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What topics do you think are essential in an introduction for QGIS?

The target audience is those with zero or rudimentary knowledge in mapping and geospatial software.

PolyGeo
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n1kn0k
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Have you looked at the "gentle GIS introduction" found on the QGIS website? Might be a good starting place to look for topics.

The address is:

http://qgis.org/en/documentation/manuals.html

It's found towards the bottom of the page.

Mwinslett
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This beginner's course offered by GBD Consult might be a good reference. Their course covers the following topics:

  • Installation Overview and Applications of Quantum GIS
  • Introduction to the Graphical User Interface
  • Data management and fundamentals on projections
  • Integrating and analyzing vector and raster data
  • Attribute management and digitizing
  • Working with the core plug-ins
  • Integrating and working with external plugins
  • Exchange of data and layout printable maps
R.K.
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There is a presentation for beginners about Qgis features that I made for an Webnar, the link is here: http://mundogeo.com/webinar/osgeo/osgeo-pablo.pdf . It's in Portuguese but there is little text.

Editable version: http://ubuntuone.com/4Z1SToBnm4XvvKNIh56YPe

The topics that I suggest:

  • Qgis is a machine, data enters and information (maps) exit.
  • Qgis is open source, what is open source and the implications.
  • Accept a lot of data formats through Gdal/ogr, what is raster and vectors.
  • Present some qgis processing tools.
    --- That end the basics, now starts the magic:
  • Qgis uses grass and postgis which creates an enormous processing power.
  • what is grass.
  • what is postgis.
  • Qgis has an API which expose the engine under the hood and can automate repetitive tasks. (waht is an api).
    --- Final thoughts:
  • Qgis is composed by many libraries and they are very well maintained.
  • Qgis has a lot of help and support.
Pablo
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Micha Silver has published a complete tutorial for qgis beginners (11 excercises), see overview here: http://www.surfaces.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Exercises.pdf and the complete course materials here: http://www.surfaces.co.il/?p=872

Kurt
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I would especially like to learn QGIS/Python tools and methods that ArcGIS users accomplish with Spatial Analyst tools, such as:

  • Extract by Mask
  • Raster Calculator
  • Reclassify
  • Zonal Statistics
  • Focal Statistics
  • Kernel Density
  • Iso Cluster, MLC, PCA
  • Hydrology Tools
Aaron
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