QGIS Expert: Professional Maps from Zero

Define geographic information systems and the data versus information distinction using geographic reference information. Explore vector and raster spatial data, features, and attributes that drive basic spatial analysis.

Explore geodesy, the geoid and gravity field, and how the earth’s shape is modeled by the ellipsoid, with WGS84 and NAD83 datums and coordinate conversions.

Explore how latitude and longitude define coordinates, and how cartographic projections convert a curved earth into flat maps, including parallels, meridians, UTM zones, and projection types.

Explore how coordinate reference systems define geographic and projected coordinates, including longitude and latitude and easting and northing, and how EPSG codes are used in QGIS to manage distortions.

Identify essential map elements in QGIS print layout, including the main map, locator map, north arrow, coordinates, scale, legend, and map information, selecting only what clarifies the viewer.

Explore how QGIS organizes spatial data into vector and raster layers, assigns coordinate reference systems, and uses symbology, labels, and plugins to build maps.

Install the official qgis from qgis.org by selecting the long-term release for Windows and running the standalone installer.

Discover how to download shape files and vector layers for your qgis projects, using natural earth data, diva gis, gadm, openstreetmap, apk file, and gio package.

Navigate the qgis interface, activate and arrange panels and bars, and manage projects using the browser, layers panel, save and open, and epsg crs.

Open settings in qgis to adjust language, numbers, and themes for a personalized interface. Set the full CRS in the CRS tab (epsg 4326) and review rendering and units options.

Learn to add vector layers in QGIS from shapefiles using drag-and-drop, the data source manager, or the browser panel, and understand shapefile requirements and file extensions.

Learn how to add raster layers to a QGIS project, download Natural Earth data rasters, and import tif files via drag-and-drop, while understanding raster bands and example layers.

Connect a geopackage to your QGIS project via the data source manager, browse to the .gpkg file, and load its layers.

Connect QGIS to web services using WMS, WFS, and WCS to access raster maps, vector features, and elevation models, then export layers for offline use.

Explore geographic and projected coordinate reference systems, using decimal degrees for longitude and latitude, and learn about UTM zones and transformations in QGIS for regional mapping.

Learn to select, identify, and filter features across a specific layer in QGIS using attribute-based, polygon, rectangle, and location-based queries, with query builder filters.

Export vector layers by right-clicking and selecting save features as, choosing formats like shapefile, AutoCAD dxf, or kml, and export rasters by adjusting extent, resolution, and crs.

Master QGIS layer properties and the attribute table, including adding shapefiles, managing the coordinate reference system (CRS), on-the-fly projection, and editing or creating fields for each feature.

Learn to add decorations, such as grid, scale bar, north arrow, image, and title, and use the statistics and measurements tools in QGIS to analyze fields, bearings, distances, and areas.

Discover how QGIS plugins extend functionality, enabling base maps, geocoding, and coordinate tools; search, install, and activate plugins from the plugins menu, including ZIP and repository options.

Learn to add basemaps in QGIS by installing and activating plugins like QuickMapServices, MapTiler, and OpenLayers, and configure basemap options and API keys with basic symbology.

Learn how on-the-fly projection reprojects layer coordinates to a project CRS in QGIS, compare geographic and projected CRSs, and permanently reproject layers using vector data management tools.

Create vector layers in QGIS by adding new shapefile layers with point, line, or polygon geometry, choosing a CRS, and digitizing features with fields like id, description, and date.

Learn to create and manage geopackages in QGIS, including choosing geometry types, setting CRS, defining fields, and exporting packages from project layers or existing data using the processing toolbox.

Edit layers in QGIS by activating editing mode, moving points, adding vertices and segments to lines and polygons, and copying features between layers, with snapping and undo/redo controls.

Explore the advanced digitizing and shape digitizing toolbars. Enable editing, add polygon and point layers, adjust CRS between geographic and projected, lock coordinates, and snap distances and angles.

Master the advanced digitizing toolbar in QGIS to create circles, ellipses, and polygons from points; edit, rotate, scale, simplify, and manage multipolygon parts with snapping and correct CRS.

