Introduction to Quantum GIS

(Titan) Version 0.8.0

Author: Gary Watry

Introduction to Quantum GIS Tutorial Version 0.8.0 2/16/2007

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Table of Contents COPYRIGHT SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................X GIS CERTIFICATION INSTITUTE ......................................................................................................... XI CONTRIBUTORS:...................................................................................................................................... XI NOTES AND REMARKS ..........................................................................................................................XII CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 1

1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1

CHAPTER 2 GETTING THE SOFTWARE.......................................................................................... 3 2.1 FILE UNZIP SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................ 3

2.1.1 General Information for File Unzip software: ..................................................................... 3 2.1.2 Getting and Installing 7-Zip ................................................................................................. 3

2.2 QUANTUM GIS ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.2.1 General Information for Quantum GIS: ............................................................................... 4 2.2.2 Get and Set Up Quantum GIS............................................................................................... 5

CHAPTER 3 GETTING THE DATA..................................................................................................... 7 3.1 TO OBTAIN DATA FROM NATIONAL ATLAS................................................................................. 7

3.1.1 General Information for Obtaining Data from National Atlas: ............................................ 7 3.1.2 To Obtain Data from National Atlas .................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER 4 UPDATING QUANTUM GIS .......................................................................................... 9 4.1 UPDATING QUANTUM GIS .......................................................................................................... 9

4.1.1 General Information for Updating Quantum GIS ................................................................ 9 4.1.2 Setup for Updating Quantum GIS ........................................................................................ 9 4.1.3 Updating Quantum GIS........................................................................................................ 9

CHAPTER 5 PROJECTS ..................................................................................................................... 10 5.1 CREATING A NEW PROJECT ....................................................................................................... 10

5.1.1 General Information for Creating a New Project .............................................................. 10 5.1.2 Setup for Creating a New Project....................................................................................... 10 5.1.3 Creating a new project ........................................................................................................ 10

5.2 LOADING AN EXISTING PROJECT ............................................................................................... 11 5.2.1 General Information for Loading an Existing Project ....................................................... 11 5.2.2 Setup for Loading an Existing Project................................................................................ 11 5.2.3 Steps for Loading an Existing Project ................................................................................. 11

5.3 SAVING A PROJECT.................................................................................................................... 11 5.3.1 General Information for Saving a Project.......................................................................... 11 5.3.2 Setup for Saving a Project ................................................................................................... 11 5.3.3 Steps for Saving a Project .................................................................................................. 11

CHAPTER 6 THE FIRST PROJECT.................................................................................................. 13 6.1 SPECIFYING MAP PROPERTIES................................................................................................... 13

6.1.1 General Information for Specifying Map Properties.......................................................... 13 6.1.2 Setup for Specifying Map Properties:.................................................................................. 13 6.1.3 Specifying Map Properties: ................................................................................................. 13

6.2 OPTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 14 6.2.1 General Information for Options........................................................................................ 14 6.2.2 Setup for Options................................................................................................................. 14

CHAPTER 7 RENDERING.................................................................................................................. 16

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7.1 RENDERING .............................................................................................................................. 16 7.1.1 General Information about Rendering ................................................................................ 16 7.1.2 Setup for Rendering:........................................................................................................... 16

CHAPTER 8 PROJECTIONS .............................................................................................................. 18 8.1 PROJECTIONS............................................................................................................................ 18

8.1.1 General Information about Projections.............................................................................. 18 8.1.2 Setup for Projections .......................................................................................................... 18 8.1.3 Usage of Projections .......................................................................................................... 18

8.2 THE PROJECTION DIALOG .......................................................................................................... 19 8.2.1 General Information for the Projection dialog................................................................... 19

8.3 SPECIFYING A PROJECTION.................................................................................................... 19 8.3.1 General Information for Specifying a Projection ............................................................... 19 8.3.2 Setup for Specifying a Projection ....................................................................................... 19 8.3.3 Use for Specifying a Projection.......................................................................................... 20

8.4 CUSTOM PROJECTIONS .............................................................................................................. 20 8.4.1 General Information about Custom Projections ................................................................ 20 8.4.2 Setup for Custom Projections .............................................................................................. 20 8.4.3 Usage of Custom Projections ............................................................................................. 20

CHAPTER 9 THE QUANTUM GIS INTERFACE............................................................................. 22 9.1 THE STANDARD TOOLBARS....................................................................................................... 22

9.1.1 General Information about the Standard Toolbar.............................................................. 22 9.2 ADDITION MENUS: .................................................................................................................... 25

9.2.1 General Information about Addition Menus: ..................................................................... 25 CHAPTER 10 TOOLS ....................................