Learning QGIS 2.0

This book takes you through every stage you need to create superb maps using QGIS 2.0 - from installation on your favorite OS to data editing and spatial analysis right through to designing your print maps.

Overview

• Load and visualize vector and raster data
• Create and edit spatial data and perform spatial analysis
• Construct great maps and print them

In Detail

QGIS is a user friendly open source geographic information system (GIS) that runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, and Windows. The popularity of open source geographic information systems and QGIS in particular has been growing rapidly over the last few years. More and more companies and institutions are adopting QGIS and even switching to QGIS as their main GIS.

Learning QGIS is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with clear, step-by-step exercises that will help you to apply your GIS knowledge to QGIS. Containing a number of clear, practical exercises, this book will introduce you to working with QGIS, quickly and painlessly. If you want to take advantage of the wide range of functionalities that QGIS offers, then this is the book for you.

This book takes you from installing and configuring QGIS, through handling spatial data to creating great maps. You will learn how to load and visualize existing spatial data and how to create data from scratch. You will perform common geoprocessing and spatial analysis tasks and automate them. We will cover how to achieve great cartographic output and print maps. You will learn everything you need to know to handle spatial data management, processing, and visualization tasks in QGIS.

What you will learn from this book

• Installing QGIS
• Getting comfortable with the QGIS user interface
• Loading vector and raster data from files, databases, and web services
• Creating, editing, and visualizing spatial data
• Performing geoprocessing tasks
• Automating geoprocessing and spatial analysis tasks
• Creating advanced cartographic output
• Designing great print maps

Approach

A short book with a lot of hands-on examples to help you learn in a practical way.

Who this book is written for

This book is great for users, developers, and consultants who know the basic functions and processes of a GIS but want to know how to use QGIS to achieve the results they are used to a full-fledged GIS.

本書將帶領您進入使用 QGIS 2.0 創建出優秀地圖的每個階段 - 從在您喜愛的作業系統上安裝到資料編輯和空間分析，再到設計您的印刷地圖。

概述：
- 載入和視覺化向量和光柵資料
- 創建和編輯空間資料並進行空間分析
- 建立出優秀地圖並進行印刷

詳細內容：
QGIS 是一個使用者友好的開源地理資訊系統 (GIS)，可在 Linux、Unix、Mac OSX 和 Windows 上運行。近年來，開源地理資訊系統，尤其是 QGIS 的受歡迎程度迅速增長。越來越多的公司和機構採用 QGIS，甚至將其作為主要的 GIS。

《學習 QGIS》是一本實用的、實際操作的指南，提供了清晰、逐步的練習，幫助您將 GIS 知識應用於 QGIS。本書包含了一些清晰、實用的練習，將快速且無痛地介紹您如何使用 QGIS。如果您想要充分利用 QGIS 提供的廣泛功能，那麼這本書就是為您而寫的。

本書將帶領您從安裝和配置 QGIS，到處理空間資料，再到創建出優秀地圖。您將學習如何載入和視覺化現有的空間資料，以及如何從頭開始創建資料。您將執行常見的地理處理和空間分析任務並自動化它們。我們將介紹如何獲得出色的地圖輸出並進行印刷。您將學習在 QGIS 中處理空間資料管理、處理和視覺化任務所需的一切知識。

本書將教您以下內容：
- 安裝 QGIS
- 熟悉 QGIS 用戶界面
- 從文件、資料庫和網絡服務中載入向量和光柵資料
- 創建、編輯和視覺化空間資料
- 執行地理處理任務
- 自動化地理處理和空間分析任務
- 創建高級地圖輸出
- 設計出優秀的印刷地圖

這本書的特點是短小精悍，並提供了許多實際的操作示例，以幫助您以實際的方式學習。

本書適合已經熟悉 GIS 基本功能和流程的使用者、開發人員和顧問，他們想要了解如何使用 QGIS 實現他們熟悉的全功能 GIS 的結果。