| Getting Started: Qgis Tutorial & Video Course Contributor(s): Allan, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1797834231 ISBN-13: 9781797834238 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $28.47 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Cartography |
| Series: Qgis 3 for Beginners |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 116 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: QGIS 3.x: Includes 2 1/2 hour GIS for beginners video course This step-by-step follow-along style introduction to QGIS book will have you exploring and shading maps, and solving geographical problems in no time. In part 1, you'll download and install QGIS, and the practice dataset. Then you'll learn basic QGIS skills like opening maps, tables and air photos, and zooming, panning and interactive querying. In part 2, you'll learn how to harness the relationship between maps and tables to simplify complex geographical problems. You'll gain insights into selecting color schemes and validating maps. And you'll put your new skills into practice with two thematic mapping projects: shading a data category map and creating time series maps. The companion (free) 2 1/2 hour video Geographical Information System course has a bonus section. In answer to the question what is a geographic information system, you'll learn that GIS has its roots an epidemiological study from the 1850s and an environmental study from the 1960s. You will learn...
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