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Mastering Geospatial Development with QGIS 3.x - Third Edition

By : Shammunul Islam, Simon Miles, Kurt Menke, GISP, Richard Smith Jr., GISP, Luigi Pirelli, John Van Hoesen, GISP
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Mastering Geospatial Development with QGIS 3.x - Third Edition

By: Shammunul Islam, Simon Miles, Kurt Menke, GISP, Richard Smith Jr., GISP, Luigi Pirelli, John Van Hoesen, GISP

Overview of this book

QGIS is an open source solution to GIS and widely used by GIS professionals all over the world. It is the leading alternative to proprietary GIS software. Although QGIS is described as intuitive, it is also, by default, complex. Knowing which tools to use and how to apply them is essential to producing valuable deliverables on time. Starting with a refresher on the QGIS basics and getting you acquainted with the latest QGIS 3.6 updates, this book will take you all the way through to teaching you how to create a spatial database and a GeoPackage. Next, you will learn how to style raster and vector data by choosing and managing different colors. The book will then focus on processing raster and vector data. You will be then taught advanced applications, such as creating and editing vector data. Along with that, you will also learn about the newly updated Processing Toolbox, which will help you develop the advanced data visualizations. The book will then explain to you the graphic modeler, how to create QGIS plugins with PyQGIS, and how to integrate Python analysis scripts with QGIS. By the end of the book, you will understand how to work with all aspects of QGIS and will be ready to use it for any type of GIS work.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Running Processing Toolbox algorithms


QGIS's versatility is due mainly to two reasons. The first is the ability to customize it by adding functions, thanks to its plugin structure. The second is the power of the Processing Toolbox, which can connect different backend algorithms such as R, GRASS GIS, SAGA, GDAL/OGR, Orfeo Toolbox, OSM Overpass, and many more with dedicated providers.

In this way, for example, we can access all GRASS processing algorithms by using QGIS as the project and presentation manager. Another important ability of the Processing Toolbox is that it can be used to join together all the backend algorithms, allowing you to connect the best algorithms. For example, we can connect GRASS as a producer for another algorithm that is better developed in another backend, such as SAGA. Here, QGIS processing becomes the place where you can add your specific algorithm in a more complex and integrated workflow.

This section is focused on how to code the execution of algorithms that...