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5. 33 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data Chapter 11 Vector Data 11 1 Adding Vector Map Data 11 1 1 General Information for Adding Vector Map Data Not Applicable 11 1 1 01 QGIS supports numerous GIS data formats that can be added to a project with a few simple clicks It should first be determined 1f the GIS data is in a vector format that is compatible with Quantum GIS by using the list below e ESRI Shapefiles shp ESRI Arc Info Binary Coverages E00 Maplnfo TAB files tab STDT 11 1 1 02 QGIS supports vector data in a number of formats including shapefiles Maplnfo mif and PostGIS layers in a PostgreSQL database Support for additional data types is provided by Plug ins for example delimited text Many of the features available in QGIS work the same regardless of the vector data source This is by design and includes the identify select labeling and attributes functions 11 1 1 03 PostGIS layers are stored in a PostgreSQL database The advantage of PostGIS is the spatial indexing filtering and query capability Using PostGIS vector functions such as select and identify work more accurately than with OGR layers in QGIS 11 1 1 04 Each GIS data set will be added to the map project as a single layer 11 1 2 Setup for Adding Vector Map Data 11 1 2 001 Not Applicable 11 1 3 Adding Vector Map Data 11 1 3 01 Adding data using Layer then Add a Vector Layer 11 1 3
6. 10 8 3 03 Using the left mouse button Click once and now move to the next position A line will draw as the mouse moves 10 8 3 04 Using the left mouse button click once to define the end position 10 8 3 05 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create a multi point line as necessary 10 8 3 06 The distance will be calculate and displayed in a popup window The upper window column is the length of each segment while the bottom column is the cumulative length 10 8 3 07 Right Clicking will reset the measuring tool 10 9 Measuring Area 10 9 1 General Information for Measuring Area 10 9 1 01 The measurement tool is used to calculate area within 3 or more user defined points on the map 10 9 2 Setup for Measuring Area 10 9 2 01 Not Applicable 32 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Tools 10 9 3 Measuring Area 10 9 3 01 Click the Measure Area tool on the Map Navigation Toolbar 10 9 3 02 Move the mouse over the map to the starting position 10 9 3 03 Using the left mouse button Click once and now move to the next position A line will draw as the mouse moves 10 9 3 04 Using the left mouse button click to create a second point 10 9 3 05 Using the left mouse button click to create a third point 10 9 3 06 Repeat steps 5 to create as many points for the area as necessary 10 9 3 07 The total area will be calculate and displayed in a popup window 10 9 3 08 Right Clicking will reset the measuring tool
7. QUESTION 3 Are there coal Fields in Wisconsin Are there coal fields in New York State QUESTION 4 what is the color of the coal fields in Michigan ki QUESTION 5 Using the dently Feats wha 1p of coal in Michigan Rr QUESTION 6 Using the Di what type of coal is found on the eastern side of the large coal fields that extend from New York State southwest to Alabama EE QUESTION 7 Make sure your map units are decimal degrees and your project is WGS 84 What is the approximate length of the Coal field described in Question 6 QUESTION 8 What is the approximate area of the Coal field in Question 6 QUESTION 9 Are there swamps in both North Carolina and South Carolina QUESTION 10 What is the unit of measure on the scale bar Se QUESTION 11 What is the approximate length of the Coal field described in Question 6 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data gt QUESTION 12 Was there a significant difference in the measurements in Question 7 and 11 End of Lesson 01 49 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data FIR TeravaTeerevaTeTeTeravaTeTeravaTe errata arava eTereragTeTerataTereraveTeTeraraTeTeraraTeTereraraTereraraTeTeraraTeTeraraTe arava re erate Beginning of Lesson 02 z Bor E 5 This week most of
8. v QUESTION 28 Is the polyl and poly2 maps visible QUESTION 29 Do all the points fall inside the mapset QUESTION 30 Does the new area map fall inside the mapset End of Lesson 04 98 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions HABARERHHAAARRRHHAAAARERHHAREAREHHAAAERARHHARAARAAAHAAARARAHAREARAHHHAE Beginning of Lesson 05 15 52 Graticule Creator Plug in a 15 52 1 General Information about Graticule Creator Plug in 15 52 1 01 This tool allows for the building of a graticule grid over the map 15 52 2 Setup for Graticule Creator Plug in 15 52 3 01 Click on Plug ins on Main toolbar 15 52 3 02 Click on Plug in Manager 15 52 3 03 Check Graticule Creator 15 52 3 04 Click OK 15 52 3 Use of Graticule Creator Plug in 15 52 3 01 Click Graticle Builder on main toolbar 15 52 3 02 Fill in the appropriate values 15 52 3 03 Click OK QUESTION 31 What type of Graticles can you make fer M TASK 45 Build a Grid from Latitude 10 0 Longitude 170 0 to Latitude 80 0 Longitude 10 0 Graticle Size 5 and 5 save as shape latlon in your workspace directory oM UE 15 no easy way to label graticle 15 53 North Arrow Plug in amp 99 15 53 1 01 15 53 2 15 53 2 01 15 53 2 02 15 53 2 03 15 53 2 04 15 53 3 15 53 3 01 15 53 3 02 15 53 3 03 15 53 3 04 15 53 3 05 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tut
9. 64 1238 KB Figure 2 1 2 1 2 03 Select a mirror site and click on download 2 1 2 04 When the screen changes to Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Getting the Software Opening 7z7447 exe X You have chosen to open E Tz44Z eHe which is a Application From https funn dl sourceforge net whak should Firefox do with this File f Open with C GownTherrdlll f Save to Disk Do this automatically For Files like this From now on OK Cancel Figure 2 2 Click on radio button Save to Disk then OK Pixi Choose Install Location G anit y Choose the Folder in which to install 7 zip 4 42 4 Setup will install 7 Zip 4 42 in the Following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse and select another Folder Click Install to start the installation Destination Folder C Program Files 7 zip Browse Space required 2 7MB Space available 20 166 WAY zip Org Install Cancel Figure 2 3 2 1 2 05 Click Install 2 1 2 06 Click Finish 2 2 Quantum GIS 2 2 1 General Information for Quantum GIS 2 2 1 01 Not Applicable Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Getting the Software 2 2 2 Get and Set Up Quantum GIS 2 2 2 01 Open the web browser and navigate to the Quantum GIS website at http qgis org 2 2 2 02 Click on the Newsflash item 0 8 Preview 2 Available Newefiash Quantum GIS preview 2 av
10. Mussel Coverage NOTE 4 T don t know if it is a software hardware or user issue on my part but every once and a while the program will kick me out back to the operating system So save your project after you complete a major piece of work If you come to a place where it exits the program more than twice read over the part that does not work and proceed past it We have run into a problem where it works on one machine but does not work on an second identical machine We have a problem symbolizing the lakes and streams it could be size of the data but we can perform the same task using urban areas so go ahead and experiment a little to learn the strengths and limitations of Quantum GIS w D TASK 17 Turn on Lakes and Ponds Open the layer property Change Legend Type to Unique Value 44 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data hal Figure 11 2 Set the Classification Field to feature Classification Field Feature es Figure 11 3 Click Apply Click on the blank Button under Outline Style Outline Style AAAS Figure 11 4 Click on the Null Feature Bay or Estuary or Ocean Canal Glacier Lake Lake Dry Lake Intermittent Mall Reservoir Reservoir Intermittent Stream Swamp or Marsh Figure 11 5 Click on the hollow button under Fill Patterns This turns off the Outline 45 Introduction to
11. indicates this is still an unstable release intended to provide a peek at the new features coming in QGIS 0 8 and to provide a platform for users to file bug reports The user can view the currently open issues at the Quantum GIS Trac website 1 1 1 03 New features in Version 0 8 0 Preview 2 e On the fly projection support to automatically project layers from different coordinate systems e Map Composer for creating map layouts e Toolbox for running GRASS tools from QGIS The toolbox can be easily customized to add additional tools e Handling of spatially enabled tables and views in PostgreSQL has been greatly improved QGIS can now load any table in the database that contains a geometry column e PostgreSQL views containing a geometry column can be viewed in QGIS e Raster graphing tool to produce a histogram for a raster layer e Raster query using the identify tool allows the user to get the pixel values from a raster by making it the active layer and clicking on the point of interest Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Introduction e User preferences provides customizable settings for the digitizing line width color and selection color e New symbols for use with point layers are available from the layer properties dialog e Spatial bookmarks allow the user to create and manage bookmarks for an area on the map Bookmarks are persistent and global meaning they are available for all projects e Measur
12. nO Invariant SeCt rons no Front Cover Texts and no Back Cover Text S A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License If you have Invariant Sections Front Cover Texts and Back Cover Texts replace the with Texts line with this with the Invariant Sections being LIST THEIR TITLES with the 121 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Appendix A Front Cover Texts being LIST and with the Back Cover Texts being LIST If you have Invariant Sections without Cover Texts or some other combination of the three merge those two alternatives to suit the SsltUaet on If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code we recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of free SoOttware license such as the GNU General Public License to permit their use in free software 122
13. 02 or Click on the Add a Vector Layer icon on the Data Toolbar 11 1 3 03 Browse to the location of the GIS data 34 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data 11 1 3 04 Click on the GIS data you want to add as a new layer in your project Es NOTE 4 Tf you want to add multiple layers hold down the control key and select each addition layer by clicking on it 11 1 3 05 Click the Open button The new layer will be added to your project Ls 6 TASK 3 Uncheck the render box in the lower right corner add afrbeppp020 airportx020 coalfdp050 countyp020 ecoomrpr075 ecoregp075 fedlandp020 hydrogpl020 hydrogpp020 mortalp020 railrdl020 roadtrl020 statep020 urbanp020 and zmussel020 layers to the project 9 TASK 4 Turn the Statep020 Layer on by putting the check in the box next to the layer name Put a check in the render box 11 2 Using the Legend to Control the Layers 11 2 1 General Information about Using the Legend to Control the Layers 11 2 1 01 The legend is a graphical representation of all the map layers in the current project The default position of the legend is docked on the left hand side of the screen The legend offers layer manipulation functionality including but not limited to changing a layers symbology or its order in the drawing process 11 2 1 02 Right Click Functionality 35 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007
14. 1 0 Not Applicable 3 1 2 To Obtain Data from National Atlas 3 1 2 01 Create a directory called workspace on the machine e g D workspace 3 1 2 02 Open the web browser and go to http www nationalatlas gov atlasftp html 3 1 2 03 Click on Boundaries agriculture Environment People Biology Geology Transportation Boundaries History Water Climate Map Reference gt Boundaries Congressional Districts Counties Federal lands States gt climate Precipitation Hazard Events Hurricanes Sea Temperature b Water Aquifers Dams Watersheds Streams and Waterbodies Figure 3 1 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Getting the Data 3 1 2 04 Download the following Shapefile layers and unzip them into the Workspace folder e County Boundaries 2001 e Federal Lands e State Boundaries 3 1 2 05 Download the following Shapefile layer from Map Reference and unzip them into the Workspace folder e Urban Areas 3 1 2 06 Download the following Shapefile layers from Transportation and unzip them into the Workspace folder e Airports e Railroads e Roads 3 1 2 07 Download the following Shapefile layer from Water and unzip them into the Workspace folder e Streams and Waterbodies 3 1 2 08 Download the following Shapefile layers from Biology and unzip them into the Workspace folder e Invasive Species Africanized Honey Bees e Invasiv
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16. 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions GRASS Attr Hew Delete Click on Update when finished adding features 15 10 3 07 Under the Table tab Add the appropriate additional columns to the Attribute Table 15 10 3 08 Click on Create Alter Table 15 10 3 09 Click the g to close the tool TASK 36 Add at least 3 more points to the point map just created 15 11 GRASS Importing 15 11 1 General Information about GRASS Importing 15 10 1 01 Not Applicable 15 11 2 Setup for GRASS Importing 15 10 1 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 81 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 11 3 Usage of GRASS Importing 15 113 01 Import OGRIPostGIS Vector Layer 15 11 3 02 Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar 15 11 3 03 Click on Import OGR PostGIS Vector Layer 15 11 3 04 On the options tab select OGR raster layer Shapefile to import 15 11 3 05 Enter Name for output vector map and click Run 15 11 3 06 Click on Add GRASS vector layer 15 11 35 07 Select layer to be added and click Ok 15 12 GRASS Import GDAL raster layer 15 12 1 General Information about GRASS Import GDAL raster layer n E is not covered in this tutorial v TASK 37 Import the buoys file created earlier in the tutorial Name vector map as Buoys 15 12 1 01 y QUESTION 27 Is the Buoysl layer vis
17. 9 2 01 Click on Settings 11 9 3 02 Click on Project Properties 11 9 3 03 Click on the Colored bar under Map Appearance and set the color to desired choice 11 10 Adding a Label to a Layer 11 10 1 General Information for Adding a Label to a Layer 11 10 1 01 Label themes are an easy method to add dynamic text labels to geometry feature on the map QGIS will extract a user defined field from the map data to be used as the label text 11 10 2 Setup for Adding a Label to a Layer 11 10 2 01 Not Applicable 43 11 10 2 01 11 10 3 02 11 10 3 03 11 10 3 04 11 10 3 05 11 10 3 06 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data Steps for Adding a Label to a Layer Right click on the layer in the legend a new menu will appear Click on Properties the Layer Properties dialog will be displayed Click the Labels tab Select the Field containing label Select the display labels so a check appears Click OK oM UE 2 the program does not remove duplicate labels so every polygon of 11 10 35 07 a theme is labeled This is a problem with multiple parts having the same name such as Florida which would label each Island To remove the label theme Select the display labels so the check disappears ty TASK 16 Label U S Counties with the County names Zoom in until the g counties and their name appear and then zoom out again to the Zebra
18. Layer name of buoys click G Label the buoys by using the station number 4 QUESTION 24 What are the buoys from north to south ioj x 8 Delimited Text Layer Go Took genny Help g PPTA in iat bape at t A be Ly Lana furcaka ALY LAA Description Select a delimited test file containing amp and y coordinates that you would like to use az a point layer and this plugin will do the job for panl Uze the layer name box to specify the legend name for the new layer Use the delimiter box to specify what delimeter it used in your file e g space commar or tab Note this bos accepts regular expressions 0 use Stor tab and so on After choosing a delimiter f Delimited test file D AworkSpace buoys trt el Laver name buoys Delimiter field J long Y field lal Station lat lonmg coriment 4401 3 42 35 70 69 Boston 16 WM east of Boston 44016 41 26 69 29 5E Cape Cod 30 NM East of Nantucket Ml 44027 44 27 67 31 Joneport ME 44005 43 19 69 79 Gulf of Maine 78 Wh East of Portsmouth N 44007 43 53 70 14 Portland 12 NM Southeast of Portland ME gt Help Parse Add Laver Close Figure 15 1 68 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions sue 11 will only accept txt files o ISSUE 12 In order to do any further editing of this file you have to right click on the file just created and select Save as Shape F
19. Now that the layer is editable use the Capture Points Es icon or similar icon for line and polygon layers on the Digitize toolbar to put the QGIS cursor into digitizing mode If capturing a point feature simply use the pan and zoom tools to navigate to the area of interest then click the Capture Points tool and click on the map area to create the new point feature 13 2 3 03 A window will appear allowing the user to set the attributes type in the data press Ok 13 2 3 04 Feature deletion for shapefiles was only recently added to GDAL the underlying library we use for reading and writing shapefiles Support for deleting shapes is now in QGIS development branch and will be available as part of 0 8 final release and the next preview release most likely The user will need to have an up to date copy of GDAL installed for it to work 13 2 3 05 When finished editing features choose Stop Editing from the layer s context menu Choosing Yes will save the changes to disk while choosing No at this point will cause them to be discarded 13 2 3 06 QGIS currently has no possibility of joining external tables to attribute tables 57 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Data Creating and Editing HHHHHHH AAA AHAAAAAHHHHHE AAA AAAAAAAHHHARARAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHAAAAAAAHAHAHH List of Questions for Lesson 02 QUESTION 13 what is the northern most county in Maine QUESTION 14
