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Learn QGIS - Fourth Edition

By : Andrew Cutts, Anita Graser
Book Image

Learn QGIS - Fourth Edition

By: Andrew Cutts, Anita Graser

Overview of this book

QGIS 3.4 is the first LTR (long term release) of QGIS version 3. This is a giant leap forward for the project with tons of new features and impactful changes. Learn QGIS is fully updated for QGIS 3.4, covering its processing engine update, Python 3 de-facto coding environment, and the GeoPackage format. This book will help you get started on your QGIS journey, guiding you to develop your own processing pathway. You will explore the user interface, loading your data, editing, and then creating data. QGIS often surprises new users with its mapping capabilities; you will discover how easily you can style and create your first map. But that’s not all! In the final part of the book, you’ll learn about spatial analysis and the powerful tools in QGIS, and conclude by looking at Python processing options. By the end of the book, you will have become proficient in geospatial analysis using QGIS and Python.
Table of Contents (8 chapters)

Communicating with data

Perhaps the most common reason that people use GIS is to create maps. We have already covered the creation of data, as well as the loading and basic styling of vector and raster data in previous chapters. In this section, we are going to be bringing this together to make a map. In the final two chapters of this book, the focus will shift to geoprocessing and some of the more advanced features in QGIS 3, but for now, let's lay the foundations to enable you to create beautiful maps, and where better to begin than with the newly updated labeling tools in QGIS 3?