Learn QGIS - Fourth Edition

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright and Credits
   1. Learn QGIS Fourth Edition
3. Dedication
4. About Packt
   1. Why subscribe?
   2. Packt.com
5. Contributors
   1. About the authors
   2. Packt is searching for authors like you
6. Preface
   1. Who this book is for
   2. What this book covers
   3. To get the most out of this book
      1. Download the example code files
      2. Download the color images
      3. Conventions used
   4. Get in touch
      1. Reviews
7. Where Do I Start?
   1. Installing QGIS 3.4
      1. Installing QGIS on Windows
         1. Installing QGIS using the OSGeo4W installer
            1. Latest QGIS release
            2. Advanced installer (to specify version)
      2. Installing on Ubuntu
   2. Running QGIS for the first time
      1. Plugins
   3. What is new in QGIS 3
   4. Introducing the QGIS user interface
      1. Menu bar
      2. Toolbars
      3. Information bar
      4. Layers and browser panels
      5. Map
   5. Finding help and reporting issues
   6. Summary
8. Data Creation and Editing
   1. Data formats
      1. GeoPackage
   2. Loading data
      1. Getting data into QGIS
   3. Interacting with data
      1. Navigation
      2. Data attributes toolbar
         1. Inspecting the data
         2. Measuring data
         3. Selecting data
   4. Vector data
      1. Editing attribute data
      2. Building your own vector data
         1. Projections
         2. Creating data
            1. Create a ShapeFile
         3. Editing tools
         4. Snapping
         5. Mistakes and correcting with editing
         6. Populating attribute data
      3. Data joins
      4. Using temporary scratch layers
      5. Checking for topological errors and fixing them
         1. Finding errors with the Topology Checker
         2. Fixing invalid geometry errors
   5. Raster data
   6. Other data
      1. Creating a GeoPackage
         1. Exporting to a different format
      2. Spatial Databases
   7. Summary
9. Visualizing Data
   1. Styling data
      1. Interactive styling
   2. Styling raster layers
      1. Layer styling – Terrain
      2. Layer styling – satellite image
         1. Raster Toolbar
      3. Styling data – landcover map
   3. Saving styles
   4. Styling vector layers
      1. Creating point styles – an example of an airport style
      2. Simple marker
         1. SVG
         2. Default symbols
      3. Creating line styles – an example of a river
      4. Creating polygon styles – an example of a landmass style
   5. Summary
10. Creating Great Maps
    1. Communicating with data
    2. Labeling
       1. Interactively editing labels
       2. Displaying more information using labels
       3. Line labels
       4. Polygon labels
    3. Creating a map
    4. Loading data
       1. Adding layout items
          1. Add a title (or any text)
       2. Further map creation options
          1. Adding Grids
          2. Adding an overview map
          3. Adding an attribute table
       3. Map outputs
          1. Saving maps to share
          2. Creating an Atlas
       4. Presenting Maps online
          1. Exporting a web map
       5. QGIS2Web – an excellent way to export your data in openlayers or leaflet
          1. Exporting a 3D web map
    5. Summary
11. Spatial Analysis
    1. Processing toolbox
    2. Analyzing raster data
       1. Clipping rasters
       2. Analyzing elevation/terrain data
       3. Terrain projections – slope maps
       4. Using the raster calculator
    3. Combining raster and vector data
       1. Converting between rasters and vectors
          1. Raster to vector
          2. Vector to raster
       2. Accessing raster and vector layer statistics
          1. Computing zonal statistics
       3. Creating a heatmap from points
    4. Advanced vector and raster analysis with processing
       1. Finding nearest neighbors
       2. Converting between points, lines, and polygons
       3. Building workflows with processing tools
          1. Identifying features in the proximity of other features
          2. Sampling a raster at point locations
          3. Mapping density with hexagonal grids
          4. Calculating area shares within a region
       4. Batch processing multiple datasets
       5. Automated geoprocessing with the graphical modeler
          1. Create a model that automates the creation of hexagonal heatmaps
          2. Documenting and sharing models
    5. Summary
12. Extending QGIS with Python
    1. Adding functionality using actions
       1. Configuring your first Python action
       2. Opening files using actions
       3. Opening a web browser using actions
    2. Getting to know the Python console
       1. Loading and exploring datasets – vector data
       2. Loading and exploring datasets – raster data
       3. Styling layers
       4. Filtering data
       5. Creating a memory layer
       6. Exporting map images
    3. Creating custom geoprocessing scripts using Python
       1. Writing your first processing script
          1. Building a basic buffer script
             1. Running the script
             2. Extending the script
    4. Developing your first plugin
       1. Creating the plugin template with Plugin Builder
          1. Accessing qgis.core from the command line external to Python
          2. Setting up the pb_tool
          3. Assigning a logo to the plugin
          4. Customizing the plugin GUI
          5. Implementing plugin functionality
          6. Adding a message box when OK is clicked
    5. 3D view
    6. Summary
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