20. be available in later versions 12 3 3 06 Click on the Zoom to selection button in the toolbar and the map will zoom to the selected features D TASK 25 open attribute table for Urban Areas Search for ME in the STATE Attribute column and have it select them QUESTION 16 How many features were selected a QUESTION 17 Search for the town of Machias in Name Was it found QUESTION 18 Search for the town of MACHIAS in Name Was it found 54 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Data Creating and Editing Chapter 13 Data Creating and Editing s NOTE 9 this tutorial will cover GRASS more fully as a Plug in later in the course OF UE 5 A problem exists in that user created point files do not display properly This issue is being address and will be addressed in the next preview release or the final release of 0 8 0 the course will address making point layers when it covers the GRASS tolls later in the turoial 13 1 Creating a New Layer 13 1 1 General Information about Creating a New Layer 13 1 1 01 Not Applicable 13 1 2 Setup for Creating a New Layer 13 1 1 01 Not Applicable 13 1 3 Usage of Creating a New Layer 13 1 3 01 To create a new layer for editing choose New Vector Layer from the Layer menu 13 1 3 02 The New Vector Layer dialog will be displayed Choose the ty
21. e Meters Feet or Decimal Degrees Do not set it to meters if the data is Decimal Degrees as this will generate strange results 6 1 3 06 Select the Cursor Display Precision 6 1 3 07 Click on the Projection Tab 6 1 3 08 Click on Enable on the Flyer Projection 6 1 3 09 Click on OK TASK 1 Under aa Type Project name as Penn set decimal degrees as the map unit for this project set cursor display precision to manual and 6 decimal places Click Apply Click on tab click on Enable Projection on the Fly Set Projection as WGS 84 under Geographic Coordinate System Click OK ISSUE 1 The functionality to measure in feet if the map data is in Decimal Degrees is not included in the software due to the complex algorithms required to accurately compute distance when using decimal degrees 6 2 Options 6 2 1 General Information for Options 6 2 1 0 This allows the user to preset certain conditions within your project 6 2 2 Setup for Options 6 2 2 0 Click on the Settings from the main menu 6 2 2 02 Click on Options 14 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The First Project 6 2 2 03 On the Appearance Tab the user can hide the opening splash screen and change the icons on the toolbars It starts out as default but can be changed to nkids 6 2 2 04 There is nothing to change on the Rendering tab 6 2 2 05 The user can change the Search radius f
22. is asked to load a text file containing the point locality data for the study species As the text file can contain data for more than one species the user must then specify which species to use 16 1 3 05 Then the user defines the environmental raster layers with which to build the model Layers can be specified one by one or the folder containing all the required files can be selected and openModeller will load them recursively The openModeller uses the GDAL library to read raster surfaces and therefore it supports most of the popularly used GIS data formats The openModeller can use raster layers of different extents and coordinate systems within the same analysis and therefore all raster layers must have coordinate systems defined 16 1 3 06 The following page provides a similar interface so the user can specify the layers into which they would like to project their model This could be the same data as was specified in the previous page to model the present day potential distribution or data for a different region or time period 16 1 3 07 Next the user is prompted to select the mask layers which will be used to mask the input occurrences and to determine the output format As openModeller supports raster layers of different extents and coordinate systems the output mask layer specified determines the extent and coordinate system of the resulting prediction 16 1 3 08 The next step allows the user to define parameters required for the
23. lower right corner 15 5 Georeferencer Plug in se 15 5 1 General Information about Georeferencer Plug in 15 5 1 01 The QGIS Geo referencing Plug in is a tool that can generate world files for raster files World files are small text files that contain the world coordinates for the upper left corner of the raster and the size in world coordinate units of every raster pixel 15 5 1 02 This Plug in can be used to add world files to scanned paper maps so the user can use them in a project with other datasets covering the same area 15 5 2 Setup for Georeferencer Plug in 15 5 2 01 Not Applicable 15 5 3 Use of Georeferencer Plug in 15 5 3 01 To figure out the coordinates for the raster s upper left corner and the size of the pixels the Plug in needs to know the world coordinates for some points in the raster The user can supply these coordinates by clicking on points in the raster and entering their coordinates in a popup window The more coordinates given the better the generated world file should fit the real coordinates 70 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 5 3 02 When the user thinks that enough coordinates have been entered tell the Plug in to generate the world file 15 5 3 03 The Plug in will then try to fit a certain transform to the given coordinates The user can choose between two types of transform Linear and Helmert Georeterencer E x elliidwmaps sc
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25. point Figure 15 4 15 9 3 11 Add the features to the layer using the L tool 15 9 3 12 Under the Table tab Add the appropriate columns to the Attribute Table 15 9 3 13 Click on Create Alter Table CE x i The table was created Figure 15 5 15 9 3 14 Click Ok 15 9 3 15 Click the g to close the tool 15 9 3 16 Click on Settings 15 9 3 17 Click on Projection Properties 15 9 3 18 Click on Projections 15 9 3 19 Uncheck Enable on the fly projection 79 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions Y TASK 36 Create a point map with at least 5 points 15 10 Editing GRASS Vector files 15 10 1 General Information about Editing GRASS Vector files 15 10 1 01 Not Applicable 15 10 2 Setup for Editing GRASS Vector files 15 10 1 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 15 10 3 Editing GRASS Vector files 15 10 3 01 Click on the GRASS layer to be edited 15 10 3 02 Click on Plug in 15 10 3 03 Click on GRASS 15 10 3 04 Click on Edit GRASS Vector Layer 15 10 3 05 The following Screen appears select the type of shape file to build lt vw OOOv A 8 xn BO Category Settings Symbology Table Mode Next not used Category f Field layer i Left Mew point Figure 15 6 15 10 35 06 Add the features to the layer using the u tool 80 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0
26. scale at which a layer will be visible 11 6 3 05 Change the Maximum text box to a valid scale value This is the maximum scale at which a layer will be visible 11 6 3 06 Check the use scale dependent rendering 11 6 3 07 Click OK fr y YD TASK 7 set the maximum scale for U S Counties to be 2500000 and the minimum scale to 2400 check the use scale dependent rendering turn on U S Counties S TASK 8 Zoom into the area around the Great Lakes until the counties appear Mw D TASK 9 Zoom out to the Full extent of the map using the hears Button switch between the Great Lakes and the Whole coverage D a TASK 12 Turn on the Coal Fields layer and zoom to its extent QUESTION 1 what is your current map scale It is on the lower right of screen Scale 1 ws TASK 13 Zoom to extent of Zebra Mussels 39 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data j QUESTION 2 what is your current map scale It is on the lower right of screen Scale 1 S QUESTION 3 Are there coal Fields in Wisconsin Are there coal fields in New York State 11 7 Map Layer Symbolization 11 7 1 General Information for Map Layer Symbolization 11 7 1 01 Default Symbology When adding a new map layer to the project a default symbol will be automatically generated QGIS will select a random color scheme and pick a pen and fill sty
27. the exercises will take place in New England which is in the northeastern part of the United States Sa TASK 22 Zoom into New England This should include the states of New York on the West and Maine on the East 50 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Manipulating the Map Chapter 12 Manipulating the Map 12 1 Querying Map Features 12 1 1 General Information for Querying Map Features e 12 1 1 01 Identifying features The identify tool a is the simplest way to retrieve attribute data about a feature on the map 12 1 1 02 The identify result tool has a limited radius of effect 12 1 2 Setup for Querying Map Features 12 1 2 01 Click the Settings menu from the main menu 12 1 2 02 Click on the Options tab 12 1 2 03 Click on Selection and Measuring 12 1 2 04 Enter a valid search radius 12 1 2 0 Press the OK button 12 1 3 Steps for Querying Map Features 12 1 2 01 Click the Identify button on the toolbar 12 1 3 02 Move the mouse over the map and click on the feature to be identified The Identify Results dialog will be displayed 9 TASK 23 Zoom into the state of Maine QUESTION 13 what is the northern most county in Maine QUESTION 14 what are size in square miles of this county 12 2 Selecting Features by Rectangle 5I Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Manipulating the Map 12 2 1 General Information for
28. to appear in the title page For works in formats which do not have any title page as such Title Page means the text near the most prominent appearance of the work s title preceding the beginning of the body of the text 116 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Appendix A A section Entitled XYZ means a named subunit of the Document whose title either is precisely XYZ or contains XYZ in parentheses following text that translates XYZ in another language Here XYZ stands for a specific section name mentioned below such as Acknowledgements Dedications Endorsements or THiStOry Te Tro Preserve the ITitLles of such a section when you modify the Document means that it remains a section Entitled XYZ according to this definition The Document may include Warranty Disclaimers next to the notice which States that this License applies to the Document These Warranty Disclaimers are considered to be included by reference in this License but only as regards disclaiming warranties any other implication that these Warranty Disclaimers may have is void and has no effect on the meaning of this License 2 VERBATIM COPYING You may copy and distribute the Document in any medium either commercially or noncommercially provided that this License the copyright notices and the license notice saying this License applies to the Document are reproduced in all copies and that you add no other conditions w
29. what are size in square miles of this county QUESTION 15 according to the Urban Area Layer in the eastern most county of Maine Washington County what are the names of the six towns in Washington County QUESTION 16 How many features were selected QUESTION 17 Search for the town of Machias in Name Was it found QUESTION 418 Search for the town of MACHIAS in Name Was it found QUESTION 19 what is the distance between the two airports as measured down the line QUESTION 20 What is the area between the three airports measured in square kilometers End of Lesson 02 58 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Raster Data HABARERHHAAARRRHHAAAARARHHAREARAHHAAAERERHHAREARAAHAARARARAHAREARAAAHHHE Beginning of Lesson 03 Chapter 14 Raster Data 14 1 14 1 1 14 2 14 2 1 Working with Raster Data General Information for Working with Raster Data Definition Raster data in GIS are matrices of discrete cells that represent features on above or below the earth s surface Each cell in the raster grid is the same size and cells are usually rectangular in QGIS they will always be rectangular Typical raster datasets include remote sensing data such as aerial photography or satellite imagery and modeled data such as an elevation matrix QGIS supports a number of different raster data formats Currently tested formats in
30. 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface 9 1 1 06 24 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface 9 2 Addition Menus 9 2 1 General Information about Addition Menus 9 2 1 01 Right click on an empty place on the toolbar a drop down menu will appear By click on different name the can add extra specific tool bars Most of the buttons on the additional menus or toolbars are contained in the drop down menus ISSUE 2 Tf the user closes all the toolbars on the drop down menu the right click to reopen the drop down menu no longer works The user has to use the Plug in manager to turn on the GRASS Toolbar Then the right click drop down menu works again wy TASK 3 right click on an empty place on the toolbar a drop down menu will appear Click on all the different specific tool bars The screen will look as follows ae 6 File Toolbar Click this tool to turn it one Jadac Figure 9 2 J J 9 2 1 03 Manage Layers Click this tool to turn it one S 2 avuweeeasb Figure 9 3 i PF Adda Vector Layer 25 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface GO we Ole e 9 2 1 04 Help Click this tool to turn it on so Figure 9 4 Help Contents 9 2 1 05 Digitizing Click this tool to turn it one HRY Pas Figure 9 5 26 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0
31. 007 Appendix A A Secondary Section is a named appendix or a front matter section of the Document that deals exclusively with the relationship of the publishers or authors of the Document to the Document s overall subject or to related matters and contains nothing that could fall directly within that overall subject Thus if the Document is in part a textbook of mathematics a Secondary Section may not explain any mathematics The relationship could be a matter of historical connection with the subject or with related matters or of legal commercial philosophical ethical or political position regarding them The Invariant Sections are certain Secondary Sections whose titles are designated as being those of Invariant Sections in the notice that says that the Document is released under this License TE A section does not fit the above definition of Secondary then it is not allowed to be designated as Invariant The Document may contain zero Invariant Sections If the Document does not identify any Invariant Sections then there are none The Cover Texts are certain short passages of text that are listed as Front Cover Texts or Back Cover Texts in the notice that says that the Document is released under this License A Front Cover Text may be at most 5 words and a Back Cover Text may be at most 25 words A Transparent copy of the Document means a machine readable copy represented in a format whose specification is availa
32. 05 QUESTION 31 What type of Graticles can you make i QUESTION 32 What many types of North Arrow can be chosen QUESTION 33 What is the angle of the north arrow using the current projection 4 QUESTION 34 Can the north arrow be pointed in a direction other than true north QUESTION 35 How many locations are there to put the Scale bar QUESTION 36 How many types of scale bar are there End of Lesson 05 106 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Stand Alone Utilities FEEEPEPETE EEE EEPETETE PEPE PEEP EEE PEPE PEPE PEPE TEEPE PEEP HHHH Beginning of Lesson 06 iv O TASK 46 Create two polygon layers named polyl and poly2 and make sure that partially overlap each other Create a line layer named Linel and make sure it crosses over poly Chapter 17 Stand Alone Utilities Not Applicable 107 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Extra Features Chapter 18 Extra Features 18 1 Map Overview 18 1 1 General Information for Map Overview 18 1 1 01 The map overview area provides a full extent view of layers added to it Within the view is a rectangle showing the current map extent This allows the user to quickly determine which area of the map currently being viewed Note that labels are not rendered to the map overview even if the layers in the map overview have been set up for labeling 18 1 2 Setup for U
33. 1 General Information about GRASS Raster Map Calculator ccccccccccccssscccccccccseeeeessesesceseeaas 95 15 41 GENERATE GRASS SLOPE MAP FROM DEM DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL 0cccceeeeceeeeeeeees 95 15 41 1 General Information about Generate GRASS slope map from DEM digital elevation model 95 15 42 GENERATE GRASS ASPECT MAP FROM DEM DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL ccc0eseceeeeeeeees 95 15 42 1 General Information about Generate GRASS aspect map from DEM digital elevation model 95 15 43 GENERATE GRASS SET RASTER COLOR TABLE ssccsssssssnssonnsscceceseessecsssssttsnnnnnesssseceeeeeseeees 95 15 43 1 General Information about Set raster color table ccccccccccccssesseccccccececaeeessecceceesaaeeeseseeeeeeeaas 95 15 44 CONVERT A RASTER TO GRASS VECTOR POINTS ccccsssssssssossssecccceeessessoesssssnnnnnssssceceseessesees 95 15 44 1 General Information about Convert a raster to GRASS vector points ccccccccssesecccceceeeeeneees 95 15 45 CONVERT A RASTER TO GRASS VECTOR LINES scsiecd dcsagsacyiaatuder heaetdodstadesnseierrebegnee dececceestianee 96 15 45 1 General Information about Convert a raster to GRASS Vector lines cccccccccccsseeeeecccceeeennees 96 15 46 CONVERT A RASTER TO GRASS VECTOR AREAS sssssssssnnceeccceceeeeeeeeseeeeesssaaaaaaeeeeeeeeseeees 96 15 46 1 General Information about Convert a raster to GRASS vector AV eS ccccccccseeecceeecceeeeennees 96 15 47 SHAPEFILE EXPORT OF GRASS VECTOR LAYERBG
34. 15 14 3 04 15 14 3 05 15 14 3 06 15 14 3 07 15 14 3 08 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions Usage of GRASS Vector Intersection 0 0 i Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar Click on Union Intersection Select 2 input polygon vector maps Name the Name of output vector map Click Run Click on Add GRASS vector layer Select layer to be added and click Ok om iL y Y TASK 40 Make a intersection of polyl and poly2 and add to map view 15 15 15 15 1 15 15 1 01 15 15 2 15 15 2 01 15 15 3 15 15 3 03 15 15 3 04 Lod D205 15 15 3 06 15 15 3 07 GRASS Vector intersection General Information about GRASS Vector Subtraction Not Applicable Setup for GRASS Vector Subtraction Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in Usage of GRASS Vector Subtraction O O gt Vector subtraction Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar Click on Vector Subtraction Select 2 input polygon vector maps Name the Name of output vector map 84 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 15 3 08 Click Run 15 15 3 09 Click on Add GRASS vector layer 15 15 3 10 Select layer to be added and click Ok TASK 41 Make a subtraction of polyl minus poly2 and add to map view 15 16 GRASS Vector intersection 15 16 1 General Inform
