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
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
Tools
Plugins
Bezier Editing by Takayuki Mizutani
HCMGIS by Center for Applied GIS of Ho Chi Minh City
OpenTopography DEM Downloader by Kyaw Naing Win
An OpenTopography API Key is needed.
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
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Share the Zip Archive:
You can now share the zip archive via email, cloud storage, or any file-sharing service.