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In this course, you will learn :
- QGIS software is used for cartographic techniques.
- How to Make a Map for a Presentation.
- Proper GIS Labeling
- Symbolization Techniques
Syllabus :
1. Labels
- Labeling Basics
- Labeling - Text Properties
- Label Formatting
- Label Buffers
- Label Backgrounds
- Label Shadows
- Label Callouts (Leader Lines)
- Label Placement
- Label Rendering
- Labeling Over Orthos
- Fine Tuning Labels
- Getting and Adding Custom Fonts
- Free Resources from Creative Market
2. Symbology
- Styling Single Points, Lines and Polygons
- Styling Categorical Data
- Styling Graduated Data
- Shapeburst Fills
- Texture Fills
- Inverted Polygons
- Advanced Lines
3. Base Layers
- XYZ Tile Basemaps
- Getting Data from the OSM Website
- Getting Basemaps from the QuickMapServices Plugins
- Getting OSM Data with Overpass Turbo
- Rule Based Symbology
- Rule Based Labeling
- Bringing in Mapbox Baselayers (an Introduction)
- Natural Earth Data
4. Project Setup
- Setting Up a Page Layout
- Layout Templates
- Creating Map Grids (Lat & Long Graticules)
- Inset or Overview Maps
- Global Overview Maps
- Adding a Legend
- Adding Text to a Layout
- Adding Images
5. Water Styling
- Coastal Glow Effect
- Concentric Water Lines (Equally Spaced)
- Concentric Water Lines (Variably Spaced)
- Half Tone Coastal Fill
6. Land Styling
- Getting DEMs from USDA/NRCS
- Creating Contour Lines from DEMs (in Feet and Meters)
- Labeling Contour Lines
- Drop Shadowing Polygon Features
