GIS

Tutorials

Learning QGIS — Linkedin Learning (Free through NYU Library Login)

UC Davis Intro to Desktop GIS with QGIS

UC Davis Intro to GIS with QGIS — UC GIS Week (Video)

Washington University in St. Louis QGIS Installation Guide

A Gentle Introduction to GIS — QGIS Documentation

QGIS Tutorials and Tips — Ujaval Gandhi

QGIS Research Guide — NYU

Understanding a Shapefile: What is it and How to use it — SAM Youtube

Animate your Strava data using QGIS — Map Academy (ffmpeg with QGIS)

Create Animated Chloropleths with the QGIS Temporal Controller — Hans van der Kwast (GIMP with QGIS)

Discord server for GIS beginners to professionals

Playlists

Getting data into QGIS — Map Academy

Introduction to QGIS — GeoDelta Labs

Introduction to QGIS — Lapis Guides

QGIS Demos — Central Washington University

QGIS mapping tutorials — Jess Zimmerman

Spatial Analysis — Map Academy

Data

GIS Data

Tools

QGIS Download

Plugins

Bezier Editing by Takayuki Mizutani

HCMGIS by Center for Applied GIS of Ho Chi Minh City

MMQGIS by Michael Minn

OpenTopography DEM Downloader by Kyaw Naing Win

• An OpenTopographyAPI Key is needed.

QuickMapServices by NextGIS

QuickOSM by 3liz

SRTM-Downloader by Horst Duester

• An Earthdata NASA account is needed.

Project Management

General

How to zip files on Mac — HowtoGeek

How to zip files on Windows — HowtoGeek

Sharing and Sending QGIS Projects

1. Organize Your Project Files:

   • Ensure that all your project files, including the QGIS project file (.qgz or .qgs), layers, shapefiles, rasters, and any other data files, are stored in a single directory.

2. Set Relative Paths:

   • Open your QGIS project.

   • Go to Project > Properties > General.

   • Ensure the “Save paths” option is “Relative.” This setting allows the project to reference data files relative to the project file’s location, making it easier to share the project.

3. Verify Data Paths:

   • Check that all layers and data sources in your project are correctly referenced with relative paths. You can do this by right-clicking each layer, selecting Properties, and looking at the “Source” field.

4. Prepare the Directory for Zipping:

   • Ensure all files required for your project are in the same directory, including the project file, data files, and any associated resources (e.g., custom icons, styles).

5. Create the Zip Archive:

   • On Windows:

     • Select the directory containing your project files.

     • Right-click the directory and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.

   • On macOS:

     • Right-click the directory and select Compress.

6. Verify the Zip Archive:

   • Extract the zip archive to a new location.

   • Open the QGIS project file from the extracted location to ensure all data files are correctly linked and the project loads as expected.

7. Share the Zip Archive:

   • You can now share the zip archive via email, cloud storage, or any file-sharing service.