GIS

QGIS tutorials, video playlists, plugins, and project tips, plus an R option for geographic data.

Tutorials

• Learning QGIS — NYU login: LinkedIn Learning course, free through the NYU Library.
• UC Davis Intro to Desktop GIS with QGIS
• UC Davis Intro to GIS with QGIS — Video: UC GIS Week session.
• Washington University in St. Louis QGIS Installation Guide
• A Gentle Introduction to GIS — From the QGIS documentation.
• QGIS Tutorials and Tips — By Ujaval Gandhi.
• QGIS User Guide — The official manual for the current QGIS release.
• Working with Terrain Data (QGIS3) — Step-by-step lesson on elevation data in QGIS.
• Creating a Heatmap using QGIS — Carleton University geography wiki tutorial on making heatmaps from point data.
• QGIS Training and Tutorial Resources — University of Tennessee Knoxville library guide to QGIS learning material.
• Geocomputation with R — Free online book on analysing and mapping geographic data in R, for those who prefer code to QGIS.
• QGIS Research Guide — NYU research guide to QGIS.
• Understanding a Shapefile: What is it and How to use it — Video: From SAM.
• Animate your Strava data using QGIS — Video: Map Academy, using ffmpeg with QGIS.
• Create Animated Choropleths with the QGIS Temporal Controller — Video: Hans van der Kwast, using GIMP with QGIS.
• Discord server for GIS beginners to professionals

Playlists

• Getting data into QGIS — Playlist: Map Academy.
• Introduction to QGIS (GeoDelta Labs) — Playlist: GeoDelta Labs.
• Introduction to QGIS (Lapis Guides) — Playlist: Lapis Guides.
• QGIS Demos — Playlist: Central Washington University.
• QGIS mapping tutorials — Playlist: Jess Zimmerman.
• Spatial Analysis — Playlist: Map Academy.

Data

• GIS Data — Map and geospatial data sources on the Data page.

Tools

• QGIS Download

Plugins

• Bezier Editing — By Takayuki Mizutani.
• HCMGIS — By the Center for Applied GIS of Ho Chi Minh City.
• MMQGIS — By Michael Minn.
• OpenTopography DEM Downloader — By Kyaw Naing Win. An OpenTopography API key is needed.
• QuickMapServices — By NextGIS.
• QuickOSM — By 3liz.
• SRTM-Downloader — By Horst Duester. A NASA Earthdata account is needed.

Project management

General

• How to zip files on Mac — From How-To Geek.
• How to zip files on Windows — From How-To Geek.

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.