35. 3 6 1 SPECIFYING MAP PROPERTIES zmerne een N E A eA Sees 13 6 1 1 General Information for Specifying Map Prope rtieS ccccccccccccseeeccccccccensessssseccseeeeaaaseseeees 13 6 1 2 SEU TOE SPEC YNE MAP PVOP OS E erii eE ENAERE ONTEN E R 13 6 1 3 SPECI 2 MAD FLOP CIUICS AEREN NOTE TA ROE NE ETONE NT 13 6 2 OPTION e a A E 14 6 2 1 General Information for ODUONS a iioi tinet i EE EEE EE E iE E O REA 14 6 2 2 DEUD ON ODT ONS n E A T O O 14 CHAPFIER RENDERING saeson a a a apertet ews 16 111 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 7 1 RENDERING ppp pater detec tes EE cote ate AE E E EE SEE E 16 7 1 1 General Information about Rendering cccccccccssssecccccccccceeeesceeccceeeaaeeeseeceeeesaaasseeeeesesaaaaaeeeeees 16 A SUT T O T E E T EEE A TE E TE E AE E 16 CHAPFPILRS FROTE IOS coueina EEE ESES EE 18 8 1 PROS O Giger sta stevens pele E AE EAEN E OE A E AE AA 18 6 1 1 General Information about PLOJeCtiONS cccccccssecccccccccceceneeeesecceceeeaaeeseeeeceeeaaaaeeeeeeeeeaaaaaseees 18 6 1 2 SOLID TOV FTOTCCIIONS miinaiisiir sirian AET A T A I8 6 1 3 Usage af PVOSCCIIONG saisies E ara IS 8 2 TEP RO EC TIGNES aceea a A pmiunauacneannae aeeanineare 19 6 2 1 General Information for the Projection ilo g cccccccccccccsseccccccccecsnseesseccceeeeaassseeeeseeaaaenseees 19 8 3 SPECIFYING A PROJECTION rete canaa at ccassuanastaotetoney aea aE E a nra i Eai auka 19 6 3 1 General Information for Specifying a Proj
36. 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface Map Navigation Click this tool to turn it one Je n2Q2RQa Figure 9 6 21 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface Plug in Click this tool to turn it one S bt HA Figure 9 8 JO gt i FILIS GRASS Click this tool to turn it one Figure 9 9 28 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Tools Chapter 10 Tools 10 1 Map Zoom Tools 10 1 1 General Information for Map Zoom Tools 10 1 1 01 When working with a map it may be necessary to zoom in to view an area in more detail or zoom out to see a larger area 10 2 Zooming In gt 10 2 1 General Information for Zooming In 10 2 1 01 Not Applicable 10 2 2 Setup for Using the Zoom in Function 10 2 1 01 Not Applicable 10 2 3 Steps for Using the Zoom in Function 10 2 3 01 Zoom in to a specific area Click and hold the left mouse Move the mouse to drag a rectangle to create the area to zoom to Release the mouse button to complete the zoom 10 3 Zooming Out A 10 3 1 General Information for Zooming Out 10 3 1 01 Not Applicable 10 3 2 Setup for Using the Zoom out Function 10 3 2 01 Not Applicable 10 3 3 Steps for Using the Zoom out Function 10 3 3 01 Zoom out to a specific Area Click and hold the left mouse button Move the mouse to drag a rectangle to create the area The cu
37. Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 8 3 Creation of GRASS Mapsets 15 8 3 01 Create a subdirectory in workshop called GRASS 15 8 3 02 Click on Plug in 15 8 3 03 Click on GRASS 15 8 3 04 Click on New Mapset 15 8 3 05 GRASS data are stored in tree directory structure The GRASS database is the top level directory in this tree structure Click Next 15 8 3 06 Select Create new location and type in location name Click Next 15 8 3 07 Set projection and click Next 15 8 3 08 The user can set the region by entering in the coordinates selecting a predefined region such as United States or click which would set the region to your screen extent Set the region and click The GRASS region defines a workspace for raster modules The default region is valid for one location It is possible to set a different region in each mapset Itis possible to change the default location region later 15 8 3 09 Enter New mapset name and click Next 15 8 3 10 Click Finish 15 83 11 Click on Edit Current GRASS Region on the GRASS toolbar and this allows the users to change parameters of the region 15 8 3 12 By clicking on Plug in then GRASS and finally Open Mapset allows the user to change back and forth between mapsets _ te D TASK 35 Create a mapset called NewEngla
38. ER 160 THIRD PARTY PLUGINS aiea e AT 103 CHAPTER 18 EXTRA FEATUREG ssssscccccccccccccccseeseees ERROR BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED 18 1 EAE OVER VME Warena a a a a A ree 108 CHAPTER 20 HARD COPY EXPORTING ooooooosssssssssssssssssssssssssssoooooooosoooossossoocessesssssssssssessssssso 109 CHAPTER SUPPORT AND HELP iiep ea aa iaa o an a aa iarba 113 21 1 SOPPOR Tarna E ee eee 113 ZEA A General Informatl on abont SUPPOTI rasie eT EEE EEE E OEE REEE EEA 113 APFPFENDIN A aie a a aa a 115 1X Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Copyright Summary Copyright 2007 Gary Watry COAPS FSU GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 November 2002 Copyright C 2006 Gary Watry COAPS FSU Permission is granted to copy distribute and or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections no Front Cover Texts and no Back Cover Texts A copy of the license is included in the section entitled Appendix A The users are free e to copy and redistribute it with or without modifying it either commercially or non commercially Under the following conditions way to get credit for their work while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others By The User must preserve for the author and publisher a You may copy and distribute the Documen
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41. Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data SWZ l i Figure 11 6 Click Apply This will make the null layer invisible Repeat these steps for the Glacier Feature Now Select Bay or Estuary or Ocean Feature Click on the fill Color and set the RGB to 76 143 209 A i a Figure 11 7 Turn off the Outline as well just like the Null Feature Repeat these steps for Canal Lake Reservoir and Stream For the Swamp or Marsh Feature hide the outline and set RGB to 76 209 185 For Lake Dry Lake Intermittent Reservoir Intermittent hide the Outline and set the RGB to 197 132 2 Click OK TASK 18 Open the County File on the symbology page set the Fill to Hollow then Click OK QUESTION 9 Are there swamps in both North Carolina and South Carolina 46 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data a O TASK 19 Turn on Rivers and Streams Right click on it in the legend Click on General tab check the use scale dependent rendering set the maximum scale for Rivers to be 5000 and the minimum scale to 2400 Click the Click the tab Click the outline color and set it to RGB Values ri 29 190 224 Click Click Ok Click Ok OF UE 3 If the data set is too large when you try to symbolize it it may kick you out of the program a amp TASK 20 Turn on Urban Areas
42. Right click on it in the legend Click the Click the Symbology tab Set outline Style to Blank Click the fill color and set it to RGB Values of 244 150 104 Click Add to J Click Ok Click the Outline color and set it to blank Click Click Close Save Project ISSUE 4 If you try to zoom out to full extent after you do a reprojection and the data set is too large it may exit the program without warning So zoom out in smaller increments if it does happen Also I recommend you save your project just before you do any reprojecting TASK 21 Click on ee then eae Click on the Tab Select Projected Coordinate Systems then click on the plus box next to Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area until U S National Atlas Equal Area appears Highlight U S National Atlas Equal Area and click OK QUESTION 10 What is the unit of measure on the scale bar QUESTION 11 What is the approximate length of the Coal field described in Question 6 QUESTION 12 Was there a significant difference in the measurements in Question 7 and 11 47 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data List of Questions for Lesson 01 QUESTION 1 what is your current map scale It is on the lower right of screen Scale 1 QUESTION 2 what is your current map scale It is on the lower right of screen Scale 1
43. S where the developers encourage QGIS users to share their experiences and provide case studies about how they are using QGIS The community site is available at http qgis org 21 1 1 10 Lastly the developers maintain a WIKI web site at http wiki ggis org where you can find a variety of useful information relating to QGIS development release plans links to download sites and so on S TASK 48 Send me an e mail with attached png map and a statement that you have finished to course 114 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Appendix A Appendix A Full Copyright License GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 November 2002 Copyright C 2000 2001 2002 Free Software Foundation Inc S1 Franklin Sty ELLEN EF Loor Boston MA OZLITO r2301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed O PREAMBLE The purpose of this License is to make a manual textbook or other functional and useful document free in the sense of freedom to assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it with or without modifying it either commercially or noncommercially Secondarily this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get credit for their work while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others This License is a kind of copyleft which means that derivative works of the document
44. SS vector layer Select layer to be added and click Ok v TASK 42 Make a buffer of linel at 10000 meters and add to map view 15 18 15 18 1 15 18 1 01 GRASS Raster Buffers General Information about GRASS Raster Buffers al ad Raster Buffer is not covered in this tutorial 86 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 19 Select GRASS Features overlapped by features in another map 15 19 1 General Information about Select GRASS Features overlapped by features in another map 15 19 1 01 This tool allows for the selection of features by use of another feature or by attribute and then to be able to extract them 15 19 2 Setup for Select GRASS Features overlapped by features in another map 15 19 2 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 15 19 3 Usage of Select GRASS Features overlapped by features in another map 15 19 3 01 map 15 19 3 02 Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar 15 19 3 03 Click on Select features overlapped by features in another map 15 19 3 04 Enter Name of input Vector map that is to be selected from This can be a line point or area file 15 19 3 05 Enter Name of input Vector map that is to be used as the selection layer 15 19 3 06 Name the Name of output vector map 15 19 3 07 Click Run 15 19 3 08 Click on Add GRASS vector layer 15 19 35 09 Select layer to be added a
45. Selecting Features by Rectangle 12 2 1 01 Select by Rectangle allows the user to select features on the map by drawing a rectangle Any features of the active layer that fall within the selection tolerance of the rectangle will be selected 12 2 2 Setup for Selecting Features by Rectangle 12 2 2 01 Not Applicable 12 2 3 Steps for Selecting Features by Rectangle 12 2 3 01 Click on the layer that has features to be looked at from on the legend This will make the layer active 12 23 02 Click the ne eee button Mon the toolbar 12 2 3 03 Move the mouse over the map and click and hold the mouse button This click will represent the first corner of the rectangle 12 2 3 04 Move the mouse to another location keeping the mouse button held down 2 2303 Release the mouse button to specify the opposite corner of the rectangle Features of the active layer that fall within the selection tolerance will be selected and drawn m s NOTE 8 by holding down the control key you can draw additional rectangles and add the selection to the original selected data 12 2 3 06 To view attribute data of selected features click on Open Table in the Attributes Toolbar the Attribute Table dialog for the layer will open 12 2 3 07 Click on the E selected features moved to the top of the table button to see the attributes of the O TASK 24 turn on Urban Areas click on it in the legend click on properties Set the
46. Vector Data 11 3 Changing the Layer Name 11 3 1 General Information for Changing the Layer Name 11 2 1 01 Changing the name of a layer does not affect the underlying data The layer name is project dependent and will not modify any information stored against the map source 11 3 2 Setup for Changing the Layer Name 11 3 2 01 Not Applicable 11 3 3 Steps for Changing the Layer Name 11 3 3 01 Right click on the layer in the legend and a new menu will popup 11 3 3 02 Click on the Properties and the Layer Properties dialog will be displayed 11 3 3 03 Click on General Tab 11 3 3 04 Change the text in the Display Name box This will be the new layer name 11 3 3 05 Click the OK button to close the Layer Properties dialog The legend will update to show the new layer name 11 3 3 06 Or right click on the layer in the legend and a new menu will popup 11 3 3 07 Click on Rename 11 3 3 08 Highlight the name in the legend and type in new name Y TASK 5 Change afrbeep020 to Africanize Honey Bees airportx020 to Airports coalfdp050 to Coal Fields countyp020 to U S Counties ecoomrpr075 to Ecoregions Omernik ecoregpO75 to Ecoregions Bailey fedlandp020 to Federal Lands 36 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data hydrogpl020 to Rivers and Streams hydrogpp020 to Lakes and Ponds mortalp020 to Mortality 1988 1992 railrdl020 to Railroads roadtrl020 to Roads statesp020 t
47. a ned cewtswast a aaee oeeccoad autem oss a a a ra aaa raai aaeain anaa eana ahi oiae 90 15 29 1 General Information about GRASS Connecting nodes by shortest route traveling Sale ONI oirun E ae ace sa SaaS AA aA 90 15 30 GRASS NETWORK ANALYSIS CONNECT SELECTED NODES BY SHORTEST TREE STEINER TREE 91 15 30 1 General Information about GRASS Connect selected nodes by shortest tree Steiner tree 91 15 31 ADD ELEMENTS TO GRASS LAYER ALL ELEMENTS OF THE SELECTED LAYER TYPE 065 91 15 31 1 General Information about Add elements to GRASS layer All elements of the selected layer type 9 W532 GRASS RANDOMEPOIN TS nenea cuecteves uae e ra e E a 0 cee anes deg they Sei AA acces eteyudstess 91 15 32 1 General Information about GRASS Random POINts cccccccccssssescccccec nea eeseeececeeeaaaeseseceeseaaaes 9 LDI2 2 Seu FOr Ca ASS INONGOULT OVNI S rira E EE I anceaeueien N Read eee 9 Igaz Usare GRASS Randon POSi enea a E A E 9 13 33 CREATE ORIDIN CURRENT GRASS REGION en ea a a a o e a 92 15 33 1 General Information about Create Grid in Current GRASS Region ccccccssseeeesecceeeeennees 92 15 34 CREATE NEW GRASS VECTOR AREA MAP WITH CURRENT REGION EXTENT ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 92 15 34 1 General Information about Create new Grass vector area map with current region extent92 15 34 2 Setup for Create new Grass vector area map with current region extent ccccccccceeee eens 92 15 34 3 Usage of Create new Grass vect
48. ailable Figure 2 4 2 2205 Choose the operating system for the platform Choose your platform Platform Package md5 Comments All ggis Release 0 8 preview 2 tar gz md5 Source code only Micorasatt Windows qgis 0 6 0 Preview 2 2ip md5 SUSE 10 0 qgis 0 8 0 preview 11586 rom md5 Binary rom only Fedora Core 5 ggis 0 8 0 preview 11386 rom mds Binary rom only Ubuntu Dapper ubuntu dapper Ubuntu Edgy ubuntu edgy Debian Testing taka deb http fdeblan gfoss it etch etch main Mac OSS Universal All In one n a README ggis 0 8 Opre dmg qz rod Install OiG1S 0 8 Preview 2 dmqg gz md5 frameworks below Accompanies dmg above Mac OS Universal With external Frarmworks Frameworks for Mac OS Universal l All packages contain GRASS support unless otherwise indicated AllFrameworks dmg qz mdg Figure 2 5 2 2 2 04 Download the windows file Micorosoft Windows ggis 0 8 0 Preview 2 2ID into a directory i e C temp Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Getting the Software 22205 Unzip the file by copying it into the correct directory i e C Program Files qgis V and then unzip it 2 2 2 06 Make a shortcut on the desktop using attached icon Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Getting the Data Chapter 3 Getting the data 3 1 To Obtain Data from National Atlas 3 1 1 General Information for Obtaining Data from National Atlas 3 1
49. annediace hemavan rotated the Genante word file Generate wel fe ard ead layer Generate word file and load layer Figure 15 2 15 5 3 04 If the user chooses the Linear transform type which isn t really linear in the mathematical sense but it is a combination of two separate line functions in the X and Y coordinates the Plug in will assume that the raster only needs to be scaled and translated to fit the map and it will simply generate a world file for the original raster file 15 5 3 05 If the user on the other hand chooses the Helmert transform the Plug in will assume that the raster also needs to be rotated to fit the map this is useful if the user has scanned a paper map and couldn t get it to line up perfectly in the scanner A new raster file will be generated which is a rotated copy of the old raster and a world file will be generated for this new raster file instead 15 5 3 06 If the user chooses the Helmert transform he she will also get to choose the resampling method for the rotation Cubic or Bilinear is best for RGB raster but Nearest neighbor should be used for raster that use an indexed colormap 71 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 6 GPS Tools Plug in 15 6 1 General Information about GPS Tools Plug in 15 6 1 01 Tool for loading and importing GPS data 15 6 1 02 The user has the options to e Load GPX Files GPX is the GPS Exchange fil
50. antum GIS 0 6 0 Preview 2 Titan Preview 2 Penn Fie View Layer Settings Plugins Help Figure 9 1 In the upper left corner of the program is a toolbar with several drop down menus Each of the Drop down lists has several functions within them 07 E 3 several of the Buttons appear in both the drop down lists and individual toolbars I will only define the button the first time 9 1 1 0 create a new project open an existing project O ea a ee e save a project with the existing name e save a project with a new name export as a map for the web server MapServer 2 call up the Map Composer 22 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface redraws the map a e ij list all existing bookmarks z e ij create a new bookmark add a data layer add a image layer create anew data layer send to overview map add all layers to overview removes all layers from overview make all layers invisible make all layers visible 9 1 1 04 set project information for layer or project build your own custom projects set options for the project 9 1 1 05 Pelee turn on and off Plug ins The following will appear if turned on by the Plug in Manager 23 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version
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52. apset is visible and there is an area visible around the mapset Make a raster map of poly1 15 36 Count of neighboring GRASS points 15 36 1 General Information about Count of neighboring GRASS points 15 36 1 01 ae E T E is not covered in this tutorial 15 37 GRASS Gaussian kernel density 15 37 1 General Information about GRASS Gaussian kernel density D Gaussian kernel density is not covered in this tutorial 15 38 GRASS Interpolate attribute values RST 15 37 101 15 38 1 General Information about GRASS Interpolate attribute values RST 15 38 1 01 a 2 Unterpolate attribute values RST is not covered in this tutorial 15 39 GRASS Interpolate attribute values IDW 15 39 1 General Information about GRASS Interpolate attribute values IDW 15 39 1 01 tutorial 94 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 40 GRASS Raster Map Calculator 15 40 1 General Information about GRASS Raster Map Calculator 15 40 1 01 ay ET is not covered in this tutorial 15 41 Generate GRASS slope map from DEM digital elevation model 15 41 1 General Information about Generate GRASS slope map from DEM digital elevation model j5 4101 gt Generate stope map from DEM digital elevation model is not covered in this tutorial 15 42 Generate GRASS aspect map from DEM digital elevation model 15 42 1 General Information about Generate GRASS aspect map f
