Introduction to QGIS - House Hounting Plan: Glossary

Key Points

Get started with QGIS
  • Vector data use X and Y coordinates to define the loctions of points, lines, and areas (polygons) that correspond to map features.

  • To map a delimited file, the file need to have geospatial information (e.g. X Y Coordinates).

  • X Y Coordinates are longtitude and latutide in degrees. WGS 84 is the most often used geodetic datum to represent coordinates

  • A variety of basemap can be added to QGIS through adding an XYZ Tile layer.

Spatial Analysis in QGIS
  • Projection is the way to convert locations in a global onto to a flat plane.

  • Choosing a right projection for a study area is crucial before any spatial analysis.

  • The radius of created buffers is measured by Eucilidean distance.

Change layer properties
  • Make the point hollow to show overlapped points.

  • Use contrasting colors to highlight the points against the basemap.

Creat print layout and Save the project
  • The basie elements for a maps are scale, legend, north arrow, title, and the content.

  • You can save the map in three types: pdf, image, and SVG.

Glossary

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