Introduction to Open Source GIS: QGIS
By National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence
Date and time
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 · 8am - 12pm EDT
Location
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Southwest Campus 1000 Community College Drive Louisville, KY 40272Description
QGIS is a powerful free open source GIS software package that runs on Windows, OSX and Linux. This Exploratorium will introduce the participants to the basics of GIS using QGIS. At the end of the Exploratorium, attendees will be able to:
1. Understand the concepts of open source GIS
2. Add data into QGIS
3. Analyze data through certain tools including:
1. Selections - by attribute or location
2. Clipping Data
3. Creating finalized maps
No past knowledge of GIS or QGIS is needed