Basics Supporting tagline
In this tutorial, we will use two geographical layers downloadable from the NaturalEarth database online and already available in the /dss_course_dataset folder:
/dss_course_dataset/qgis/1-basicsFiles to be used are:
ne_10m_admin_0_countries.shp (world countries)
ne_10m_populated_places_simple.shp (world main cities)1. Opening, selecting and closing vector layers
See video tutorial either on your local copy or on YouTube QGIS-Open Vector Layers
2. Understand relationship between Map and Attribute table through features selection
In that tutorial we will use the following layer:
ne_10m_admin_0_countries.shp (world countries)See video tutorial either on your local copy or on YouTube QGIS-Map view vs Attribute table
3. Navigating the map
In that tutorial we will use the following layer:
ne_10m_admin_0_countries.shp (world countries)See video tutorial either on your local copy or on YouTube QGIS-Map navigation
4. Styling layers through the ‘Properties Dialog box’
Files to be used are:
ne_10m_admin_0_countries.shp (world countries)
ne_10m_populated_places_simple.shp (world main cities)See video tutorial either on your local copy or on YouTube QGIS-Styling layers through properties dialog box
5. Saving styling, layers as a project
Once you styled your layers, open several vector layers, … if you close QGIS you will loose all your settings. To save a specific arrangements of layers and settings you need to save it as a QGIS project. To do so, simply go to:
Menu "File" -> "Save Project As"and choose a name for your QGIS project. The extension for a QGIS project is “.qgis”
Once saved, you can re-open it using of course:
Meny "File" -> "Open Project ..."