QGIS Crash Course for Beginners

Name: QGIS Crash Course for Beginners
Rating: 4.4 (47 reviews)

Learn to master a powerful data tool in less than 40 minutes!

Created bySamuel Islam

Last updated 8/2024

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What you'll learn

They will learn the fundamental applications of map-making in QGIS
They will learn how to make QGIS outputs presentable, and professional either for clientele or as part of a personal project portfolio
They will have an appreciation of the depth of applications and uses of QGIS whilst also not being overwhelmed by such in this course
They will go through and complete a guided project with me during this course and have their own QGIS output/map at hand

Course content

5 sections • 9 lectures • 39m total length

Introduction into QGIS4:19
An introduction into what GIS is, the benefits of using QGIS above other GIS applications and what can be created and achieved by using QGIS.
Downloading QGIS1:23
Download QGIS on Windows and choose the stable, performance durable version for the key features and applications, then complete the installation to have QGIS ready on your desktop.

QGIS Interface introduction4:09
Open a QGIS project and explore the browser and layers panels, learn layer order, install quick map services, and add CSVs and line, point, and polygon features.
Basemaps2:22
Explore basemaps in QGIS, including the study area, Google satellite hybrid view, and ESRI gray light, for navigation, precise plotting of points, lines, and polygons, and professional final plans.

Point plotting4:29
Plot points in a new QGIS shapefile layer to map train stations from Birmingham New Street to Solihull, customize colors, and add station name attributes.
Line plotting5:05
Open the attribute table, zoom to a feature, and connect train station points by creating a new line shapefile with a line string, using snapping for accuracy in QGIS.
Polygon Plotting5:44
Plot polygons for regeneration sites in QGIS by creating a new shapefile layer and drawing polygon features, then adjust symbology and export layouts for image or PDF client presentations.

Requirements

There are no key skills required, only an enthusiasm to learn about digital map making and how it can be transposed in your work, either in a career or in your own personal business
A grounding of knowledge in data analytics and processing would be beneficial

Description

This course will enable students at a beginner level to master the very basic but most powerful tools and uses of one of the most widely used GIS applications in the world, in under 40 minutes! The knowledge is straightforward but the outputs and the applications are endless - whether as part of your work in engineering or planning consultancy, as part of a project portfolio to bolster your CV for early career roles, master this very powerful but simple skill and stand out from the rest of your peers in industry in learning how to use a very powerful application in industry!

My name is Samuel Islam, and I am a transport planning and economics consultant with over 3 years in industry but extensive use of QGIS in my work - I have seen first-hand the power and the capabilities of using the application in aiding project outputs in consultancy, and the niche nature of the skill which is not widely used by everyone in the industry - a powerful tool in need of being more readily used and dispersed across consultancy practice to truly maximise the potential and the potency of its uses in industry and in planning, paving a new mode of working through the scope of QGIS.

Who this course is for:

Beginner QGIS users and map-makers with no prior experience of using any software of this nature

QGIS Crash Course for Beginners

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Course content

Introduction and setting up QGIS2 lectures • 6min

QGIS Interface2 lectures • 7min

Vector Features3 lectures • 15min

Layout Manager and Final Output1 lecture • 7min

Data Visualising1 lecture • 5min

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