This workshop is a technical demonstration and hands-on tutorial in the use of Quantum GIS (a free and open source GIS software) for creating and producing maps. This training workshop focuses on the basic interface and data exploration tools of QGIS.

What you will learn

At the end of the training/workshop, participants should be able to:

• install QGIS,
• navigate the basic interface of QGIS,
• transform and create geospatial data from field reports and other non-map based information,
• perform basic vector data processing,
• prepare paper-based maps and,
• publish simple webmaps.

Contents

• 1. QGIS Installation for MS Windows, Mac OSX and Ubuntu Linux
  • 1.1. MS Windows
  • 1.2. Mac OSX
  • 1.3. GNU/Linux Ubuntu
• 2. Sample Datasets
  • 2.1. Philippine Birds dataset
  • 2.2. Natural Earth 1:10M scale selected dataset
  • 2.3. Data Disclaimer
• 3. The QGIS Interface
  • 3.1. Creating a new project
  • 3.2. Opening Vector data
  • 3.3. Changing the look of your data layer
  • 3.4. Navigating around your map
  • 3.5. Saving your first project
  • 3.6. Viewing Data Attributes
  • 3.7. Other tips
• 4. QGIS Plugins
  • 4.1. Add new plugins using Python Plugin Installer
  • 4.2. Loading the Plugins
• 5. Converting Text Files to Shapefile Layer
  • 5.1. Creating a new project
  • 5.2. Loading Vector data
  • 5.3. Create a new vector layer from CSV text data
  • 5.4. Save the new layer as a shapefile
  • 5.5. Save your project
  • 5.6. Counting the number of points within polygons
• 6. Creating webmap using QGIS and Openlayers
  • 6.1. Compose your map in QGIS
  • 6.2. Create a webmap using OGR2Layers plugin
  • 6.3. View your webmap
• 7. Basic Map Design with Print Composer
  • 7.1. Print Composer Interface
  • 7.2. Adding a map
  • 7.3. Adding a Legend
  • 7.4. Adding a Scale Bar
  • 7.5. Title and other text boxes
  • 7.6. Other options
  • 7.7. Exporting your final map
• 8. Final thoughts