53. artographic parameters used with proj and described in the user manual are the same as those used by QGIS 8 4 1 03 The Custom Projections dialog requires only two parameters to define a user projection e adescriptive name e the cartographic parameters 8 4 2 Setup for Custom Projections 8 4 2 0 Not Applicable 8 4 3 Usage of Custom Projections 6 4 3 0 To define a projection select Custom Projections from the Settings menu Custom projections are stored in the QGIS user database In addition to custom projections this database contains spatial bookmarks and other custom data 8 4 3 02 To create a new projection click the New button and enter a descriptive name and the projection parameters 20 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface 8 4 3 03 The user can test the custom projection parameters to see if they give sane results by clicking on the Test tab and pasting the projection parameters into the Parameters field 8 4 3 04 Then enter known WGS 84 latitude and longitude values in North and East fields respectively 8 4 3 05 Click on Calculate and compare the results with the known values in the projected coordinate system 21 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface Chapter 9 The Quantum GIS Interface 9 1 The Standard Toolbars 9 1 1 General Information about the Standard Toolbar Qu
54. at happened to the color of the water Y TASK 30 Right Click on Shaded Relief layer and select properties on the symbology tab deselect Invert Color Map Click Apply select Grayscale Image In the Grayscale Image box set Gray to Green Std Deviation to 0 and Color Map to Greyscale click OK QUESTION 22 Changing the color between red blue and green in the Gray box which color gives the darkest Grey scales O TASK 31 Move U S States to the bottom of the legend Right Click on Shaded Relief layer and select properties on the symbology tab deselect Grayscale Image Click Apply Move the transparency Slide bar to a value of 25 click OK E NOTE 11 the state layer does not line up with the image the course will cover this issue later 14 3 1 03 QGIS can restrict the data displayed to only show cells whose values are within a given number of standard deviations of the mean for the layer This is useful when there are one or two cells with abnormally high values in a raster grid that are having a negative impact on the rendering of the raster This option is only available for pseudocolor images 14 3 1 04 The General tab displays basic information about the selected raster including the layer source and display name in the legend which can be modified This tab also shows a thumbnail of the layer its legend symbol and the
55. ation about GRASS Vector Non Intersection 15 16 1 01 Not Applicable 15 16 2 Setup for GRASS Vector Non Intersection 15 16 2 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 15 16 3 Usage of GRASS Vector Non Intersection 15 16 3 01 O O gt Vector non intersection 15 16 3 02 Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar 15 16 3 03 Click on Vector Non Intersection 15 16 3 04 Select 2 input polygon vector maps 15 16 3 05 Name the Name of output vector map 15 16 3 06 Click Run 15 16 3 07 Click on Add GRASS vector layer 15 16 3 08 Select layer to be added and click Ok g TASK 42 Make a non intersection of polyl and poly2 and add to map view 15 17 GRASS Vector Buffers 85 15 16 2 01 15 17 2 15 17 2 01 15 17 3 15 17 3 01 15 17 3 02 15 17 3 03 15 17 3 04 15 17 3 05 15 17 3 06 15 17 3 07 15 17 3 08 15 17 3 09 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions General Information about GRASS Vector Buffers Not Applicable Setup for GRASS Vector Buffers Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in Usage of GRASS Vector Buffers P Vector Buffer Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar Click on Vector Buffer Select a input vector map point line polygon Set the Buffer distance in map units Name the Name of output vector map Click Run Click on Add GRA
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57. by zooming or panning the user can update the map composer view by selecting the map in composer and clicking on the button The suer can also change the composer view by specifying a map scale To set the view to a specific scale o Choose Scale calculate extent from the Set drop down box o Enter the scale denominator in the scale box o Press Enter Adding other Elements to the Composer A legend can be added to the composer canvas and customized to show button The legend will be placed on the composer canvas and the user can move it to where it is desired 20 1 3 08 Click on the Items tab to customize the appearance of the legend including 20 1 3 09 20 1 3 10 Setting the Title for the legend Setting a border or frame for the map Setting the font font style and font size Which layers are shown or hidden To add a scalebar to the composer click on the Add Scalebar button Use the Item tab to customize the segment size number of segments Map Units per scalebar unit Unit Label 111 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Hard Copy and Exporting e Map it applies to e font font style and font size e Line Width 20 1 3 11 The user can add text labels to the composer by clicking on the Add New Label button 20 1 3 12 Use the Item tab while the text is selected to e customize the default text e change the font font style and font size 20 1 3 13 The map c
58. ccsecccesccceesecceeusecseeesecseeecseeenesess 89 15 22 1 General Information about GRASS Delaunay triangulation lineS ccccccccsseccccccecseeeeneeees 59 15 23 GRASS DELAUNAY TRIANGULATIONA AREAS eena a E E A NT a ase 89 15 23 1 General Information about GRASS Delaunay triangulation areas cccccccccsseeeccecceeeeeeeees 59 15 24 GRASS VORONOL DIAGRAM AREAS hraa a a eo tcner eas 89 15 24 1 General Information about GRASS Voronoi did gram areas cccccccssseccccceccceeeneesseeceeeeenaaes 59 WZ 9 GRASS CONVEX AUIS a aus ag aueus penne onan ue a eenau a a a 90 15 25 1 General Information about GRASS Convex Hull s cccccccccccssssseeeeeeseseecceeeeeeeeeaaaaaassssssseeeeees 90 15 26 GRASS NETWORK ANALYSIS CREATE NODES ON NETWORK cccccccceeeeeeeseeeeeeennaaeeeeeceeeeeeeees 90 15 26 1 General Information about GRASS Create nodes On networK ccccsscccccccceeeeneeeceeceeeeenenaees 90 15 27 GRASS NETWORK ANALYSIS ALLOCATE NETWORK sseeccecceeceeeeeeeeeeeseeseesnnaeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 90 15 27 1 General Information about GRASS Allocate NEtWOTK cccccsseeeccccccce ne eeeeeececeeeanasesseceeeseaaaaees 90 15 28 GRASS NETWORK ANALYSIS CUT NETWORK BY COST ISOLINES sseseeeeeeeenceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 90 15 28 1 General Information about GRASS Cut network by cost isolines cccc ccc cccceteeteeeeeeeeeeeeenees 90 15 29 GRASS NETWORK ANALYSIS CONNECTING NODES BY SHORTEST ROUTE TRAVELING SATS MIN sone te Seri
59. ccsssccccccccccseeesssecceeeeeaseseeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeeeesaaeeseeeeeeeesaaeseeeeeeesaaaaeseeeesenaas 73 15 7 2 Usage Of GRASS viccccccccccccssccccccccccceessssecceeeeeaeseseeeeeeeeaaeseeeeeeeeeeaaaeeseeeeeeeeaaaaaeeseeeeseesaaaeeeeeeeeeeaas 74 15 8 GRASO MAPS E henen E E E 76 15 8 1 General Information about GRASS Mapsets ooeeeeeeeeessssssesssssseeernesssssssssssssseessseerrresessss 76 15 8 2 Setup for GRASS MGpset cccccccccccccccccccccssscceccccccacnsseeceecccccaaausseecceceaaausseeeccessauausseeeeeeeeaananes 76 15 8 3 Creation of GRASS MGQSCUS sasccsccuseacsveinrcceccscuswistiesueivedsars lt tidiaciasibbattesstesweandeeedadatiaueatetauinins 77 15 9 CREATING NEW GRASS VECTOR FILES ssssssssssssssserrerteresssssssetstrretreeereeessssssesestrtereeeseesssseseeet T1 15 9 1 General Information about Creating new GRASS Vector files cccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneenees 78 15 9 2 Setup for Creating New GRASS Vector files ccccccccccccccccccccsesseeccececaassseeccceeesaaseeeceeeesaaaeess 78 DIDS GOUNE NOW VETOT EE an E E A aeeeecmenes 78 15 10 EDITING GRASS VECTOR FILES o casecssilaseunnsetswcsaceencunngauseusdiaesennnonesices oulenwenbaatawessbasemsasectecianiers 80 15 10 1 General Information about Editing GRASS Vector files cccccccccccsseeeseccccecesaeeeseeeceeeeaaaeees SO 15 10 2 Setup for Editing GRASS Vector files cvcscssscossessvencvasssessenseevess seeesenes0essussvesdeevessssssosseneoesss SO 1D105 Lanne GRASS VECO UES
60. ce Model Bioclimatic Envelopes and others Additional algorithms are planned for the future 16 1 1 02 OpenModeller is a spatial distribution modeling library providing a uniform method for modeling distribution patterns using a variety of modeling algorithms openModeller can be used via programmatic interfaces including SOAP and SWIG python as well as via a user friendly desktop graphical user interface and a GIS Plug in 16 1 2 Setup for Open Modeler Plug in 16 1 2 01 Not Applicable 16 1 3 Use of Open Modeler Plug in 16 1 3 01 The openModeller desktop GUI program runs on both Linux and Windows 9x ME 2k NT XP The program can be run as a standalone GUI application or as a Plug in for Quantum GIS The program takes the form of a Wizard collecting information from the user via a number of screens The selections made are saved between sessions thus streamlining the modeling process on subsequent occasions 16 1 3 02 The first screen prompts the user to select the modeling algorithm to use Tabbed pages provide the user with information about each algorithm such as the author details general description and references 16 1 3 03 The second step asks the user to select a coordinate system openModeller uses the projection library proj to support using point locality data in any WKT defined coordinate system 103 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Third Party Plug ins 16 1 3 04 Next the user
61. ck on Extract Selected Features 15 21 3 04 Enter Name of input Vector map that is to be selected from This can be a line point or area file 15 21 3 05 Enter CATS that is to be used as the selection categories 15 21 3 06 Name the Name of output vector map 15 21 3 07 Click Run 15 21 3 08 Click on Add GRASS vector layer 15 21 35 09 Select layer to be added and click Ok 15 22 GRASS Delaunay triangulation lines 15 22 1 General Information about GRASS Delaunay triangulation lines 15 22 1 01 ra gt Delaunay Triangulation lines is not covered in this tutorial 15 23 GRASS Delaunay triangulation areas 15 23 1 General Information about GRASS Delaunay triangulation areas 15 23 101 P Delaunay Triangulation areas is not covered in this tutorial 15 24 GRASS Voronoi diagram areas 15 24 1 General Information about GRASS Voronoi diagram areas 15 24 1 01 aa asi Voronoi diagram areas is not covered in this tutorial 89 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 25 GRASS convex hulls 15 25 1 General Information about GRASS Convex Hulls 15 25 1 01 o Convex hull is not covered in this tutorial 15 26 GRASS Network Analysis Create nodes on network 15 26 1 General Information about GRASS Create nodes on network Yt O 15 26 1 01 oA ga PEN i is not covered in this tutorial 15 27 GRASS Network Analysis A
62. clude Arc Info Binary Grid Arc Info ASCII Grid Grass Raster GeoTIFF Spatial Data Transfer Standard Grids with some limitations USGS ASCII DEM Erdas Imagine Because the raster implementation in QGIS is based on the GDAL library other raster formats implemented in GDAL are also likely to work but have not yet been tested Unlike vector data raster data typically do not have an associated database record for each cell Loading Raster Data General Information about Loading Raster Data 14 2 1 01 Not Applicable 14 2 2 Creation or Setup for Loading Raster Data 14 2 1 01 Not Applicable 59 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Raster Data 14 2 3 Usage of Loading Raster Data 14 2 3 01 Raster layers are loaded either by clicking on the Load Raster icon on the Manage Layers Toolbar 14 2 3 02 Or by selecting the Layer and then Add Raster Layer menu option 14 2 3 03 More than one layer can be loaded at the same time by holding down the Control key and clicking on multiple items in the file dialog wy TASK 28 Turn off all layers in the Project Load the image shdrIfi0201 tif into the Penn project move it to the bottom of the legend and make it visible Right Click on shdrlfi0201 tif and rename it Shaded Relief 14 3 Raster Properties 14 3 1 General Information about Raster Properties 14 3 1 01 QGIS supports three forms of raster layers e Single Band Graysca
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64. e Species Zebra Mussel Distribution e Ecoregions Bailey e Ecoregions Omernik 3 1 2 09 Download the following Shapefile layer from People and unzip them into the Workspace folder e Mortality Various Causes 3 1 2 10 Download the following Shapefile layer from Geology and unzip them into the Workspace folder e Shaded Relief Land Color 1 Kilometer Resolution e Shaded Relief Land Color Conterminous United States 200 Meter Resolution e Coal Fields Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Updating Quantum GIS Chapter 4 Updating Quantum GIS 4 1 Updating Quantum GIS 4 1 1 General Information for Updating Quantum GIS 4 1 1 01 Not Applicable 4 1 2 Setup for Updating Quantum GIS 4 1 2 01 Not Applicable 4 1 3 Updating Quantum GIS 4 1 3 0 Click on the Help 4 1 3 02 Click on About 4 1 3 03 Go back to the website and check the current development release Do this occasionally to take advantage of the latest tools Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Projects Chapter 5 Projects 5 1 Creating a New Project 5 1 1 General Information for Creating a New Project 5 1 1 01 Not Applicable 5 1 2 Setup for Creating a New Project 5 1 2 01 Not Applicable 5 1 3 Creating a new project 5 1 3 01 Double Click on the Desktop Icon Figure 5 1 5 1 3 02 The following screen will appear Quantum GIS 0 8 0 Preview 2 Titan Preview 2 Penn File view Layer Setti
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66. e ees A E E T E E E OTE 60 14 3 1 General Information about Raster Properties ccccccccccccccsseeesecccceeeeneneeseeeceeeaaaseseeceeeeeaaaaees 60 LIST OF QUESTIONS FOR LESSON 03 ssesesssoeeeeeesssssssssssoooooceeesesessssssssoococeceeeesesssssssssooooeeeeesesssssoo 64 CHAPTER 15 PLUG INS AND EXTENSIONS sssssesseessessssssssssseeeeeccccccocsosssssseseeeececccccosssssseseeeeeeeeeeoe 65 15 1 PEOC ia A IA AEEA E A EAA EE 65 15 1 1 General Information about Plug ins oooo000nnnnnnnnnneeossoeennnnsssseernnnsssseerenssssseeresssssssereersse 65 ASAD SUPOT UP INS aaneen T EEE EEEN 65 l d Usage FULTS as scaticcesesensasaconneceacaaatteniaeesaesaaain E SE Eiai 65 15 2 ADDING DATA USING THE DELIMITED TEXT PLUG IN amp PEE E T T 66 15 2 1 General Information for Adding Data Using the Delimited Text Plug in ccccccceeeeeeees 66 15 2 2 Setup for Adding Data Using the Delimited Text Plug in cccccccccccecccccccceeseeeeseeeeseeeeeaaneees 66 15 2 3 Adding Data Using the Delimited Text Plug in ccccccccccccseeecccccccceeeneeeeseecceeeaaaeeseeceeeeeaaanees 67 15 3 WORKING WITH THE ATTRIBUTE TABLE sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssee 69 15 3 1 General Information for Working with the Attribute Table ccccccccccccccccccesseeeeeeeecceeeenaeeees 69 15 4 COPIONI EO T E a E E er 69 15 4 1 General Information about Copyright PIUQ ine cccccccccccccseeeeeccccceeeaeeessececeeeaaaee
67. e format which is used to store information about waypoints routes and tracks e Import other file QGIS can only load GPX files by itself but many other formats can be converted to GPX using GPSBabel http gpsbabel sf net This requires that the user have GPSBabel installed where QGIS can find it e Download from GPS This tool will help you download data from a GPS device e Upload to GPS This tool will help to upload data from a GPX layer to a GPS device 15 6 2 Setup for GPS Tools Plug in 15 6 1 01 Not Applicable 15 6 3 Use of GPS Tools Plug in 15 6 1 01 This 1s a little more involved for a basic introduction to Software 15 6 1 02 Import other file Select a GPS file format and the file to import the feature type to use a GPX filename to save the converted file as and a name for the new layer All file formats can not store waypoints routes and tracks so some feature types may be disabled for some file formats 15 6 1 03 Download from GPS Choose GPS device the port it is connected to the feature type to download a name for new layer and the GPX file to store the data If the device isn t listed or to change some settings edit the devices This tool uses the program GPSBabel http gpsbabel sf net to transfer the data If GPSBabel is not installed where QGIS can find it this tool will not work 15 6 1 04 Upload to GPS Choose the layer to upload the device to upload it to and the port the device is connec
68. e tool allows the user to measure distances on the map with both segment length and total length displayed as the user clicks e GPX loading times and memory consumption for large GPX GPS files has been drastically reduced e Many enhancements to the digitizing tools have been made including the ability to capture data straight into PostgreSQL PostGIS and improvements to the definition of attribute tables for newly created layers e The Raster Georeferencer Plug in can be used to generate a world file for a raster The Plug in allows you to define known control points in the raster coordinate system Once enough control points are defined the world file can be generated and the raster properly displayed in QGIS or other GIS applications e Improvements to the Mapserver export tool Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Getting the Software Chapter 2 Getting the software 2 1 File Unzip software 2 1 1 General Information for File Unzip software 2 1 1 0 The following information on 7 Zip is taken from http www 7 zip org 2 1 1 02 7 Zip is a file archive program with high compression ratio 7 Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL except for the RAR Plug in 2 1 2 Getting and Installing 7 Zip 2 1 2 01 Open the web browser and go to http www 7 zip org 2 1 2 02 Click on the download button next to type exe Link Type Windows Size Download EXE 518 KE 32 bit Download 573 KB MSI Download
