QGIS Beginner (Online)

The course is most suited to delegates who are new to GIS or QGIS.

Course Outline - Day 1

Module 1: Introduction to GIS and QGIS

• Fundamental GIS concepts
• Coordinate reference systems
• Open source QGIS software

Module 2: Navigating QGIS

• Panels and toolbars
• Bookmarks
• Identifying features
• Measurements
• Plugins

Module 3: Adding Data

• Data Source Manager
• Delimited text layers
• Web services
• Themes
• Multiple map views
• Converting data

Module 4: Querying Data

• Attribute joins
• Select by expression
• Select by location

Module 5: Styles and Symbology

• Styling vector layers
• Symbol creation
• Saving and sharing styles
• Labelling

Course Outline - Day 2

Module 6: Manipulating Data

• Digitising features
• Snapping
• Attribute edits and field calculation
• Advanced editing
• 3D Visualisation

Module 7: Georeferencing

• Adding raster layers
• Georeferencer plugin
• Geo-referencing techniques

Module 8: Processing and Analysis

• Geoprocessing
• Spatial joins
• Spatial analysis

Module 9: Map Layouts

• Print plugins
• Designing maps
• Layout Manager
• Atlas generation
• Dynamic text

Module 10: GeoPackages in QGIS

• Creating a GeoPackage database
• Storing and managing data
• Saving styles to a GeoPackage

CPD Points: 8

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