QGIS: Becoming a GIS Power User by Alexander Bruy

Key FeaturesLearn how to work with various types of data and create beautiful maps using this easy-to-follow guideGive a touch of professionalism to your maps, both for functionality and look and feel, with the help of this practical guideThis progressive, hands-on guide builds on a geo-spatial data and adds more reactive maps using geometry tools.Book DescriptionThe first module Learning QGIS, Third edition covers the installation and configuration of QGIS. Youll become a master in data creation and editing, and creating great maps. By the end of this module, youll be able to extend QGIS with Python, getting in-depth with developing custom tools for the Processing Toolbox.The second module QGIS Blueprints gives you an overview of the application types and the technical aspects along with few examples from the digital humanities. After estimating unknown values using interpolation methods and demonstrating visualization and analytical techniques, the module ends by creating an editable and data-rich map for the discovery of community information.The third module QGIS 2 Cookbook covers data input and output with special instructions for trickier formats. Later, we dive into exploring data, data management, and preprocessing steps to cut your data to just the important areas. At the end of this module, you will dive into the methods for analyzing routes and networks, and learn how to take QGIS beyond the out-of-the-box features with plug-ins, customization, and add-on tools.This Learning Path combines some of the best that Packt has to offer in one complete, curated package. It includes content from the following Packt products:Learning QGIS, Third Edition by Anita GraserQGIS Blueprints by Ben MearnsQGIS 2 Cookbook by Alex Mandel, Victor Olaya Ferrero, Anita Graser, Alexander BruyWhat you will learnCreate your first map by styling both vector and raster layers from different data sourcesUse parameters such as precipitation, relative humidity, and temperature to predict the vulnerability of fields and crops to mildewRe-project vector and raster data and see how to convert between different style formatsUse a mix of web services to provide a collaborative data systemUse raster analysis and a model automation tool to model the physical conditions for hydrological analysisGet the most out of the cartographic tools to in QGIS to reveal the advanced tips and tricks of cartographyAbout the AuthorAnita Graser studied geomatics at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt, Austria, from where she graduated with a masters degree in 2010.During her studies, she gained hands-on experience in the fields of geo-marketing and transportation research. Since 2007, she has been working as a geographic information systems (GIS) expert with the dynamic transportation systems group at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), where she focuses on analyzing and visualizing spatio-temporal data. Anita serves on the OSGeo board of directors and the QGIS project steering committee. She has been working with GIS since 2005, provides QGIS training courses, and writes a popular blog on open source GIS at anitagraser.com.Ben Mearns lives in Philly, PA, where he consults, teaches, advises, speaks, and creates geographical information. In private practice, he has previously been the lead geospatial information consultant and instructor on GIS for natural resource management at the University of Delaware. He has held other GIS and data positions at the Cartographic Modeling Lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Macalester College.Alex Mandel is a geospatial scientist who has a PhD in geography and more than 12 years of experience in applying GIS to a variety of projects. He has also taught courses on GIS, geospatial programming, and Geoweb.Victor Olaya Ferrero is a GIS developer. He is the creator and main developer of the QGIS Processing Framework. He is also the author of Sistemas de Informacion Geografica, a free book about the fundamentals of GIS.Alexander Bruy is a GFOSS advocate and open source developer working on the QGIS project. He has also maintained a collection of his own open source projects. He has been working with QGIS since 2006, and now he is an OSGeo charter member and QGIS core developer. He is also the author of QGIS By Example, Packt Publishing.Alexander is currently a freelance GIS developer and works for various companies worldwide.Table of ContentsGetting Started with QGISViewing Spatial DataData Creation and EditingSpatial AnalysisCreating Great MapsExtending QGIS with PythonExploring Places – from Concept to InterfaceIdentifying the Best PlacesDiscovering Physical RelationshipsFinding the Best Way to Get ThereDemonstrating ChangeEstimating Unknown ValuesMapping for Enterprises and CommunitiesData Input and OutputData ManagementCommon Data Preprocessing StepsData ExplorationClassic Vector AnalysisNetwork AnalysisRaster Analysis IRaster Analysis IIQGIS and the WebCartography TipsExtending QGISUp and ComingBibliography