Intro to QGIS - Make a Map
#maptimeOsl

Maptime Osl

Thank You
CartoDB for pizza
Maptime Boston for the original
Norkart for prep time

Content Warning
Quick and dirty conversion of original
Some screenshots still of rat map

Housekeeping
Code: github, Chat: Matrix, Space: Bitraf

Announcement
Det skal startes en QGIS-brukergruppe for Norge
@Tono_Armas
12. desember klokken 12 Plan og Bygningsetaten i Oslo Kommune
(Vahls gate 1, 0187 Oslo)

QGIS
What is QGIS?

Free and Open Source GIS Software

rahber.net

Official Project of OSGEO
Runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows, and Android(!)
Fully capable, supports vector (points, lines, polygons) and raster

Licensed under the
GNU General Public License

Who is OSGEO?
Open Source Geospatial Foundation
Community of Developers
QGIS, Grass, OpenLayers, etc.

History of QGIS:
Started in 2002 by Gary Sherman Version 1.0 in 2009

Gary Sherman - History of QGIS Committers (2011)

Components of QGIS

QGIS Desktop

QGIS Browser

QGIS Server

QGIS Web Client

QGIS for Android (beta)
Mobile! Try if you dare!

QField for Android

Touch interface to capture data in the field.

Lets make maps! Download:
QGIS 2.18
Las Palmas

Todays Task: Bus stops!
OSM Metro extracts for Oslo

But First...
a little to get you started.

Get familiar with the UI

Map Navigation Toolbar

File Toolbar

Manage Layers

Attribute Toolbar

Layers Panel

Browser Panel

Others
View -> Toolbars

Add Data

Add Data
Oslo
Bydeler & bussholdeplasser
Data Package

Adding Data - What is supported?
OGR Vector Formats
GDAL Raster Formats
PostGIS, OracleSpatial, SpatialLite
Tabular (csv, tsv, etc.)

Projections
Will default to the projection set in your project, if none WGS84
Layers -> Individual basis
Project -> Project Properties

Reprojecting a Dataset:
Right Click on Layer -> Save As

Enable 'on the fly'

Let's Symbolize

Layer Properties

Symbolize in Style Tab

Explore the Other Properties

Labels
Fields
Display
Actions
Joins
Diagrams
Metadata

Editing
We won't really do this today.
but you can!

Geoprocessing

Vector Menu
Raster Menu

Try Points in Polygon
Calculate the Bydeler with the most Bus stops
Has Moved to Processing - Toolbox

Exporting Datasets
Right click -> Save as...
Preserve your transformations.

To the Print Composer

Maps are composed in QGIS using the Print Composer

Add the map element.

Layout your map presentation in Print Composer.
Maps, Legend, Scale, North Arrow, etc.
You can save it and return to it, and update it!

The Layout Process

When satisfied:
Export Image
Export PDF
Export SVG

Other QGIS Features:
Map Services
QGIS Server
Web Publishing
Python
Database Connections

Plugins!
One of the neatest features of QGIS
Tons of Open Source Plugins
Plugins -> Plug In Manager

More QGIS in the Future
This is only the beginning.
But for now...

Make a BUS MAP!
Have at it, and have fun!
Download the Data ZIP