Learn QGIS : your step-by-step guide to the fundamental of QGIS 3.4 /: your step-by-step guide to the fundamental of QGIS 3.4. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Learn Quantum Geographic Information Systems
• Further Information: Note: Andrew Cutts, Anita Graser.
• Authors: Cutts, Andrew; Graser, Anita
• Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright and Credits; Dedication; About Packt; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Where Do I Start?; Installing QGIS 3.4; Installing QGIS on Windows; Installing QGIS using the OSGeo4W installer; Latest QGIS release; Advanced installer (to specify version); Installing on Ubuntu; Running QGIS for the first time; Plugins; What is new in QGIS 3; Introducing the QGIS user interface; Menu bar; Toolbars; Information bar; Layers and browser panels; Map; Finding help and reporting issues; Summary; Chapter 2: Data Creation and Editing; Data formats; GeoPackage Loading dataGetting data into QGIS; Interacting with data; Navigation; Data attributes toolbar; Inspecting the data; Measuring data; Selecting data; Vector data; Editing attribute data; Building your own vector data; Projections; Creating data; Create a ShapeFile; Editing tools; Snapping; Mistakes and correcting with editing; Populating attribute data; Data joins; Using temporary scratch layers; Checking for topological errors and fixing them; Finding errors with the Topology Checker; Fixing invalid geometry errors; Raster data; Other data; Creating a GeoPackage Exporting to a different formatSpatial Databases; Summary; Chapter 3: Visualizing Data; Styling data; Interactive styling; Styling raster layers; Layer styling - Terrain; Layer styling - satellite image; Raster Toolbar; Styling data - landcover map; Saving styles; Styling vector layers; Creating point styles - an example of an airport style; Simple marker; SVG; Default symbols; Creating line styles -- an example of a river; Creating polygon styles -- an example of a landmass style; Summary; Chapter 4: Creating Great Maps; Communicating with data; Labeling; Interactively editing labels Displaying more information using labelsLine labels; Polygon labels; Creating a map; Loading data; Adding layout items; Add a title (or any text); Further map creation options; Adding Grids; Adding an overview map; Adding an attribute table; Map outputs; Saving maps to share; Creating an Atlas; Presenting Maps online; Exporting a web map; QGIS2Web -- an excellent way to export your data in openlayers or leaflet; Exporting a 3D web map; Summary; Chapter 5: Spatial Analysis; Processing toolbox; Analyzing raster data; Clipping rasters; Analyzing elevation/terrain data Terrain projections -- slope mapsUsing the raster calculator; Combining raster and vector data; Converting between rasters and vectors; Raster to vector; Vector to raster; Accessing raster and vector layer statistics; Computing zonal statistics; Creating a heatmap from points; Advanced vector and raster analysis with processing; Finding nearest neighbors; Converting between points, lines, and polygons; Building workflows with processing tools; Identifying features in the proximity of other features; Sampling a raster at point locations; Mapping density with hexagonal grids
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (iv, 257 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 910.285; Geographic information systems -- Computer programs; Geodatabases -- Computer programs; Cartography -- Computer programs; Geospatial data -- Data processing; Cartography -- Computer programs; Geographic information systems -- Computer programs; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781788998864; 1788998863
• Related ISBNs: 9781788997423; 1788997425
• Notes: Note: Print version record and online resource (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed June 27, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.