Understand how the label tool works and how to add and change labels in QGIS
Know how to add and customise symbols in QGIS
Learn how to style single points, lines, polygons, categorical data, & graduated data
Discover how to add basemaps from Google or Bing in QGIS
Understand how to add legends and a custom overlay grid
Know how to add text and images to a layout
Learn how to style water layers and create a land or sea polygon
Course Overview
The Advanced QGIS Cartography course covers everything you need to know about cartography in QGIS. Through instructor-led guidance and audiovisual material, you will learn how the different label tools work, and how to add basemaps from Google. It will teach you how to create map grids, add text and images to a layout, and style different types of data.
If you’re interested in improving your team’s spatial analysis strategy, or wish to use QGIS as your first geographic information system software, then this course is perfect for you. By the end of the course, you will be equipped with the skills to carry out a range of practical spatial data analysis tasks, with an excellent understanding of the design principles you can apply to create effective maps.
This best selling Advanced QGIS Cartography has been developed by industry professionals and has already been completed by hundreds of satisfied students. This in-depth Advanced QGIS Cartography is suitable for anyone who wants to build their professional skill set and improve their expert knowledge.
The Advanced QGIS Cartography is CPD-accredited, so you can be confident you’re completing a quality training course will boost your CV and enhance your career potential. The Advanced QGIS Cartography is made up of several information-packed modules which break down each topic into bite-sized chunks to ensure you understand and retain everything you learn.
After successfully completing the Advanced QGIS Cartography, you will be awarded a certificate of completion as proof of your new skills. If you are looking to pursue a new career and want to build your professional skills to excel in your chosen field, the certificate of completion from the Advanced QGIS Cartography will help you stand out from the crowd. You can also validate your certification on our website.
We know that you are busy and that time is precious, so we have designed the Advanced QGIS Cartography to be completed at your own pace, whether that’s part-time or full-time. Get full course access upon registration and access the course materials from anywhere in the world, at any time, from any internet-enabled device.
Our experienced tutors are here to support you through the entire learning process and answer any queries you may have via email.
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Certification
After successfully completing the course, you will be able to get the UK and internationally accepted certificate to share your achievement with potential employers or include it in your CV. The PDF Certificate + Transcript is available at £6.99 (Special Offer - 50% OFF). In addition, you can get a hard copy of your certificate for £12 (Shipping cost inside the UK is free, and outside the UK is £9.99).
Course Curriculum
Section 01: Introduction
Introduction
00:01:00
Section 02: Labels
Labeling Basics
00:03:00
Labeling – Text Properties
00:02:00
Label Formatting
00:06:00
Label Buffers
00:04:00
Label Backgrounds
00:03:00
Label Shadows
00:03:00
Labeling Callouts (Leader Lines)
00:03:00
Label Placement
00:04:00
Label Rendering
00:05:00
Labeling Over Orthos
00:06:00
Fine Tuning Labels
00:03:00
Section 03: Symbology
Styling Single Points, Lines and Polygons
00:11:00
Styling Categorical Data
00:08:00
Styling Graduated Data
00:04:00
Shapeburst Fills
00:03:00
Texture Fills
00:04:00
Inverted Polygons
00:03:00
Advanced Lines
00:08:00
Section 04: Base Layers
XYZ Tile Basemaps
00:04:00
Getting Data from the OSM Website
00:07:00
Getting Basemaps from the QuickMapServices Plugins
00:05:00
Getting OSM Data with Overpass Turbo
00:06:00
Rule Based Symbology
00:10:00
Rule Based Labeling
00:03:00
Bringing in Mapbox Baselayers (an Introduction)
00:13:00
Natural Earth Data
00:07:00
Section 05: Project Setup
Setting Up a Page Layout
00:14:00
Layout Templates
00:05:00
Creating Map Grids (Lat & Long Graticules)
00:08:00
Inset or Overview Maps
00:05:00
Global Overview Maps
00:05:00
Adding a Legend
00:07:00
Adding Text to a Layout
00:03:00
Adding Images
00:05:00
Section 06: Water Styling
Coastal Glow Effect
00:04:00
Concentric Water Lines (Equally Spaced)
00:05:00
Concentric Water Lines (Variably Spaced)
00:08:00
Half Tone Coastal Fill
00:06:00
Section 07: Land Styling
Getting DEMs from USDA/NRCS
00:08:00
Creating Contour Lines from DEMs (in Feet and Meters)
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