Learning QGIS 2.0 : use QGIS to create great maps and perform all the geoprocessing tasks you need / Anita Graser ; graphics, Ronak Dhruv.

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Annotation QGIS is a user friendly open source geographic information system (GIS) that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows. The popularity of open source geographic information systems and QGIS in particular has been growing rapidly over the last few years. More and more companies and institutions are adopting QGIS and even switching to QGIS as their main GIS. Learning QGIS 2.0 is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with clear, step-by-step exercises that will help you to apply your GIS knowledge to QGIS. Containing a number of clear, practical exercises, this book will introduce you to working with QGIS, quickly and painlessly. If you want to take advantage of the wide range of functionalities that QGIS offers, then this is the book for you. This book takes you from installing and configuring QGIS, through handling spatial data to creating great maps. You will learn how to load and visualize existing spatial data and how to create data from scratch. You will perform common geoprocessing and spatial analysis tasks and automate them. We will cover how to achieve great cartographic output and print maps. You will learn everything you need to know to handle spatial data management, processing, and visualization tasks in QGIS.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with QGIS; Installing QGIS; Installing on Windows; Installing on Ubuntu; Running QGIS for the first time; Introducing the QGIS user interface; Summary; Chapter 2: Viewing Spatial Data; Loading vector data from files; Dealing with coordinate reference systems; Loading raster files; Georeferencing raster maps; Loading data from databases; Loading data from web services; Styling raster layers; Styling vector layers.

Creating point styles (an example of an airport style)Creating line styles (an example of river or road styles); Creating polygon styles (an example of a landmass style); Loading background maps; Summary; Chapter 3: Data Creation and Editing; Creating new vector layers; Working with feature selection tools; Editing vector geometries; Using the measuring tools; Editing attributes; Reprojecting and converting vector and raster data; Joining tabular data; Summary; Chapter 4: Spatial Analysis; Clipping rasters; Analyzing elevation / terrain data; Raster calculator.

Converting between rasters and vectorsAccessing raster and vector layer statistics; Creating a heatmap from points; Vector geoprocessing with Processing; Identifying features in the proximity of others; Raster sampling at point locations; Mapping density with hexagonal grids; Calculating area shares within a region; Automated geoprocessing with the graphical modeler; Summary; Chapter 5: Creating Great Maps; Advanced vector styling; Creating a graduated style with size-scaling; Using categorized styles; Creating a rule-based style for road layers; Labeling; Designing print maps; Summary; Index.

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