore the QField browse mode, use the sidebar, switch to digitizing, and set the display field to label. Edit descriptions, search features, and view positioning information to manage data.
The QField Interface - Digitizing mode9:46
Learn to collect data in QField using digitizing mode: add points, lines, and polygons, manage keep centered GPS, edit features, attach photos, and save your work.
QField settings5:54

Project settings3:21
Simplify your QField project by reducing layers, saving with relative paths, and selecting a single coordinate reference system in project properties, ensuring identifiable and searchable data on mobile.
Layer settings3:06
Forms - Part 111:24
Learn to set up QField forms by adding fields to a data table, using a value map as a combo box with defaults, and organizing metadata with tabs.
Forms - Part 28:53
Explore how changes to a data entry form transfer to QField, edit fields like direction and type, and examine metadata while noting numeric input enforcement and lack of range widgets.
Forms - Part 39:44
Collecting photos10:35
Creating maps in PDF format4:21
Create a pdf map in QField using a print layout with map pane, scale bar, north arrow, and legend, including current date and user name, then export to pdf.
Working with child records13:41
Using QGIS Map Themes in QField6:48
Create and switch map themes in QGIS, apply different symbolism to layers, and view the themes in QField on mobile, including offline packaging of the project.

Setting up a QGIS project for off-line use in QField6:55
Learn to set up a QGIS project for offline use in QField by removing themes, enabling offline editing, creating a base map from imagery, and packaging for mobile.
Working with off-line data in QField7:58
Syncing offline data with the production database7:06
Considerations for off-line data collection workflows8:26
Explore online versus offline data collection with Q Field, detailing when to sync to the production database, offline workflows, and data transfer via Dropbox or Google Drive.

Requirements

A basic knowledge of QGIS or desire to learn
A need to collect GIS data in the field on a mobile device

Description

Learn to use QField to collect geospatial data in the field on your android device with no user fees or subscriptions. Interact directly with an internet accessible PostGIS database so there is no need for downloading and processing field data at the end of the day and the data being collected is visible from any PostGIS client in real-time.

Who this course is for:

GIS Professionals who are looking for an open-source mobile data collection solution

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Course content

Introduction6 lectures • 40min

Getting started with QField3 lectures • 24min

Project setup in QGIS9 lectures • 1hr 12min

Working offline4 lectures • 30min

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