QGIS Introduction: Getting Started

LinkedIn Learning: Learning QGIS
A 3-hour video tutorial introducing users to QGIS (Duke users only). Uses version 3.8.3 from October, 2019. Sign in using a duke.edu email address and it will route you to Shibboleth for authentication as a Duke user.

QGIS Documentation
User Guides (online documentation), Training Manuals (tutorials), and A Gentle Introduction to GIS (overview of GIS principles and terminology). Should be updated to the most recent stable version of QGIS.

SpatialThoughts.com Learning Paths
Links to learning resources such as tutorials, online courses, and videos. Uses QGIS version 3.x

How Do I Create Maps with QGIS
Downloadable tutorial from Harvard's Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA), including sample data and instructions. Dates from July 2020 and is based approximately on version 3.8.

MMQGIS plugin package
Documentation on the useful plugins that come in this package. The package can be installed from the Plugins ... Manage and Install Plugins... menu in QGIS. Turning it on will add an MMQGIS menu to the interface.

• The GIS 20: essential skills - available in the DVS lab on the first floor of Bostock or the Lower Stacks (LL2)
• Open source GIS: a GRASS GIS approach - available in the Lower Stacks (LL2)

1. Go to the QGIS Downloads webpage.
2. Download and install the QGIS Installer for either the latest version or the latest long-term (most stable) release, either 64-bit or 32-bit.  Versions for several platforms are available.

Intro to QGIS (Zip archive)

View upcoming Data and Visualization workshops at Perkins Library.

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