Getting Started With GIS Using QGIS

Learn GIS using free software.



The book is based off a 2 day seminar course that taught thousands of laymen to use GIS.



It covers the basics of GIS, gives examples, and then guides you through a working project of mapping out an area in Texas to allow you to understand and master the basics of GIS and cartography. Shows where to get free data and how to check that data for validity.



While this book teaches GIS via the open source program of Quantum GIS, it is applicable to any GIS program, whether it is ESRI ArcView, Microstation, or uDIG.



Chapters include:

Basic Background About Maps

What is GIS?

Coordinate Systems and Projections

An Overview of GIS and Open-Source Programs

Finding GIS Data

Using Quantum GIS

Adding Data Layers

Customizing a GIS Project

Working With The Attribute Table

Downsizing Data from a Layer

QGIS Plugins

Measurement Tools

Creating and Editing Layers

Print Composer: Exporting a Map

134 pages