69. e value marker points are classified by unique values within a specified field with each value having a different icon Changing the Default Symbology General Information for Changing the Default Symbology Not Applicable Setup for Changing the Default Symbology Not Applicable Steps for Changing the Default Symbology Right click on the layer in the legend a new menu will appear Click on Properties the Layer Properties dialog will be displayed 4 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data 11 8 3 03 Click on the Symbology tab Changes made under the outline style and Fill Patterns sections will become the new default symbology D O TASK 14 Change the color of the U S States Layer Click on it in the legend Click Click the Fill color select define custom Color and set it to Red Green Blue RGB Values of 240 219 0 Click J Click Click the Line color and set it to RGB 0 97 73 Click Add Click Ok Leave Transparency set at 0 Click OK Vv D TASK 15 Change the color of the Coal Fields Click on it in the legend Click Properties Set Legend type to Unique Value set Classification field to Descriptio Click Apply A list will appear with all the values Set the following values Name RGB Value Anthracite other uses 191 71 31 Anthracite potentially minable 160 137 115 Lignite other uses 98 1 59 Lignite potentially
70. ected Symbology ccccccccccssevesscsceccsceesnesseeeeseeenaaeees 43 11 9 2 Setup for Changing the Selected Symbology occcccccsssccccccccccecnesssccceeeecaasssecceeeeeaasseeeceeeeeaaaaees 43 11 9 3 Steps for Changing the Default Symbology ccccccssccccccccccceneesesccceeecaaeesecceeeesaaaassesceeeeeaaaeees 43 LEO ADDNGALABELTOA LAYER xigiccaseaceesesavssesaietcsetinensbecoentcattatanttnsdinidaeioSatedoseantentbesonidaceradtansonete 43 11 10 1 General Information for Adding a Label to a Layer ccccccssecccccccccesseseeseecceeeeaaessseeceeeeenaaaees 43 11 10 2 Setup for Adding a Label to a LAV Cr cccccccccccccccccces se eeecceeeeeee aa eeeeseeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaseeeeeeeeaaaes 43 11 10 3 Steps for Adding a Label to A LAY CL occcccccssccccccccccssseeecsecceeeee a eesseeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaeeeeeeeaaaaes 44 EIST OF QUESTIONS FOR LESSON BOL scescsscosteceteustocvessstixeovitsamentaatonsenenicnoemnsiere wn 48 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 CHAP TTC TD MANIPULATING THE AA Eases racrs tees ecan crates ecetaessccsnseaascessvesieaste escsdaectcsssceacsees 51 12 1 OUER YING MAP FEATURES erinan iran E E AEE A E EEEE E 51 12 1 1 General Information for Querying Map FeatureS oooooonnnnnnnnnnnnsssnennnnsssseereeenssssssereessse 51 12 1 2 Setup for Querying Map Features icccccccccssscccccccccccessccccccceeesssssseceeeeeasesesecceeeesaaaeeeeeeeeseaaanses 5 12 1 3 Steps for Querying Map Features ccccccccc
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72. ections available in QGIS are based on those defined by EPSG and are largely abstracted from the spatial references table in PostGIS version 1 x Note that the identifiers used in QGIS do not correspond to the EPSG or PostGIS spatial reference identifiers The EPSG and PostGIS identifiers are present in the database and can be used to specify a projection in QGIS 8 1 1 04 In order to use OTF projection the data must contain information about its coordinate system For PostGIS layers QGIS uses the spatial reference identifier that was specified when the layer was created For data supported by OGR QGIS relies on the presence of a format specific means of specifying the coordinate system In the case of shapefiles this means a file containing the Well Known Text WKT specification of the coordinate system The projection file has the same base name as the shapefile and a prj extension For example a shapefile named lakes shp would have a corresponding projection file named lakes prj 8 1 2 Setup for Projections 6 1 2 0 Not Applicable 8 1 3 Usage of Projections 6 1 3 0 At startup QGIS does not have On the Fly OTF projection enabled To use OTF projection the user must open the Project Properties dialog select a projection for the map and enable projections There are two ways to open the Project Properties dialog 8 1 3 02 Select Project Properties from the Settings Menu or 8 1 3 03 Click on the projector icon in the lower righ
73. ed by QGIS 15 7 2 Setup for GRASS 15 7 1 01 Click on Plug ins on Main toolbar 15 7 1 02 Click on Plug in Manager 15 7 1 03 Check GRASS 15 7 1 04 The following will appear as a tool bar E B A Ay Figure 15 3 73 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 7 2 Usage of GRASS 15 7 2 01 Click on Plug ins and then hover over GRASS will make the following tools available 15 7 2 02 When new tools appear e Import is not grayed out and the user clicks on it a suite of gt gt lt o ee O lt O r jaw lt Do 6 cos Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions y ne o Network Analysis Convert a vector to raster O A Density of Points o 2 gt P Count of neighboring points 75 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions O e Interpolation 4 4 O o ae So By Raster Map Calculator e Geomorphology OF O F e Set raster color table 4 Serraster color table e Convert a raster to vector 15 8 GRASS Mapsets 15 8 1 General Information about GRASS Mapsets 15 8 1 01 A GRASS mapset holds a set of data layers that cover a geographic area and all in the same projection 15 8 2 Setup for GRASS Mapset 15 8 2 01 Not
74. ed delimiter in this case 15 2 3 06 If the delimiter is not correct for the file the X and Y field drop down boxes will not contain valid field names To properly parse the file change the delimiter 15 2 3 07 After changing the delimiter click Parse The drop down boxes now contain the fields properly parsed 15 2 3 08 Choose the X and Y fields from the drop down boxes and enter a Layer name 15 2 3 09 To add the layer to the map click Add Layer The delimited text file now behaves as any other map layer in QGIS O TASK 33 Pplace several Buoys off the northeast coast Using a text editor like wordpad or notepad create a file with the following data in it 67 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions Station lat long comment 44013 42 35 70 69 Boston 16 NM east of Boston 44018 41 26 69 29 SE Cape Cod 30 NM East of Nantucket MA 44027 44 27 67 31 Joneport ME 44005 43 19 69 19 Gulf of Maine 78 NM East of Portsmouth NH 44007 43 53 70 14 Portland 12 NM Southeast of Portland ME Add save it as buoys txt j NOTE 15 Remember The data is in WGS84 and should be set as the projection when creating the shapefile Click on Tools then Plug in Manager menu Turn on Delimited Text Plug in open the Delimited Text dialog select buoys txt to import make sure the delimiter is Choose long as the X field and lat as the Y field enter a
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77. g ins 15 1 2 01 When QGIS is installed all of the core Plug ins are included Additional user contributed Plug ins may be available on the QGIS site To see what user contributed Plug ins are available see the Plug ins page on the QGIS site http qgis org index php option com_content amp task category amp sectionid 5 amp id 75 amp Itemid 48 15 1 2 02 Typically user contributed Plug ins are distributed in source form and require compiling For instructions on building and installing a user contributed Plug in see the documentation included with the Plug in 15 1 3 Usage of Plug ins 15 1 3 01 Managing Plug ins consists of loading or unloading them from QGIS 15 1 3 02 Loaded Plug ins are remembered when the user exits the application and restored the next time QGIS is run 15 1 3 03 To manage Plug ins open the Plug in Manager from the Tools menu The Plug in Manager displays all the available Plug ins and their status loaded or unloaded 65 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 1 3 04 Typically all QGIS Plug ins are installed in the same location This location is shown in the Plug in Directory text field The user can tell QGIS to load Plug ins from another location by specifying a different directory 15 1 3 05 If the user finds that QGIS crashes on startup a Plug in may be at fault Stop all Plug ins from loading by editing the qt qgisrc file in the ho
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79. he project has been saved the user will be prompted to provide a path and filename 5 3 3 03 Click the Save as item if the project has been saved once but want to save a different version a prompt will appear for the user to provide a new path and filename 12 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The First Project Chapter 6 The First Project 6 1 Specifying Map Properties 6 1 1 General Information for Specifying Map Properties 6 1 1 0 Map Properties It is important that all data loaded into a map 1s 1n the same map properties 6 1 2 Setup for Specifying Map Properties 6 1 2 01 Not Applicable 6 1 3 Specifying Map Properties 6 1 3 01 Click on the en tel the main menu or click on little projector in lower right corner of screen oe 6 1 3 02 Click on the Project Properties M8 Project Properties loj x General Projection a Map Units Meters Feet Decimal degrees Precision f Automatic Manual E decimal places Digitizing Line Width f gt Snapping Tolerance fo Line Colour Map Appearance Selechon Color Background Color Apply OF Cancel fe Figure 6 1 13 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The First Project 6 1 3 03 Select the General Tab 6 1 3 04 Type in a Project Title 6 1 3 05 Select the Map Units to be used NOTE 1 the Map units should be in the units that your data is in i
80. ible rea B i YD TASK 38 Import the polyl and poly2 layers created earlier in the tutorial Name vector maps as polyl and poly2 TASK 39 Import the linel layer created earlier in the tutorial Name vector maps as linel QUESTION 28 Is the poly poly2 and linel maps visible 82 15 13 1 01 15 13 2 15 13 1 02 15 13 3 15 13 3 01 15 13 3 02 15 13 3 03 15 13 3 04 15 13 3 05 15 13 3 06 15 13 3 07 15 13 3 08 15 14 15 14 1 15 14 1 01 15 14 2 15 14 2 01 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions GRASS Vector Overlays General Information about GRASS Vector Overlays This tool allows for the clipping of a polygon by another polygon Setup for GRASS Vector Overlays Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in Usage of GRASS Vector Overlays o 0 O Am Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar Click on Union Vector Select 2 input polygon vector maps Name the Name of output vector map Click Run Click on Add GRASS vector layer Select layer to be added and click Ok TASK 45 Make a union of poly and poly2 and add to map view GRASS Vector intersection General Information about GRASS Vector Intersection Not Applicable Setup for GRASS Vector Intersection Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 83 15 14 3 01 15 14 3 02 15 14 3 03
81. ile If the user opens the buoy layer attribute table without resaving it as a shapefile the attribute table may be missing data TASK 34 resave the buoys as a shapefile named NEBuoys 15 3 Working with the Attribute Table 15 3 1 General Information for Working with the Attribute Table 15 3 1 01 Using the Attribute Table The attribute table displays all data that 1s associated with the currently selected layer This data is displayed as a table on which functions can be performed OM UE 13 the user can not add or delete attribute columns ISSUE 14 The user can not add new features to the shape if the layer type is point 15 4 Copyright Plug in 15 4 1 General Information about Copyright Plug in 15 4 1 01 This Plug in overlays copyright information on the rendered map 15 4 2 Setup for Copyright Plug in 15 4 2 01 Click on Plug ins on Main toolbar 15 4 2 02 Check CopyrightLabel 15 4 2 03 Click OK 69 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 4 3 Use of Copyright Plug in 15 4 3 01 Click Copyright Label on main toolbar 15 4 3 02 Type in copyright information in box 15 4 3 03 Select placement 15 4 3 04 Check Enable Copyright Label 15 4 3 05 Click OK QUESTION 25 How many locations are there for the user to choose from in placing the copyright mark S TASK 35 Put a copyright for your organization in the
82. in a particular layer 10 6 2 10 6 2 01 10 6 3 10 6 2 01 10 6 3 02 10 6 3 03 10 7 10 7 1 10 7 1 01 Setup for Zooming to Layer Not Applicable Steps for Zooming to Layer Extent Click on the Zoom to Layer button on the Map Navigation Toolbar or Right click on the layer in the legend a new menu will popup Click on Zoom to Layer Extent Panning 2 General Information for Panning Panning allows the user to move the map display around to show areas outside of the current viewing area without changing the scale of the map 10 7 2 10 7 2 01 10 7 3 10 7 3 01 10 7 3 02 10 7 3 03 10 7 3 04 10 7 3 05 Setup for Panning Not Applicable Steps for Panning Click the Pan button on the Map Navigation Toolbar Move the mouse over the map Click and hold down the left mouse button Move the mouse still holding down the mouse button The map will move with the mouse Release the mouse button to complete the pan operation 31 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Tools 10 8 Measuring Distance 10 8 1 General Information for Measuring Distance 10 8 1 01 The measurement tool is used to calculate distances between 2 or more user defined points on the map 10 8 2 Setup for Measuring Distance 10 8 2 01 Not Applicable 10 8 3 Measuring Distance 10 8 3 01 Click the Measure Line tool on the Map Navigation Toolbar 10 8 3 02 Move the mouse over the map to the starting position
83. ints 4 15 32 3 01 Random Points 15 32 3 02 Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar 15 32 3 03 Click on Random Points 15 32 3 04 Enter Number of points to be created 15 32 3 05 Name the Vector File to be created 15 32 3 06 Click Run 91 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 32 3 07 Click on Add GRASS vector layer 15 32 3 08 Select layer to be added and click Ok ia Ws Y TASK 43 Zoom out so the mapset is visible and there is an area visible around the mapset Make a Random point File of 1000 points QUESTION 29 Do all the points fall inside the mapset 15 33 Create Grid in Current GRASS Region 15 33 1 General Information about Create Grid in Current GRASS Region 15 25 1 01 HE ee ee T is not covered in this tutorial 15 34 Create new Grass vector area map with current region extent 15 34 1 General Information about Create new Grass vector area map with current region extent 15 34 1 01 Not Applicable 15 34 2 Setup for Create new Grass vector area map with current region extent 15 34 2 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 15 34 3 Usage of Create new Grass vector area map with current region extent 15 34301 Create new vector area map with current region extent 15 34 3 02 Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar 15 34 3 03 Click on Create new vector area map with current regi
84. le Rasters e Palette Based RGB Rasters e Multi band RGB Rasters 14 3 1 02 From these three basic layer types eight forms of symbolized raster display can be used e Single Band Grayscale e Single Band Pseudocolor e Paletted Grayscale where only the red green or blue component of the image is displayed e Paletted Pseudocolor where only the red green or blue component of the image is displayed but using a pseudocolor algorithm Paletted RGB Multi band Grayscale using only one of the bands to display the image Multi band Pseudocolor using only one of the bands shown in pseudocolor Multi band RGB using any combination of three bands 14 3 1 03 QGIS can invert the colors in a given layer so that light colors become dark and dark colors become light Use the Invert Color Map checkbox to enable disable this behavior QGIS has the ability to display each raster layer at varying transparency levels Use the transparency slider to indicate to what extent the underlying layers if any should be visible though the current raster layer 60 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Raster Data The transparency can also be set using the transparency slider in the layer context menu which is accessible by right clicking on the layer in the legend yf TASK 29 Right Click on Shaded Relief layer and select properties on the symbology tab select Invert Color Map Click OK QUESTION 21 wh
85. le appropriate to the geometry type of the data to be used for display purposes loxi Symbology General Metadata Labels Actions Legend type single Symbol Transparency 0 mMM Symbol Outline color Outline Width Fill Color Fill Patterns L NSS Sy Help Apply Cancel Figure 11 1 40 11 7 1 02 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data GIS supports a number of symbology renderers to control how vector features are displayed Currently the following renderers are available 11 7 1 03 Single symbol a single style is applied to every object in the layer Graduated symbol objects within the layer are displayed with different symbols classified by the values of a particular field Continuous color objects within the layer are displayed with a spread of colors classified by the numerical values within a specified field Unique value objects are classified by the unique values within a specified field with each value having a different symbol For layers containing point features additional renderers are available that use SVG icons 11 8 11 8 1 11 8 1 01 11 8 2 11 8 2 01 11 8 3 11 8 3 01 11 8 3 02 Single marker a single specified icon is used for every point within the layer Graduated marker points within the layer are displayed with different icons classified by values within a particular field Uniqu
86. llocate network 15 27 1 General Information about GRASS Allocate network 15 27 1 01 gt E Xt is not covered in this tutorial 15 28 GRASS Network Analysis Cut network by cost isolines 15 28 1 General Information about GRASS Cut network by cost isolines i 15 28 1 01 SE Xf is not covered in this tutorial 15 29 GRASS Network Analysis Connecting nodes by shortest route traveling salesman 15 29 1 General Information about GRASS Connecting nodes by shortest route traveling salesman 15 29 101 F Connecting nodes by shortest route iraveling salesman is not covered in this tutorial 90 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 30 GRASS Network Analysis Connect selected nodes by shortest tree Steiner tree 15 30 1 General Information about GRASS Connect selected nodes by shortest tree Steiner tree yey i 15 30 1 01 H Y is not covered in this tutorial 15 31 Add elements to GRASS layer All elements of the selected layer type 15 31 1 General Information about Add elements to GRASS layer All elements of the selected layer type 15 31 3 01 i al is not covered in this tutorial 15 32 GRASS Random Points 15 32 1 General Information about GRASS Random Points 15 32 1 01 Not Applicable 15 32 2 Setup for GRASS Random Points 15 32 2 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 15 32 3 Usage of GRASS Random Po
