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Mastering QGIS

Go beyond the basics and unleash the full power of QGIS with practical, step-by-step examples

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|Apr 2015
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Key Features

    Book Description

    If you are a GIS professional, a consultant, a student, or perhaps a fast learner who wants to go beyond the basics of QGIS, then this book is for you. It will prepare you to realize the full potential of QGIS.

    What you will learn

    • Create and manage a spatial database
    • Learn advanced techniques to style GIS data
    • Prepare both vector and raster data for processing
    • Understand how to work with the Processing Toolbox
    • Edit and repair topological data errors
    • Automate workflows with batch processing and the QGIS Graphical Modeler
    • Integrate Python scripting into your data processing workflows
    • Develop your own QGIS plugin

    Who this book is for

    If you are a GIS professional, a consultant, a student, or perhaps a fast learner who wants to go beyond the basics of QGIS, then this book is for you. It will prepare you to realize the full potential of QGIS.

    Table of Contents

    1. A refreshing look at QGIS
    2. Creating Spatial Databases
    3. Styling raster and vector data
    4. Preparing vector data for processing
    5. Preparing Raster Data for Processing
    6. Advanced data creation and editing
    7. Exploring the Processing Toolbox
    8. Automating workflows with the graphical modeler
    9. Creating Plugins for pyqgis problem solving
    10. Python Analysis Scripting with QGIS
    PDF ISBN: 978-1-78439-006-8
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2015 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2015
    Language: English
    Pages: 420