Create a polygon in QGIS from a property survey document with eight vertices in Poland, using coordinates, and learn a quick tip: you don't need bearing or distance values.

Use QGIS to build a polygon from UTM 34N coordinates (wgs84) by editing a point layer and using the processing toolbox to convert points to lines and lines to polygons.

Import coordinates from a spreadsheet into QGIS with the add delimited text layer, save as csv utf-8, and define coordinates in decimal degrees or dms with the correct crs.

Explore layered styling in QGIS by applying single-symbol symbology to airports, roads, and countries, adjusting colors, sizes, strokes, and marker types with live preview.

Explore layer styling with categorized symbology using income categories and color ramps, and graduated symbology using population with class counts, intervals, and ramps.

Explore rule-based layer styling to apply country-specific symbology using expressions and else rules in QGIS. Create rules for continents Asia, Africa, and Europe, assign colors, and refine with population thresholds.

Learn to apply single and rule-based labeling in QGIS, display airport attributes by concatenating fields, and customize fonts, colors, backgrounds, and callouts while controlling placement, overlap, and label movement.

Perform table joins in QGIS by linking a shapefile's geocodes to an Excel or CSV table, export the joined layer as a new shapefile, and convert field types for accuracy.

Master QGIS print layout by building an administrative map of Australia from ready-to-use layers, then reuse layouts to swap layers and adjust items like maps, north arrows, and scale bars.

Add a new map to a print layout, position and resize it, adjust extent and scale to the main canvas, and manage rotation, CRS, themes, visibility, and page settings.

Learn to add a grid and coordinates in QGIS, set x and y intervals with map units or a projected CRS like UTM zone 50 south, and customize coordinate display.

Learn to add labels and pictures to print layouts, align them with the map, and adjust fonts, size, color, and opacity, plus insert an SVG image.

Learn to create and customize shapes and markers in QGIS, then build and style attribute tables from layers, filter with expressions, and sort by population for the map layout.

Create an inset locator map using overviews to show the main map location, then configure a second overview map with adjustable size, opacity, stroke style, and locked layers.

Add and customize a legend in QGIS by including map layers, resizing, renaming layers, removing unused items, and adjusting the title, alignment, columns, spacing, and symbols.

Configure a map scale bar by selecting the main map, choosing units in kilometers or miles, and adjusting segments, label placement, and style to match your layout.

Learn how to export maps in qgis, including exporting as image, pdf, geopdf, and svg, adjusting dpi, metadata, layers, with attention to wgs84 epsg 4326 and Natural Earth Day data.

Create maps with atlas tool by selecting a coverage layer and naming pages by state or province; apply fixed, best fit, or variable scales. Export as images or a PDF.

Create and reuse map templates in qgis by saving layouts as templates (.qpt) and duplicating layouts in the layout manager. Apply these templates to new projects with quick tweaks.

Explore highlighting a featured area in a QGIS map by clipping to an ellipse, styling fill and border, and adding lines, notes, and gradient fill and blending modes.

Learn to download Landsat imagery from the USGS Explorer by creating an account, drawing a polygon, choosing date range and cloud cover, and selecting collection 2 level 1/2 SR products.

Learn to download Sentinel satellite imagery by creating an account on the platform, searching images, filtering by date and cloud cover, and downloading selected products and bands.

Learn to download digital elevation models in QGIS with the OpenTopography plugin, using SRTM and USGS Earth Explorer, and save the DEM raster in the correct WGS84 CRS.

Create band composites in QGIS by assembling natural color and color infrared from Sentinel bands, arranging RGB channels, and merging or using virtual rasters.

Learn to clip rasters in QGIS using clip by extent and clip by mask layer, set input layers, output resolution, and no-data values, then adjust the symbology.

Extract contours from a digital elevation file in QGIS using a 100 m interval, view elevation values in the attribute table, and label contours for clear visualization.

Explore how to visualize data in 3D using QGIS, switch to a projected CRS, configure elevation, shadows, lighting, and tile resolution, and create animations and exports.

Create a population density map from zero in QGIS by importing layers, joining population data, applying graduated colors, and exporting a print-ready layout with legend and scale.