87. ly and then adding shapefile layers in one projection thus setting the projection for the project and then add a image layer in a different projection it may exit the program Gor E 13 Add the image to the project first check projection on the fly add shapefile layers do not reproject while images are loaded S TASK 31 Move U S States to above the Shaded Relief layer of the legend Right Click on Shaded Relief layer and select properties on the symbology tab Move the transparency Slide bar to a value of 0 click OK J B07 E 14 T there is an offset in the way the state layer overlays the image This is because the projections are not identical The Image is proj laea lat_O 45 lon_O 100 x_0 0 y_0 0 ellps WGSS amp 4 datum WGSS84 units m no_defs while U S National Atlas Equal Area is 62 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Raster Data proj laea lat_0 45 lon_O 100 x_0 0 y_0 0 a 6370997 b 6370997 units m no_defs TASK 32 Build a custom projection using the image parameters 4 Non Commercial Custom Projection Definition T x Define Test Custom Projection Definition You can define your own custom projection here The definition must conform to the proyd format for specifying a Spatial Reference System Hame Jtest Parameters proj laea lat_O 45 lon_O 100 s_0 0 y_0 0 ellps GAS80 datum NAD83 units m no_dets
88. matically sets the map projection to the coordinate system of the first layer loaded One way to specify the map projection is to first load a layer with the projection that is wanted for the entire map Then open the dialog and click on the Enable on the fly projection checkbox And finally close the Project Properties dialog and add additional layers to the map 8 3 2 Setup for Specifying a Projection 8 3 2 0 Not Applicable 19 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface 8 3 3 Use for Specifying a Projection 8 3 3 0 If the user has already added layers and wants to enable OTF projection open the Project Properties dialog Then find the projection or geographic coordinate system that is to be used in the list of projections Alternatively use the search feature as described in the previous section 8 4 Custom Projections 8 4 1 General Information about Custom Projections 8 4 1 01 If QGIS doesn t have the projection need define a custom projection 8 4 1 02 Defining a custom projection requires a good understanding of the Proj 4 projection library To begin refer to Cartographic Projection Procedures for the UNIX EnvironmentNA UserOs Manual by Gerald I Evenden U S Geological Survey Open File Report 90 284 1990 available at tp ftp remotesensing org proj new_docs OF90 284 pdf This manual describes the use of the proj and related command line utilities The c
89. me directory on Linux Unix Windows users will have to edit the registry On Linux Unix open the qgisrc file in a text editor and find the Plug ins section Set all the Plug in values to false to prevent them from loading For example to prevent the Delimited text Plug in from loading the entry in qgisrc should look like this Add Delimited Text Layer false Do this for each Plug in in the Plug ins section Then start QGIS and add the Plug ins one at a time from the Plug in Manger to determine which is causing the problem 15 2 Adding Data Using the Delimited Text Plug in 15 2 1 General Information for Adding Data Using the Delimited Text Plug in 15 2 1 01 The Delimited Text Plug in allows the user to load a delimited text file as a layer in OGIS 15 2 2 Setup for Adding Data Using the Delimited Text Plug in 15 2 2 01 To view a delimited text file as layer the text file must contain e A delimited header row of field names This must be the first line in the text file e The header row must contain an X and Y field These fields can have any name e The x and y coordinates must be specified as a number The coordinate system is not important PI OZ An example of a valid text file might look like this name latdec longdec cell 196 mile creek 61 89806 150 0775 tyonek d 1 ne 197 1 2 mile creek 61 89472 150 09972 tyonek d 1 ne a b mountain 59 52889 135 28333 skagway c 1 sw apw dam number 2 60 53 145 75167 co
90. minable 226 137 169 Low Volatile Bituminous other uses 32 238 125 Low Volatile Bituminous potentially minable 136 238 179 Medium and High Volatile Bituminous other uses 179 11 136 Medium and High Volatile Bituminous potentially minable 179 136 179 NO COAL INTERNAL POLYGON hollow n Subbituminous other uses 255 170 0 Subbituminous potentially minable 255 170 75 k L m QUESTION 4 what is the color of the coal fields in Michigan QUESTION 5 Using the GI wp of coat Michigan pe QUESTION 6 Using the what type of coal is found on the eastern side of the large coal fields that extend from New York State southwest to Alabama 42 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data QUESTION 7 Make sure your map units are decimal degrees and your project is WGS 84 What is the approximate length of the Coal field described in Question 6 QUESTION 8 What is the approximate area of the Coal field in Question 6 11 9 Changing Selected Symbology 11 9 1 General Information for Changing Selected Symbology 11 9 1 01 Selected symbology is used to render a feature that has been selected By making this symbol different from the main default symbol it is easy to see which features on the map are selected 11 9 2 Setup for Changing the Selected Symbology 11 9 2 01 Not Applicable 11 9 3 Steps for Changing the Default Symbology 11
91. must themselves be free in the same sense TE complements the GNU General Public License which is a copyleft license designed for free software We have designed this License in order to use it for manuals for free software because free software needs free documentation a free program should come with manuals providing the same freedoms that the software does But this License is not limited to software manuals it can be used for any textual work regardless of subject matter or whether it is published as a printed book We recommend this License principally for works whose purpose is instruction or reference 1 APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS This License applies to any manual or other work in any medium that contains a notice placed by the copyright holder saying it can be distributed under the terms of this License Such a notice grants a world wide royalty free license unlimited in duration to use that work under the conditions stated herein The Document below refers to any such manual or work Any member of the public is a licensee and is addressed as you You accept the license if you copy modify or distribute the work in a way requiring permission under copyright law A Modified Version of the Document means any work containing the Document or a portion of it either copied verbatim or with modifications and or translated into another language 115 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2
92. n Aroostook County Save changes QUESTION 19 what is the distance between the two airports as measured down the line R D TASK 27 Penobscot county is just south of Aroostook County near the center of the state click on Layer then New Vector Layer select polygon then click on make the name number type is integrer click OK J click to close the new layer save it as polygon click Save Set projection as Projected Coordinate system U S National Atlas Equal Area Select EPSG ID click OK click on Capture Polygon draw a polygon covering the three airports in Penobscot County Save changes QUESTION 20 What is the area between the three airports measured in square kilometers 56 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Data Creating and Editing 13 2 Editing a Layer 13 2 1 General Information for Editing a Layer 13 1 3 01 QGIS supports basic capabilities for editing spatial data Before performing any edits always make a backup of the dataset you are about to edit 13 2 2 Setup for the Editing a Layer 13 2 2 01 Not Applicable 13 2 3 Steps for Editing a Layer 13 2 3 01 To edit an existing layer click on the legend entry for that layer then choose from the Digitizing Toolbar Remember to backup the data to be edited before starting E UE 8 Add Delete or Move Vertex do not work in this version 13 2 3 02
93. nd and set it to your current screen Zoom out slightly and the region should appear on the map vie QUESTION 26 What are the coordinates of your GRASS region 15 9 Creating new GRASS Vector files T1 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 9 1 01 This tool allows for the creation of new Vector files 15 9 2 Setup for Creating New GRASS Vector files 15 9 2 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in E NOTE 12 Apparently this application does not work when on the fly projection is turned on I recommend that this be used in Geographic Coordinate Systems i e WGS 84 or NAD 83 projections with Enable on the fly projection turn off 15 9 3 Creating New Vector files 15 9 3 01 Click on Settings 15 9 3 02 Click on Projection Properties 15 9 3 03 Click on Projections 15 9 3 04 Uncheck Enable on the fly projection 15 9 3 05 Click Ok 15 9 3 06 Click on Plug in 15 9 3 07 Click on GRASS 15 9 3 08 Click on Create new GRASS Vector 15 9 3 09 Type New Vector Name and click Ok 15 9 3 10 The following Screen appears select the type of shape file to build 78 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions SQ GRASS Edit ed ed lt VOQ Gyr Axe BO Category Settings Symbology Table Mode Next not used Category f Field layer i Left Mew
94. nd click Ok 15 20 Select GRASS Features by attributes 15 20 1 General Information about Select GRASS Features by Attributes 87 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 20 1 01 Not Applicable 15 20 2 Setup for Select GRASS Features by Attributes 15 20 2 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 15 20 3 Usage of Select GRASS Features by Attributes 15 20 3 01 PS Select Features by attribute 15 20 3 02 Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar 15 20 3 03 Click on Select Features by attribute 15 20 3 04 Enter Name of input Vector map that is to be selected from This can be a line point or area file 15 20 3 05 Enter Where conditions of SQL statement without 15 20 3 06 Name the Name of output vector map 15 20 3 07 Click Run 15 20 3 08 Click on Add GRASS vector layer 15 20 35 09 Select layer to be added and click Ok 15 21 Extract Selected GRASS Features 15 21 1 General Information about Extract Selected GRASS Features 15 21 1 01 Not Applicable 15 21 2 Setup for Extract Selected GRASS Features 15 21 2 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 15 21 3 Usage of Extract Selected GRASS Features 15 21 3 01 C eee ee 88 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 21 3 02 Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar 15 21 3 03 Cli
95. ng Vector Map Data srisivesirssiesressetiiccsnsisssatesios sioki riesana iederien 34 ILo Addins VECIOR Map Daliesin rn Ea E E ovens ee 34 11 2 USING THE LEGEND TO CONTROL THE LAYERS jisiisiesnccisawsasessecnesvsninndnowncvencrestwcdaynaevenareaeesaeeeoss 35 11 2 1 General Information about Using the Legend to Control the LAYe 7S ccccccccseeeeccceeeeeeeneeees 35 11 3 CHANGING THE LAYER NAM ee rene re eee ee ere ree eee re ee ee re ere 36 11 3 1 General Information for Changing the Layer Name cccccsssecccccccceneneseeecceeeeeaaeasssesceeeeeaaaeees 36 113 2 Seip jor Changing the Layer NAME aiccuesmeisecavstanccodeorteesn asin donuesitiuacstes oriderateatiap eatin N 36 ITO Steps fOr Chaneine Ne Laver N GME sisean ar a EE EO TE 36 11 4 CHANGING THE DRAWING ORDER ccccccccccecececeeeeecececececececccecccceccecececececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 37 11 4 1 General Information for Changing the Drawing OF eLP ccccccccccceseeeeeeeceeecenaeeeseeeeseeeaaaeees 37 11 4 2 Setup for Using the Changing the Drawing Oder icccccccccccsssscccccccceeenesssecccececaaesseceeeeeaaaeees a7 11 4 3 Steps for Using the Changing the Drawing Order occcccccccssscccccccccccceeeessececeeeaaaeeeeeceseeeaaanees 37 11 5 REMOVING A LAYER FROM THE MAP ssisreiissa aeineoue iuas aaa aaa aaa a aa 38 11 5 1 General Information for Removing a Layer from the Mp iccccccccccccsssesccccccecennsessseceseeenaseees 38 11 5 2 Setup for Using the Removing a Layer from the Map
96. ng a Layer from the Map 11 5 2 01 Not Applicable 11 5 3 Steps for Using the Removing a Layer from the Map 11 5 3 01 Right click on the layer in the legend a new menu will popup 11 5 3 02 Click on Remove 11 6 Making the Layer Scalable 11 6 1 General Information for Making the Layer Scalable 11 6 1 01 When adding a new data layer to the project the default scale dependency will be set to all Essentially meaning that the layer will be visible at all scales If map units have been set for this project it is possible to make any of the layers scale dependent that is visible between certain scale bounds 11 6 1 02 For example for a layer to be visible below 1 50000 set Min Scale to 1 and Max Scale to 50000 For a layer to be visible between 1 20000 and 1 50000 set Min Scale to 20000 and Max Scale to 50000 11 6 2 Setup for Using the Making the Layer Scalable 11 6 2 01 Not Applicable 11 6 3 Steps for Using the Making the Layer Scalable 11 6 2 01 Right click on the layer in the legend a new menu will appear 38 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data 11 6 3 02 Click on Properties the Layer Properties dialog will be displayed 11 6 3 03 Click on General tab by default the Minimum scale is set to 1 and Maximum scale is to the largest dataset scale which means the layer is not scale dependent 11 6 3 04 Change the Minimum text box to a valid scale value This is the minimum
97. ngs Plugins Help Legend Sate 5755 022804841 70606 Renders Figure 5 2 10 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Projects 5 2 Loading an Existing Project 5 2 1 General Information for Loading an Existing Project 5 2 1 01 Not Applicable 5 2 2 Setup for Loading an Existing Project 3 2 2 01 Not Applicable 5 2 3 Steps for Loading an Existing Project 5 2 3 01 Click on File menu item 5 2 3 02 Click on Open Project 5 2 3 03 Navigate to the directory where the stored projects are and select the project to be opened by highlighting it 5 2 3 04 Click the Open button to launch QGIS with the selected project 5 3 Saving a Project 5 3 1 General Information for Saving a Project 5 3 1 01 While working on any project it is advisable to save regularly to guard against data lost and for later retrieval When saving a project for the first time it is necessary to provide a name for the project file It is important to note that a saved project file does not contain any map data The project file contains references to map data as well as other information such as layer symbology Projects are stored on the hard drive with an epf extension 5 3 2 Setup for Saving a Project 5 3 2 0 Not Applicable 5 3 3 Steps for Saving a Project 5 3 2 0 Click the File on the Main Toolbar 11 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Projects 5 3 3 02 Click the Save item if this is the first time t
98. nnotnonansausseranas 86 15 18 1 General Information about GRASS Raster Buffer cccccccccsesccccccceceeeeesseececeeecaaeeeseeeeeeeaaaes 86 15 19 SELECT GRASS FEATURES OVERLAPPED BY FEATURES IN ANOTHER MAP ssseeeeeceeeeeeeeeees 87 Vil Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 15 19 1 General Information about Select GRASS Features overlapped by features in another map 87 15 19 2 Setup for Select GRASS Features overlapped by features in another MADP cccceeeeveeeees 87 15 19 35 Usage of Select GRASS Features overlapped by features in another MAP ccccceeevveeees 87 15 20 SELECT GRASS FEATURES BY ATTRIBUTES suc cicace concave cinici gei o A E 87 15 20 1 General Information about Select GRASS Features by Attributes ccccccccccsseeecccceeeeeeeeees 87 15 20 2 Setup for Select GRASS Features by Attributes ccccccccccssessccccccececaseseececeeeaaaseseseeceseseaaaes 5S 15 20 3 Usage of Select GRASS Features Dy Attributes ccccccccccssssscccccccccnaeeesseceeeeeaaaesssseeceeeseaaees 5S 152 EXTRACT SELECTED GRASS FEATURES fascia awe EA eatedans 88 15 21 1 General Information about Extract Selected GRASS Features ccccccccccccccsesnseesesceeeseeennees 5S 15 21 2 Setup jor Extract Selected GRASS Tearures erone a NEEE A a 5S 15 215 Usage of Extract Selected GRASS FeQtures oroni a en ain eiccdal aeiai ena aeaneeeiA 5S 15 22 GRASS DELAUNAY TRIANGULATION LINES cccccccsccccssecc
99. o U S States urbanp020 to Urban Areas zmusslx020 to Zebra Mussels 11 4 Changing the Drawing Order 11 4 1 General Information for Changing the Drawing Order 11 4 1 01 The legend indicates the order that layers are drawn in The first layer in the legend is the top layer of the map The last layer in the legend is the bottom layer on the map The layers are drawn from bottom up hence the bottom layer is drawn first then the last but one layer and so on As a result is 1t important to carefully order the map layers so data is not obscured by layers placed on top 11 4 2 Setup for Using the Changing the Drawing Order 11 4 2 01 Not Applicable 11 4 3 Steps for Using the Changing the Drawing Order 11 4 2 01 Click and drag a layer to the desired location Y TASK 6 Put the layers in the following order from top to bottom Zebra Mussels Africanized Honey Bees Airports Roads Railroads Mortality 1988 1992 Rivers and Streams Lakes and Ponds Federal Lands Urban Areas Coal Fields U S Counties Ecoregions Omernik a7 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Vector Data e Ecoregions Bailey e U S States Save your project 11 5 Removing a Layer from the Map 11 5 1 General Information for Removing a Layer from the Map 11 5 1 01 Removing a layer does not remove or delete the underlying data it just removes the reference to the layer from the project 11 5 2 Setup for Using the Removi
100. omposer has navigation tools to zoom in and out 20 1 3 14 To zoom in click the zoom in tool The map composer canvas will be scaled by a factor to 2 Use the scrollbars to adjust the view to the area of interest 20 1 3 15 Zooming out works in a similar fashion 20 1 3 16 If the user finds the view in an inconsistent state use the refresh button to redraw the map composer 20 1 3 17 The map composer allows the user to print the map to a printer export to a PNG or export to SVG Each of these functions is available from the composer toolbar 20 1 3 18 The map composer also allows for the building of templates and loading of templates or W TASK 47 Make a png file ofa map 112 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Support and Help Chapter 21 Support and Help 21 1 Support 21 1 1 General Information about Support 21 1 1 01 QGIS is still under active development and as such it won t always work like the user expects it to The preferred way to get help is by joining the qgis users mailing list The questions will reach a broader audience and answers will benefit others The user can subscribe to the qgis users mailing list by visiting here http lists sourceforge net lists listinfo qgis user 21 1 1 02 If the user is a developer facing problems of a more technical nature the user may want to join the qgis developer mailing list here http lists sourceforge net lists listinfo qgis devel
