The Institute for Mapping Technology

We’ve finished the learning GIS via QGIS book and it is available on Amazon!

The book is a workbook that evolved from our training courses over 3 years. It will be aimed at the beginner, walk them through important concepts, then give them data and start using QGIS to make a map. The formula was very successful in training hundreds of Oil and Gas people in how to use basic GIS.

Here is the link to the book on Amazon!

http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-With-Using-QGIS/dp/1500313270

Check out some tips on Print Composer
http://learninggis.com/print-composer

Print Composer | The Institute for Mapping Technology Print Composer is the tool used by Quantum to ready maps for presentation. In it you can add elements such as a title, legend, scale bar and north arrow. When

Questions about Quantum? Looking for quick help? Check out our blog. We'll be posting short tutorials once a week. You can also ask us a question.
http://learninggis.com/blog-2

Blog | The Institute for Mapping Technology Then you can either choose to create a point, line or polygon layer. Before choosing think about the data you are using and what you are creating. If you are working with US Highways and are now creating a layer that just includes highways in Texas you want to choose line for the type of file you cr...