This step-by-step follow-along style introduction to the QGIS layout is a qgis tutorial that will have you creating maps for theses, presentations and reports in no time. There’s also a free 70 page eBook.
In part 1 you’ll download and install the practice dataset. Then you’ll learn basic map design principles.
In part 2 you’ll learn how to navigate the QGIS layout, and insert a map and an inset map / locator map, legend, scale bar, and arrange them so that your map is easy for your audience to interpret. Templates will help you create maps faster.
In part 3 you’ll learn how to add text and variables to a layout.
In part 4 you’ll learn how to export your layout into other applications (SVG, geotiff and geopdf). Most of this section is spent on geopdf export. A geopdf is a special type of pdf that includes spatial and attribute information that can be read by adobe acrobat reader. This qgis tutorial is worth doing for the geopdf section alone!
You will learn how to . . .
•Add a map to a layout
•Put a frame around a map and format it
•Add a scalebar
•Add a north arrow
•Use the layout manager to add, delete and rename layouts
•Align objects
•Add a legend
•Create a template from a layout
•Add an inset map / locator map
•Add text to your layout (including variables and a cheats way of formatting html)
•Export your map
•Print at correct scale
•Geotiff, geojpg and Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG)
•Geopdf files for viewing in acrobat reader.
•Setup metadata and map themes that flow through to geopdf and SVG files
If you’ve been thinking about learning QGIS, this qgis tutorial will get you creating maps for you thesis, presentation or report fast. Why wait any longer? Scroll to the top of this page, click the BUY NOW button and start today!
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