“Mastering QGIS: A Step-by-Step Learning Journey”! A free course
Quest GIS is thrilled to present a series of comprehensive online courses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) using QGIS software, meticulously designed for you. Whether you are just starting out or looking to enhance your existing skills, our courses are crafted to support your learning journey and professional growth. Check below for course names, highlights, and prerequisites. Download data wherever required from the given link.
Learning procedure
Self learning
Course Fee
Free
Certificate
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Course assistance
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Instruction Type
Pre recorded HD Videos
Datasets
Free
Course Material
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Level - 0 Course name : Getting started with QGIS
Course Highlights
Note: This course is offered at no cost for independent learning. Brows this course for free and learn at your own pace.
Duration: 2+ Hours
Prerequisites: None
Skills outcomes –
- Better understanding of GIS concepts such as Coordinate reference Systems (CRS), datum, map scale, etc.
- Better understanding of geospatial data types and formats, georeferencing and digitization
- Understanding of QGIS download and installation procedures
- Familiarity with QGIS interface
- Understanding and uses of QGIS plugins.
Dear learners
Please download the QGIS software by clicking on the button below or you can also visit https://qgis.org/download/
1. Basics of GIS
Begin from here: This lecture cover the theoretical part about basics of GIS, geospatial data types, CRS system, concept of georeferencing and digitization, projection system, datum, map scale and QGIS interface.
2. QGIS download and install - long term release
This section cover the how to download the QGIS software along with the installation process.
3. QGIS Interface
In this video a learner will able to built familiarity with QGIS.
This lecture includes understanding different parts of QGIS interface Menu bar ➢ Layers List/Browser Panel ➢ Toolbars ➢ Map canvas ➢ Status bar ➢ Side Toolbar ➢ Locator bar➢ Workspace
4. Installation and uses of plugins
This video covers the plugin installation and uses of five very important plugins
1. Quick map Services 2. Quick OSM 3. OpenTopography DEM Downloader 4. MapSwipe Tool 5. Geocoding.
Level - 1 Course name : Fundamental processes in QGIS
Course Highlights
Note: This course is offered at no cost for independent learning. Browse this course for free and learn at your own pace.
Duration: 6+ Hours
Prerequisites: Completion of Level-0 “Getting started with QGIS”
Skills outcomes –
- Better understanding of geospatial data types and formats in QGIS.
- Efficient way of data loading in QGIS.
- Raster data loading in QGIS.
- Vector data loading in QGIS.
- WMS/WFS data layers loading in QGIS.
- Delimited text loading in QGIS.
- Hands-on for most demanding skills in GIS industry-
- Georeferencing.
- Digitization.
Dear learners
Please download dataset by clicking on the button below. In this folder you will find all dataset 1. Raster, 2. Vector, 3. CSV for loading 4. Georeferencing and Digitization. Please georeference the image and use the georeferenced image for further digitization.
1. Data types and format loading-Raster
In this video you will learn how to load different basic raster formats in QGIS using data present in system as well as on server.
2. Data types and format loading-Vectors
In this video you will learn how to load different basic vector formats in QGIS using data present in system as well as on server.
3. Data types and format loading-Delimited text
In this video you will learn how to load basic CSV/spreadsheet in QGIS using data present in system.
4. Georeferencing in QGIS
In this video you will understand what is georeferencing, What if you don’t georeference an image? How it is done, what are the settings required etc.
5. Digitization in QGIS
In this video you will learn how to digitize the georeferenced image and extract real world features in QGIS. *Use georeferenced image (from video 4) for digitization.