101. on extent 92 15 34 3 04 15 34 3 05 15 34 3 06 15 34 3 07 a a Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions Enter Output map where points will be written Click Run Click on Add GRASS vector layer Select layer to be added and click Ok A TASK 44 Zoom out so the mapset is visible and there is an area visible around the mapset Make a new vector area map QUESTION 30 Does the new area map fall inside the mapset 15 35 Convert a GRASS vector to raster using constant 15 35 1 General Information about Convert a GRASS vector to raster using constant 15 35 1 01 Not Applicable 15 35 2 Setup for Convert a GRASS vector to raster using constant 15 35 2 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 15 35 3 Usage of Convert a vector to raster using constant 15 35 301 Convert a vector to raster using constant 15 35 3 02 Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar 15 35 3 03 Click on Convert a vector to raster using constant 15 35 3 04 Enter Name of input vector map 15 35 3 05 Name the Raster Value 15 35 3 06 Name the Name for output raster map 15 35 3 07 Click Run 93 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 35 3 08 Click on Add GRASS raster layer 15 35 3 09 Select layer to be added and click Ok TN 4 v TASK 45 Zoom out so the m
102. on main toolbar 15 55 35 02 Select desired placement 15 55 35 03 Select Bar Style 15 55 35 04 Click on Enable Scale Bar 15 55 3 05 Click on Automatically snap to round numbers in resize 15 55 3 06 Click OK QUESTION 35 How many locations are there to put the Scale bar QUESTION 36 How many types of scale bar are there i P w 29 TASK 46 Put a Scale Bar in the low left corner 101 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 56 Spit Plug in P 15 56 1 General Information about Spit Plug in 15 55 1 01 This is a Shapefile to PostgreSQL PostGIS Import Tool and is not covered in this tutorial 102 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Third Party Plug ins Chapter 16 Third Party Plug ins 16 1 Open Modeler Plug in 16 1 1 General Information about Open Modeler Plug in 16 1 1 01 The openModeller project aims to provide a flexible user friendly cross platform environment where the entire process of conducting a fundamental niche modeling experiment can be carried out The software includes facilities for reading species occurrence and environmental data selection of environmental layers on which the model should be based creating a fundamental niche model and projecting the model into an environmental scenario A number of fundamental niche modeling algorithms are provided as plug ins including GARP Climate Spa
103. oper 21 1 1 03 There is also a presence on IRC visit QGIS by joining the qgis channel on irc freenode net Please wait around for a response to the question as many folks on the channel are doing other things and it may take a while for them to notice the question 21 1 1 04 Commercial support for QGIS is available from Micro Resources 211 105 While the qgis users mailing list is useful for general how do I do xyz in QGIS type questions the user may wish to notify the developers about bugs in QGIS The user can submit bug reports using the QGIS bug tracker When reporting a bug either login to SourceForge or if you don t have a SourceForge id provide an email address where we can request additional information 21 1 1 06 Please bear in mind that the bug may not always enjoy the priority the user might hope for depending on its severity Some bugs may require may require significant developer effort to remedy and the manpower is not always available for this 21 1 1 07 If the user have found a bug and fixed it submit it to the QGIS Sourceforge patch queue where someone will review it and apply it to QGIS Please don t be alarmed if the patch is not applied straight away developers may be tied up with other commitments 21 1 1 08 Feature requests can be submitted using the feature tracker 113 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Support and Help 21 1 1 09 There is also a community site for QGI
104. or area map With Current region EXTENL cccccccceeeeeeeeeees 92 15 35 CONVERT A GRASS VECTOR TO RASTER USING CONSTANT cccccccccccccceeeeeseseeeeseennneeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 93 15 35 1 General Information about Convert a GRASS vector to raster USING constant 93 15 35 2 Setup for Convert a GRASS vector to raster USING constant ccccccccsseeecccccccecceaseeeeecceeeenaeeees 93 15 35 3 Usage of Convert a vector to raster USING Constant ccccccccsssseccccccccecceneesceccceeeaaaseseeeeeeeeaaaes 93 15 30 COUNT OF NEIGHBORING GRASS POINTS i234 fhe leila closet ea alee Gee ae 94 15 36 1 General Information about Count of neighboring GRASS points ccccccecseeeeeeeeecceeeennees 94 15 37 GRASS GAUSSIAN KERNEL DENSITY menino ainsa a E 94 15 37 1 General Information about GRASS Gaussian kernel density ccccccccccesecccccceeeeeneeeseceeeeeeaaes 94 15 38 GRASS INTERPOLATE ATTRIBUTE VALUES RST eeeeeseesescesesresssressrrrrssrerserersseersseereeeerseeee 94 viii Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 15 38 1 General Information about GRASS Interpolate attribute values RST cccccccccccccceeeeeeeees 94 15 39 GRASS INTERPOLATE ATTRIBUTE VALUES IDW ccccccccsecccesseccceecceeesecsceeseceeeecseeeesees 94 15 39 1 General Information about GRASS Interpolate attribute values IDW ccccccccceeeeneeeees 94 1540 GRASS RASTER MAP CALCULATOR eaoin noa EEA E ETEA EE 95 15 40
105. or identifying features on the Tab 6 2 2 06 On the Projection tab the user can set what to do when loading a layer that has no projection information with it It is recommended to use Prompt for projection unless the user is sure all the data is already in the same projection i e it all came from the same source 6 2 2 07 The Help Browser tab allows the user to set the browser to be used when opening the Help documents mna L A NOTE 2 in this exercise we will use d workspace or the directory you created when you installed the software 15 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Rendering Chapter 7 Rendering 7 1 Rendering 7 1 1 General Information about Rendering 7 11 01 By default QGIS renders all visible layers whenever the map canvas must be refreshed The events that trigger a refresh of the map canvas include e Adding a layer e Panning or zooming e Resizing the QGIS window e Changing the visibility of a layer or layers 7 11 02 QGIS allows the user to control the rendering process in a number of ways 7 1 2 Setup for Rendering 7 1 2 01 Controlling Map Rendering Map rendering can be controlled in the following ways e Stopping rendering during drawing of the map canvas e Temporarily suspending rendering e Setting an option to control the visibility of layers when they are added 7 202 Stopping Rendering To stop the map drawing press the ESC key This
106. orial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions General Information about North Arrow Plug in Not Applicable Setup for North Arrow Plug in Click on Plug ins on Main toolbar Click on Plug in Manager Check NorthArrow Click OK Use of North Arrow Plug in Click North Arrow on main toolbar Select desired placement Click on Enable North Arrow Click on Set direction automatically Click OK lag Ns TASK 45 Put a North Arrow in the upper right corner QUESTION 32 What many types of North Arrow can be chosen QUESTION 33 What is the angle of the north arrow using the current projection QUESTION 34 Can the north arrow be pointed in a direction other than true north 15 53 PostgresSQL Geoprocessing Plug in 100 15 53 1 15 53 1 01 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions General Information about QGS Launcher Plug in Geoprocessing functions for working with PostgreSQL PostGIS Layers is not covered in this tutorial 15 55 Scale Bar Plug in 15 55 1 General Information about Scale Bar Plug in 15 55 1 01 Plug in to draw scale bar on Map 15 55 2 Setup for Scale Bar Plug in 15 55 2 01 Click on Plug ins on Main toolbar 15 55 2 02 Click on Plug in Manager 15 55 2 03 Check ScaleBar 15 55 2 04 Click OK 15 55 3 Use of Scale Bar Plug in 15 55 3 01 Click Scale Bar
107. outline style to blank click the fill color and set it to RGB of 244 150 104 click Add to Custom Colors click Ok click Ok 32 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Manipulating the Map QUESTION 15 In the eastern most county of Maine Washington County what are the names of the six towns 12 3 Selecting Features by Attribute 12 3 1 General Information for Selecting Features by Attribute 12 3 1 01 Select by Attribute allows the user to select features from within the attribute table of the layer 12 3 2 Setup for Selecting Features by Attribute 12 3 2 01 Not Applicable 12 3 3 Steps for Selecting Features by Attribute 12 3 3 01 Click on the layer that has features to be looked at from on the legend 12 3 3 02 Click on Open Table in the Attributes Toolbar the Attribute Table dialog for the layer will open 12 3 3 03 Type in the search attributes select the column that is to be searched and the type of selection to be done Search for ME I STATE Search elect Figure 12 1 12 3 3 04 Click Search 12 3 3 05 There are several options that can be done aiaa Figure 12 2 Remove Selection Unselects the values just selected 53 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Manipulating the Map New Attribute Edit Mode only and will be available in later versions Delete Attribute Edit Mode only and will
108. palette 14 3 1 05 The Metadata tab displays a wealth of information about the raster layer including statistics about each band in the current raster layer Statistics are gathered on a need to know basis so it may well be that a given layers statistics have not yet been collected 61 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Raster Data 14 3 1 06 To gather statistics for a layer select pseudocolor rendering and click the Apply button Gathering statistics for a layer can be time consuming Please be patient while QGIS examines the data 14 3 1 07 Large resolution raster layers can slow navigation in QGIS By creating lower resolution copies of the data pyramids performance can be considerably improved as QGIS selects the most suitable resolution to use depending on the level of zoom 14 3 1 08 The user must have write access in the directory where the original data is stored to build pyramids E Gor E 12 Please note that building pyramids may alter the original data file and once created they cannot be removed In order to preserve a non pyramided version of the raster make a backup copy prior to building pyramids oM UE 9 If the user forgets to check projection on the fly and add an image to a set of shapefiles layers and they are in different projections it may exit the program OF UE 10 Tf the user tries to reproject the image by setting projection on the f
109. pe of layer point line or polygon 13 1 3 03 To complete the creation of the new layer add the desired attributes by clicking on the Add button and specifying a name and type for the attribute Only real integer and string attributes are supported NOTE 10 Real are floating point numbers oM UE 6 There is not a way to add attribute column or delete attribute columns after the shapefile is created These two features will be available in a future Preview release and the final official release 55 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Data Creating and Editing 13 1 3 04 Click Ok and provide a name for the shapefile QGIS will automatically add a shp extension to the name specified sux 7 This error box will appear Click AS 8 h xl A Could not open SRS database fresources srs db Errorfi4d unable to open database File Figure 13 1 13 1 3 05 When the program asks for the layer Projection make sure the Radio button EPSG ID is selected TASK 26 Turn on airports click on Ff then Neen select line then click on Add make the name number type is integrer click OK click OK to close the new layer save it as lines click Save Set projection as Projected Coordinate system U S National Atlas Equal Area Select EPSG ID click OK click on Capture Line draw a line between the two airports i
110. rdova c 5 sw apw reservoir 60 53167 145 75333 cordova c 5 sw apw reservoir 60 53 145 75167 cordova c 5 sw aaron creek 56 37861 131 96556 bradfield canal b 6 aaron island 58 43778 134 81944 juneau b 3 ne 66 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions aats bay 55 905 134 24639 craig d 7 Some items of note about the text file are e The example text file uses as delimiter Any character can be used to delimit the fields e The first row is the header row It contains the fields name latdec longdec and cell e No quotes are used to delimit text fields e The x coordinates are contained in the longdec field e The y coordinates are contained in the latdec field 15 2 3 Adding Data Using the Delimited Text Plug in 15 2 3 01 Open the Plug in Manager by choosing the Tools then the Plug in menu The Plug in Manager displays a list of available Plug ins Plug ins that are already loaded have a check mark to the left of their name 15 2 3 02 Click on the checkbox to the left of the Add Delimited Text Layer Plug in and click Ok to load it 15 2 3 03 Click on Add Delimited Text Layer on Plug in toolbar This will open the Delimited Text dialog 15 2 3 04 First select the file to import by clicking on the ellipsis button 15 2 3 05 Select the desired text file from the file dialog Once the file is selected the Plug in attempts to parse the file using the last us
111. rom DEM digital elevation model isao QW Generate aspect map fom DEM digital elevation mode is not covered in this tutorial 15 43 Generate GRASS Set raster color table 15 43 1 General Information about Set raster color table 15 43 1 01 A S n POE is not covered in this tutorial 15 44 Convert a raster to GRASS vector points 15 44 1 General Information about Convert a raster to GRASS vector points 15 44 101 Convert a raster to vector points is not covered in this tutorial 95 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 45 Convert a raster to GRASS vector lines 15 45 1 General Information about Convert a raster to GRASS vector lines 15 45 1 01 d T T T varios Bees is not covered in this tutorial 15 46 Convert a raster to GRASS vector Areas 15 46 1 General Information about Convert a raster to GRASS vector Areas 15 46 1 01 E S E A en is not covered in this tutorial 15 47 Shapefile export of GRASS vector layers 15 47 1 General Information about Shapefile export of GRASS vector layers 15 47 1 01 Not Applicable 15 47 2 Setup for Shapefile export of GRASS vector layers 15 47 2 01 Not Applicable as already installed with Quantum GIS as a Plug in 15 47 3 Usage of Shapefile export of GRASS vector layers 15473 01 Shapefile export of vector layers 15 47 3 02 Click on Open GRASS tools on GRASS toolbar 15 47 3 03 Click on Shapefile export of vector la
112. rrent map extent will be 29 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Tools resized to fit in the rectangle drawn As a result the smaller the rectangle the further the map will zoom out Release the mouse button to complete the zoom 10 4 Zooming to Full Exteni gt 10 4 1 General Information for Zooming to Full Extent 10 4 1 01 Zooming to full extent resets the map view so that every feature of very layer is contained within the visible extent 10 4 2 Setup for Zooming to Full Extent 10 4 2 01 Not Applicable 10 4 3 Steps for Zooming to Full Extent 10 4 3 01 Click the Zoom Full button on the Tools toolbar 10 4 3 02 Orclick on View then Zoom Full 10 5 Zooming to Last Extent Q 10 5 1 General Information for Zooming to Last Extent 10 5 1 001 Zooming to last extent allows stepping back to last map view For example start with a map view at full extent then zoom in to an area on the map Now click the last button the map will return to the previous map view which was the full extent 10 5 2 Setup for Zooming to Last Extent 10 5 2 01 Not Applicable 10 5 3 Steps for Zooming to Previous Extent For Zooming to Last Extent Click the Zoom Last button on the Tools Toolbar 10 6 Zoom to Layer A 30 10 6 1 01 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Tools Zoom to a layers extent will set the map display to an area just big enough to show every feature
113. rsement of any Modified Version oe COMBINING DOCUMENTS You may combine the Document with other documents released under this License under the terms defined in section 4 above for modified versions provided that you include in the combination all of the Invariant Sections of all of the original documents unmodified and list them all as Invariant Sections of your combined work in its license notice and that you preserve all their Warranty Disclaimers The combined work need only contain one copy of this License and multiple identical Invariant Sections may be replaced with a single copy If there are multiple Invariant Sections with the same name but different contents make the title of each such section unique by 119 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Appendix A adding at the end of it in parentheses the name of the original author or publisher of that section if known or else a unique number Make the same adjustment to the section titles in the list of Invariant Sections in the license notice of the combined work In the combination you must combine any sections Entitled History in the various original documents forming one section Entitled History likewise combine any sections Entitled Acknowledgements and any sections Entitled Dedications You must delete all sections Entitled Endorsements 6 COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS You may make a collection consisting of the Document and oth
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115. seeeeeeeeaaaaees 69 15 4 2 Setup for Copyright Plug in cccccccccccccccccsseesssecceeeecaeeseeeeceeeeaaaseseeeceeesauaaseeeeceessaaaeeeeeeeeeeeaas 69 15 4 3 Useof Copyright PIU CHI wsoscesecsscccesisninvessatrnaeiciaicisnstiersactons waaaediaeiieReu RAS 70 yi Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 15 5 GEOREFERENCER PLUG IN MMMM xctcesdays qsnaqeueesaaoeseaaponaeta vaaagaseynasaimonsaanniesseimety weaensteoeeaarananens 70 15 5 1 General Information about Georeferencer PLUG IN icccccccccccsecccccccccceeneeesecceccseeeaaaesseeeeeeeeaaaes 70 15 5 2 Setup for Georeferencer Plug in cccccccccccssscccccccccccccceesessceceeeeaesssseeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeeeeaaaaeseeeeeeeeaaaes 70 133 3 Useof GLOrejerencer PUGH ase cccazesnzcasceteaconataasaqeeaqesaapcsastas aaia ciiisean kisanii 70 15 6 GPS TOOLS PLUG IN Li IAE E A E T E E E E E aeeeeesseeeeamarace 12 15 6 1 General Information about GPS Tools PLUQ inh ccccccccccccsseeesccecceete ae eeseecceeceaaaasseseeeeeeseaaaes l2 15 6 2 Setup for GPS Tools Plug in cccccccccccccsssesesccccceccnaesseeceeceeeeaaeesseeeeeeeaaaasseeeeseesaaaeseeeeeeesaaaes 72 15 6 3 Use of GPS Tools PlUg iniiccccccccsccccccccccccceseccccceeeeaaseseseeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeeeesaaaeseeceeeeesaaaaeeseeeseuaaeees 72 15 7 RASLO e E ers E ses sore ere E A E E E 73 15 7 1 General Information about GRASS ccccccccccc ses eeeeeceecceeeenaaeeeeeeceeeeaaaeeeeeeeeeesaaaseeeeeeeeaaanees 73 15 7 2 Setup for GRASS viccccccc
