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Learning QGIS - Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
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Learning QGIS - Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
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The latest guide to using QGIS 2.14 to create great maps and
perform geoprocessing tasks with ease About This Book * Learn how
to work with various data and create beautiful maps using this
easy-to-follow guide. * Give a touch of professionalism to your
maps both for functionality and look and feel with the help of this
practical guide. * A progressive hands-on guide that builds on a
geo-spatial data and adds more reactive maps by using geometry
tools. Who This Book Is For This book is great for users,
developers, and consultants who know the basic functions and
processes of GIS and want to learn to use QGIS to analyze
geospatial data and create rich mapping applications. If you want
to take advantage of the wide range of functionalities that QGIS
offers, then this is the book for you. What You Will Learn *
Install QGIS and get familiar with the user interface * Load vector
and raster data from files, databases, and web services * Create,
visualize, and edit spatial data * Perform geoprocessing tasks and
automate them * Create advanced cartographic outputs * Design great
print maps * Expand QGIS using Python In Detail QGIS is a
user-friendly open source geographic information system (GIS) that
runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, and Windows. The popularity of open
source geographic information systems and QGIS in particular has
been growing rapidly over the last few years. Learning QGIS Third
Edition is a practical, hands-on guide updated for QGIS 2.14 that
provides you with clear, step-by-step exercises to help you apply
your GIS knowledge to QGIS. Through clear, practical exercises,
this book will introduce you to working with QGIS quickly and
painlessly. This book takes you from installing and configuring
QGIS to handling spatial data to creating great maps. You will
learn how to load and visualize existing spatial data and create
data from scratch. You will get to know important plugins, perform
common geoprocessing and spatial analysis tasks and automate them
with Processing. We will cover how to achieve great cartographic
output and print maps. Finally, you will learn how to extend QGIS
using Python and even create your own plugin. Style and approach A
step by step approach to explain concepts of Geospatial map with
the help of real life examples
General
Imprint: |
Packt Publishing Limited
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2016 |
Authors: |
Anita Graser
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Dimensions: |
235 x 190 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
190 |
Edition: |
3rd Revised edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78588-033-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Computing & IT >
Computer software packages >
Multimedia
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LSN: |
1-78588-033-0 |
Barcode: |
9781785880339 |
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