Qgis Crash Course For Beginners

Learn to master a powerful data tool in less than 40 minutes!

What you'll learn

They will learn the fundamental applications of map-making in QGIS

They will learn how to make QGIS outputs presentable, and professional either for clientele or as part of a personal project portfolio

They will have an appreciation of the depth of applications and uses of QGIS whilst also not being overwhelmed by such in this course

They will go through and complete a guided project with me during this course and have their own QGIS output/map at hand

Requirements

There are no key skills required, only an enthusiasm to learn about digital map making and how it can be transposed in your work, either in a career or in your own personal business

A grounding of knowledge in data analytics and processing would be beneficial

Description

This course will enable students at a beginner level to master the very basic but most powerful tools and uses of one of the most widely used GIS applications in the world, in under 40 minutes! The knowledge is straightforward but the outputs and the applications are endless - whether as part of your work in engineering or planning consultancy, as part of a project portfolio to bolster your CV for early career roles, master this very powerful but simple skill and stand out from the rest of your peers in industry in learning how to use a very powerful application in industry!My name is Samuel Islam, and I am a transport planning and economics consultant with over 3 years in industry but extensive use of QGIS in my work - I have seen first-hand the power and the capabilities of using the application in aiding project outputs in consultancy, and the niche nature of the skill which is not widely used by everyone in the industry - a powerful tool in need of being more readily used and dispersed across consultancy practice to truly maximise the potential and the potency of its uses in industry and in planning, paving a new mode of working through the scope of QGIS.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction and setting up QGIS

Lecture 1 Introduction into QGIS

Lecture 2 Downloading QGIS

Section 2: QGIS Interface

Lecture 3 QGIS Interface introduction

Lecture 4 Basemaps

Section 3: Vector Features

Lecture 5 Point plotting

Lecture 6 Line plotting

Lecture 7 Polygon Plotting

Section 4: Layout Manager and Final Output

Lecture 8 Layout Manager and Final Output

Section 5: Data Visualising

Lecture 9 Demand Data Visualisation

Beginner QGIS users and map-makers with no prior experience of using any software of this nature