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Syllabus

This is draft proposal for discussion, not official QGIS document.

  1. GIS concepts
    1. What is a map, what is a layer
    2. Vector primitives (point, line, polygon)
    3. Vector vs. raster representation
    4. Topology
    5. GIS data sources
    6. Shape of the Earth, geoid, ellipsoid
    7. Metadata
  2. Cartography basics
    1. Scale concept (small, big)
    2. Thematic maps
    3. Coordinate Reference System (global and local [national?])
  3. GIS Standards
    1. Popular vector and raster formats (SHP, geoTIFF, GML, ...)
    2. OGC standards
  4. OSGeo/QGIS philosophy
    1. Where and search for help
    2. Reporting errors
    3. QGIS development cycle
    4. Available QGIS versions
  5. Basic QGIS usage
    1. Program installation
    2. Initial configuration (settings, CRS, on the fly projection, ...)
    3. Map display (zooms, layers order)
    4. Keyboard shortcuts
    5. Plugins (search and installation)
    6. Projects
    7. Identify features
  6. Map content display
    1. Vector layers symbology
    2. Vector classification methods
    3. Feature labeling
    4. Raster layers display
    5. WMS layers
  7. Map reading
    1. Measurement (distance, area)
    2. Attributes
    3. Coordinates
  8. Map development
    1. Georeferencing images
    2. Digitizing and editing
    3. Snapping tolerance, topology errors
    4. Creating a new Shapefile, attribute table building
    5. CSV import
  9. Attribute management
    1. Attribute modification
    2. SQL query builder
    3. Field calculator
  10. Simple data analysis
    1. Buffers
    2. Overlays
    3. Selection by location
    4. Selection by attribute
    5. Extraction of selected features
  11. Print composer
    1. Map components and composition
    2. Resolution concept
    3. Formats (jpg, png, tiff, SVG, pdf)
    4. Map decorations (north arrow, scale bar, legend ...)
Other optional topics * GRASS toolbox * PostGIS/SpatiaLite * GPS * Open Street Map * GPS import