Let's make a travel map!

to follow along go to
https://bit.ly/maptimela-travelmap

Thanks to

• CGIA for the noms
• theworksLA for sponsoring
• Studious Coworking for the space!

web: theworks.la

web: cgia.org

web: studious.work

• Introductions
• GIS Basics
• Quick exploration of QGIS with some secrets
• Natural Earth Data!
• What countries do you want to visit?
• How do make those plane lines?
• How do I add graphics like clouds on my map?
• Let's share our maps on Github!

QGIS!

A free and Open Source Geographic Information System

Q = Quantum

what is GIS?

(Geographic Information System)

Raster

Vector

Vector

Projections

The True Size of... (in Mercator)

Authagraph

Resources on Install and Training

QGIS Homeworld

1. Layers List / Browser Panel

2. Toolbars

3. Map canvas

4. Status bar

5. Side Toolbar

QGIS Interface

Yea that's cool, but what if I want maps now....like now now and maybe add some data on top of it?

So let's add some basemaps!

Two ways (but could be more)

1. Adding plugins like OpenLayers

2. Using a python script for more maps

Adding Plugins

In the menu, select plugins, then

manage and install plugins

Adding Basemaps

1. Search for QuickMapServices

2. Install plugin

Adding Basemaps

1. Find the Installed Plugin

2.Choose a basemap!

That's all the basemaps?

Adding Basemaps

1. goto settings
2. select the "more services" tab
3. Select get contributed pack
4. voila!

Adding Basemaps

1. goto seach QMS
2. find a list here, https://qms.nextgis.com/
3. find something like, "weather"
4. click to add

Adding more basemaps using a python script

Adding more basemaps using a python script

1. Download the script

Should look like this

Adding more basemaps using a python script

Let's open up a python console to drop code in.

Adding more basemaps using a python script

1. Click the button labeled "Show Editor"

2. Click "Open" to load the python script

Adding more basemaps using a python script

1. Open the XYZ Tiles to show the list and select one

Yay! Ok so I want to add some data, where do I look?

Resources

• For spatial data
  • geohub.lacity.org
  • LA County GIS Data Portal
  • Natural Earth
• For spatial and other open data
  • data.lacity.org
  • data.lacounty.gov

What can we map?

Epic Travel Map!

So let's make a Travel Map!

but first, let's get some starting files over at github

1. Make a Folder on your laptop for this project

2. Get this Github Repository opened up.

3. Download this ZIP file

Source: Terramonitor

Shapfile

Geojson / CSV

Geopackage