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The why's and how's of learning geospatial

in QGIS: Essentials · Module 0

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Every course is a free workbook with exercises and data. New to GIS? Start with Essentials.

  • EStart hereNew

    beginner · 16 hours · 6 modules

    QGIS: Essentials

    A 16-hour introductory QGIS course: spatial data, coordinate reference systems, map projections, styling layers, making maps, and basic processing.

    6 modules
  • LENew

    beginner · 16 hours · 5 modules

    QGIS: Layers and Expressions

    A 16-hour introductory QGIS course on attribute joins, georeferencing, digitizing, geocoding, selections, the field calculator, and QGIS expressions.

    5 modules
  • ASNew

    intermediate · 16 hours · 5 modules

    QGIS: Advanced Styling and Symbology

    A 16-hour intermediate QGIS course on blending modes, geometry generators, data-defined overrides, rules, labels, and 3D, temporal, and web maps.

    5 modules
  • MLNew

    intermediate · 8 hours · 3 modules

    QGIS: Maps and Layouts

    An 8-hour intermediate QGIS course on layout elements, templates, map themes, the QGIS Atlas, and QGIS Reports for creating and automating maps.

    3 modules
  • APNew

    intermediate · 16–24 hours · 6 modules

    QGIS for Architects, Planners, and Urban Practitioners

    A 16-24 hour intermediate QGIS course for architects, planners, and urban practitioners: urban data, attributes, styling, map layouts, and the QGIS Atlas.

    6 modules
  • SFNew

    intermediate · 16–24 hours · 5 modules

    QGIS for SFLMA and Forestry Tenure Mapping

    A 16-24 hour intermediate QGIS course on the maps, shapefiles, technical descriptions, and corner coordinates for SFLMA and forestry tenure applications.

    5 modules

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TopicGeospatial
FactOn the Mercator projection Greenland looks bigger than South America, even though it is only one-eighth the size.
SourceMap Projections: A Working Manual (USGS Professional Paper 1395, John P. Snyder) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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