QGIS Quick Start Guide

Creating polygons

Finally, in this vector editing section, we will take a look at editing polygons. All the techniques we have learned for lines and points apply. Again, create a new layer in your GeoPackage, and this time call it Island_Outline. We are not going to be creating any fields, so accept the defaults shown in the following screenshot:

Creating a polygon Layer

Select the new layer in the Layers panel, click Toggle Editing and digitize the island. Don't worry about being too detailed. The result will be a digitized island. In QGIS, the new polygon layer will appear similar to the following screenshot:

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