116. selected modeling algorithm The number of available parameters depends on the algorithm selected By holding your mouse over each box a tooltip provides a more detailed description of each parameter s function 16 1 3 09 Here the user defines the base file name for the model output files and the folder where these files should be written The wizard will produce a GEOTIFF image suitable for use in most GIS packages a configuration file which can be used to run the model again using the openModeller console client and a color ramped PNG image for initial viewing by the user 16 1 3 10 The final wizard screen displays progress bars informing the user of the progress of the model creation and model projection 16 1 3 11 Once the wizard has completed the task a new window is opened showing the color ramped PNG image of the model output The window can be used to save the image in a variety of file formats as well as to open the Wizard to run another model 104 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Third Party Plug ins NOTE 11 There is a link from the http qgis org site to the openModeller Plug in Download and work through it if you want but it is a little more involved for a basic introduction to Software 105 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Third Party Plug ins HHHHHHH HAAR HAHAHAHAHA HAA AAA AAAAAAAAHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHAARAA HAHAHA List of Questions for Lesson
117. sing the Map Overview 18 1 2 01 Not Applicable 18 1 3 Steps for Using the Map Overview 18 1 3 01 The user can add a single layer to the overview by right clicking on it in the legend and choosing 18 1 3 02 The user can also add or remove all layers to the overview using the Add or tool on the Layer drop down menu or on the toolbar 108 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Customizing and Programming Chapter 19 Customizing and Programming Not covered in this tutorial but will be added 109 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Hard Copy and Exporting Chapter 20 Hard Copy Exporting 20 1 Map Composer 20 1 1 General Information about Map Composer 20 1 1 01 The map composer is a feature that provides improved layout and printing capabilities The composer allows the user to add elements such as the QGIS map canvas legend scalebar and text The user can size and position each item and adjust the properties to create the layout The result can be printed exported as an image or exported to SVG 20 1 2 Setup for Map Composer 20 1 2 01 Not Applicable 20 1 3 Using Map Composer 20 1 3 01 To access the map composer click on the Print button in the toolbar or choose Print from the File menu 20 1 3 02 To use the map composer first add the layers wanted to be printed to QGIS The layers should be rendered and symbolized prior to composing
118. sion as given on the Title Page If there is no section Entitled History in the Document create one stating the title year authors and publisher of the Document as given on its Title Page then add an item describing the Modified Version as stated in the previous sentence J Preserve the network location if any given in the Document for public access to a Transparent copy of the Document and likewise the network locations given in the Document for previous versions it was based on These may be placed in the History section You may omit a network location for a work that was published at 118 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Appendix A least four years before the Document itself or if the original publisher of the version it refers to gives permission K For any section Entitled Acknowledgements or Dedications Preserve the Title of the section and preserve in the section all the substance and tone of each of the contributor acknowledgements and or dedications given therein L Preserve all the Invariant Sections of the Document unaltered in their text and in their titles Section numbers or the equivalent are not considered part of the section titles M Delete any section Entitled Endorsements Such a section may not be included in the Modified Version N Do not retitle any existing section to be Entitled Endorsements or to conflict in title with any Invariant Section O Preserv
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120. ssueetata AEE EEEN sa 84 15 15 1 General Information about GRASS Vector Subtraction cccccscsceeceeceeeecceceeeeeeeeeaasaeeesseeees 54 15 15 2 Setup for GRASS Vector SUDtraCtiOn cccccccccccsssssecccccccecnnessseeceeeeeaaassseseceeeeeaaaaaeeeeeeeeaaaaees 84 15 15 35 Usage of GRASS Vector SUDtrAction ccccccccccsssvssecccccccccansseecccccsaaassseseeecccsaaaasesseceeeuaasaes 54 NG GRASS VECTORINTERSECTION eet aebeicarsad ctreat re teaarsareclage heme esini aae aiid na 85 15 16 1 General Information about GRASS Vector NOn Intersection cccccccccccceceseeneeeseseeeeeeeaeeees 55 15 16 2 Setup for GRASS Vector NOn InterSection ccccccccsccccccccccccsseesessecceeecaaessseceeeeesaaseeeeeeeseaaaaees 85 15 16 3 Usage of GRASS Vector NOn INtersection ccccccccccssvsscccccccceceesessecceeeeaaessececeeeaaaaeeeeeeeeeaaaness 55 15 17 GRASS VECTOR BUFFERS scocecccccnsmtacaseaataagas sonasneeancedenanasediandeeeandatenacssnetnaaneataneienaenangatasausausanas 85 15 17 1 General Information about GRASS Vector Buffers cccccsscessesceeeeccececeeeeceeeeaaaaasesssesseeeeees 86 15 17 2 Setup for GRASS Vector Bu f fers cccccccccccsscccccccccscssssseccceeeeaessseecceeesaaeeeeceeeeeeeaaaaeeeeeeeeeeaaaes 86 15 17 35 Usage of GRASS Vector Buffers ccccccccccccscsccccccccescseeesseceeeeeaeeseeeeeeeeeaaaaseeeeeeeeeseaaaaeeeeeeeeeeaaaes 86 15 18 GRASS RASTER BUPEERS sccscosccccsinaacssevazeaososonnsngeencensnnanseaunssonasunntpsacesncemeaaad igncienaa
121. t hand corner of the status bar 18 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface 8 1 3 04 When opening the Project Properties dialog from the Settings menu click on the tab to view the projection settings Opening the dialog from the icon will automatically bring the Projection tab to the front 8 2 The Projection dialog 8 2 1 General Information for the Projection dialog 8 2 1 0 The Projection dialog contains four important components e Enable on the fly projection This checkbox is used to enable or disable OTF projection When off no projection takes place and each layer is drawn using the coordinates as read from the data source When on the coordinates in each layer are projected to the coordinate system of the map canvas e Projections this is a list of all projection supported by QGIS including Geographic Projected and Custom coordinate systems To use a coordinate system select it from the list by expanding the appropriate node and selecting the projection e Proj4 text this is the projection string used by the Proj4 projection engine This text is read only and provided for informational purposes e Search if the user knows the PostGIS or EPSG identifier for a projection use the search feature to find it Enter the identifier and click on Find 8 3 Specifying a Projection 8 3 1 General Information for Specifying a Projection 8 3 1 01 QGIS auto
122. t in any medium either commercially or non commercially provided that this License the copyright notices and the license notice saying this License applies to the Document are reproduced in all copies and that you add no other conditions whatsoever to those of this License You may copy and distribute a Modified Version of the Document provided that you release the Modified Version under precisely this License e For any reuse or distribution the user must make clear to others the license terms of this work e Any of these conditions can be waived if the user get permission from the copyright holder Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 GIS Certification Institute This course is recognized by the GIS Certification Institute and is accepted as academic credit towards course points points earned through successful completion of individual courses workshops and other formal documented educational activities whose subject matter relates directly to geographic information technologies Each course is about 10 contact hours and worth 0 25 GISCI course points Contributors The following have contributed to this work Gary Watry Center for Ocean Atmospheric Prediction Studies Florida State University Author Charlie Schweik Center for Public Policy and Administration University of Massachusetts at Amherst Maria T Fernandez University of Massachusetts at Amherst X1 Introduction to Q
123. ted to If the device isn t listed or to change some settings edit the devices 12 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions This tool uses the program GPSBabel http gpsbabel sf net to transfer the data If GPSBabel 1s not installed where QGIS can find it this tool will not work 15 7 15 7 1 15 7 1 01 GRASS Plug in General Information about GRASS Geographic Resources Analysis Support System GRASS is a Geographic Information System GIS used for geospatial data management and analysis image processing graphics maps production spatial modeling and visualization GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings around the world as well as by many governmental agencies and environmental consulting companies It is a very powerful GIS tool that requires some effort to get started with 15 7 1 02 GRASS is ideal for use in engineering and land planning applications Like other GIS packages GRASS can display and manipulate vector data for roads streams boundaries and other features GRASS can also be used to keep maps updated with its integral digitizing functions Another feature of GRASS is its ability to use raster or cell data This is particularly important in spatial analysis and design GRASS functions can convert between vector data to raster data for seamless integration 15 7 1 03 GRASS can be used through the Graphical User Interface GUI offer
124. the map Opening the map composer provides a blank canvas to which can be added the current map view legend scalebar and text 20 1 3 03 The map composer has two tabs General and Item The General tab allows the user to set the paper size orientation and resolution for the map The Item tab displays the properties for the currently selected map element By selecting an element on the map eg legend scalebar text etc and clicking on the Item tab the user can customize the settings 20 1 3 04 The user can add multiple elements to the composer This allows the user to have more than one map view and legend in the composer Each element has its own properties and in the case of the map its own extent 20 1 3 05 Adding a Map to the Composer e To add the QGIS map canvas to the map composer click on the Add a new button in toolbar e Drag arectangle on the composer canvas to add the map The user can resize the map later by clicking on the Select move item button clicking on the map 110 20 1 3 06 20 1 3 07 only the desired layers To add a legend click on the Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Hard Copy and Exporting and dragging one of the handles in the corner of the map With the map selected the user can also resize the map by specifying the width and height on the Item properties tab The map is linked to the QGIS map canvas If the user changes the view on the map canvas
125. uantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Notes and Remarks Notes In this and following tutorials the following will be used New a button activated by clicking on it A new blank map project a checkbox activated by put a check in the box by clicking on the box Username a text box name where you enter data by typing it in s ISSUE a potential limitation to the use of the software a OTE an addition comment to point out addition functionality or information F Y TASK Asking you to practice a skill we just discussed QUESTION Asking you to collect information provided by a TASK 1 0 Chapter 1 1 Section 1 1 1 Subsection 1 1 1 01 Sub subsection Xx1i Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 General Information 1 1 1 Introduction 1 1 1 01 Quantum GIS QGIS is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System GIS that runs on Linux Unix Mac OSX and Windows QGIS supports vector raster and database formats QGIS is licensed under the GNU General Public License QGIS lets the user browse and create map data on their computer It supports many common spatial data formats e g ESRI ShapeFile geotiff QGIS supports Plug ins to do things like display tracks from the GPS units QGIS is Open Source software and it is free of cost 1 1 1 02 Known Issues There are a number of issues related to this release As the name preview
126. user can set an option to update the map display as features are drawn By default QGIS does not display any features for a layer until the entire layer has been rendered To update the display as features are read from the data store choose Options from the Settings menu and click on the Rendering tab Set the feature count to an appropriate value to update the display during rendering Setting a value of 0 disables update during drawing this is the default Setting a value too low will result in poor performance as the map canvas is continually updated during the reading of the features A suggested value to start with is 500 Cy Y TASK 2 Go Ahead and adjust the rendering by Checking Initial Visibility and setting the Update during Drawing to 500 17 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 The Quantum GIS Interface Chapter 8 Projections 8 1 Projections 8 1 1 General Information about Projections 6 1 1 0 QGIS supports on the fly projection of vector layers This feature allows the user to display layers with different coordinate systems and have them overlay properly 8 1 1 02 QGIS has support for approximately 2 700 known projections Projections are stored in a Sqlite database that is installed with GIS Normally the user does not need to manipulate the database directly In fact doing so may cause projection support to fail Custom projections are stored in a user database 8 1 1 03 The proj
127. ute Opaque copies of the Document numbering more than 100 you must either include a machine readable Transparent copy along with each Opaque copy or state in or with each Opaque copy a computer network location from which the general network using public 117 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Appendix A has access to download using public standard network protocols a complete Transparent copy of the Document free of added material If you use the latter option you must take reasonably prudent steps when you begin distribution of Opaque copies in quantity to ensure that this Transparent copy will remain thus accessible at the stated location until at least one year after the last time you distribute an Opaque copy directly or through your agents or retailers of that edition to the public It is requested but not required that you contact the authors of the Document well before redistributing any large number of copies to give them a chance to provide you with an updated version of the Document 4 MODIFICATIONS You may copy and distribute a Modified Version of the Document under the conditions of sections 2 and 3 above provided that you release the Modified Version under precisely this License with the Modified Version filling the role of the Document thus licensing distribution and modification of the Modified Version to whoever possesses a copy of it In addition you must do these things in the Mo
128. will halt the refresh of the map canvas and leave the map partially drawn It may take a bit of time between pressing ESC and the time the map drawing is halted 7 1 2 03 Suspending Rendering To suspend rendering click the Render f PELAN checkbox in the lower right corner of the status bar When the Render box is not checked QGIS does not redraw the canvas in response to any of the events described in Section 103 1 1 01 7 1 2 04 Examples of when the user might want to suspend rendering include e Add many layers and symbolize them prior to drawing e Add one or more large layers and set scale dependency before drawing e Add one or more large layers and zoom to a specific view before drawing e Any combination of the above el20093 Checking the Render box enables rendering and causes and immediate refresh of the map canvas 16 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Rendering 7 1 2 06 Setting Layer Add Option The user can set an option to always load new layers without drawing them This means the layer will be added to the map but its visibility checkbox in the legend will be unchecked by default 7 1 2 07 To set this option choose Options from the Settings menu and click on the Rendering tab Uncheck the New layers added to the map should be displayed checkbox Any layer added to the map will be off invisible by default 7 1 2 08 Updating the Map Display during Rendering The
129. yers 15 47 3 04 Enter Name of input vector map 15 47 3 05 Enter Output Shapefile 15 47 3 06 Click Run 96 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions 15 47 3 07 Click on Add a vector layer 15 47 3 08 Select layer to be added and click Ok 15 48 GML export of GRASS vector layer 15 48 1 General Information about GML export of GRASS vector layer 15 48 1 01 A A is not covered in this tutorial 15 49 GRASS Geo TIFF raster export 15 49 1 General Information about GRASS Geo TIFF raster export 15 49 1 01 Geo TIFF raster export is not covered in this tutorial 15 50 GRASS Shell 15 50 1 General Information about GRASS Shell ERY GRASS Shell is not covered in this tutorial 15 50 1 01 15 51 Grass environmental variables 15 51 1 General Information about Grass environmental variables 15 51 1 01 Ei Grass environmental variables is not covered in this tutorial 97 Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0 8 0 2 16 2007 Plug ins and Extensions HHHHHHA AAA AAHAAAAAHHHHHA AAA AAAAAAHHHHAAAAARAAAAAAAHHHHHEAAAAAAHAHAHH List of Questions for Lesson 04 QUESTION 24 What are the buoys from north to south QUESTION 25 How many locations are there for the user to choose from in placing the copyright mark A QUESTION 26 What are the coordinates of your GRASS region i QUESTION 27 Is the Buoysl layer visible

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