QGIS 101: An Introduction to Spatial Data with Open Source Software

QGIS 101
https://mapninja.github.io/QGIS-101/

Stacey Maples – Geospatial Manager – Stanford Geospatial Center – [email protected]

David Medeiros – GIS Instruction & Support Specialist - Stanford Geospatial Center - [email protected]

Overview
This workshop aims to accomplish two things: Introduce participants to basic vocabulary, concepts and techniques for working with spatial data in research and introduce the interface and tools in QGIS, a free & open source desktop GIS software. This introductory session will focus upon the fundamental concepts and skills needed to begin using Geographic Information Systems software for the exploration and analysis of spatial data using the QGIS platform.

Topics will include:

What is GIS?
Spatial Data Models and Formats
Projections and Coordinate Systems
Basic Data Management
The QGIS User Interface
Simple Analysis using Visualization.
GIS Resource links:
Stanford Geospatial Center website - http://gis.stanford.edu/

Stanford Geospatial Center Slack - https://stanford-geospatial.slack.com

Stanford GIS Listserv - https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/stanfordgis

QGIS Current Version Download - https://qgis.org

QGIS Current Version Help - https://qgis.org/en/docs/index.html

This tutorial on GIthub Pages - https://mapninja.github.io/QGIS-101/

Introductory Slides: https://slides.com/staceymaples/gisintro-1/

LIVE Intro Slides: https://slides.com/staceymaples/gisintro-1/live

Steven Johnson's "Ghost Map" TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_how_the_ghost_map_helped_end_a_killer_disease

Setup
Users should prepare for this workshop by installing the QGIS software appropriate for their operating system and downloading the data to their local hard drive.

Software
This workshop was created using QGIS version 3.12, which is the long-term release. If you are in new user we suggest installing the latest long-term release for your operating system. While the latest beta release contains extra features and functionality, it often and also contains bugs and limited functionality, which can be frustrating to new users.

To download QGIS for your operating system go to QGIS.org and click on the download link.

https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html

Data
The data package for the workshop can be downloaded from https://github.com/mapninja/QGIS-101/archive/master.zip

A production of the Stanford Geospatial Center, The Stanford Maps Library and The Branner Earth Sciences Library.

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