Introduction to QGIS Presented by Sarah Simpkin and René Duplain, GSG Centre Agenda ● Introductions of presenters and participants ● QGIS overview and online support options ● Comparison between QGIS and ArcGIS ● Tutorial: Working with Attributes ● Tutorial: Importing Spreadsheets or CSV files ● Tutorial: Performing Table Joins ● Extras and questions GSG Centre services ● ArcGIS and remote sensing software and support ● GIS data, maps, data, statistics, and government documents ● Help starting your research project ● Finding and citing sources ● Computer lab and study space ● Workshops Monday-Thursday: 8:30 am - 7 pm Friday: 8:30 am - 5 pm Weekends: 12 pm - 5 pm http://biblio.uottawa.ca/gsg [email protected] How to download QGIS qgis.org Overview of QGIS Latest version 2.18 (Las Palmas) Price Free and open source Operating systems Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Windows and Android Support ● Mailing lists ● Searching mailing list archives ● StackExchange (GIS and also QGIS) ● QGIS user groups ● QGIS documentation (EN) Documentation QGIS (FR) User interface ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ vs. QGIS ArcGIS Software comparison: Part 1 ArcGIS QGIS Required a paid license Free Windows only Windows, Mac, Linux, Android (in a more limited form) Can only have one version Can run multiple versions at one running on your computer at once time, including older ones (usually the latest version) Software comparison: Part 2 ArcGIS QGIS Wide range of plug-ins and tools, A more limited range of features some requiring additional paid (with more being added all the licenses time) Limited number of filetypes Can open most formats of supported geospatial data Closed source Open source Software comparison: Part 3 ArcGIS QGIS When you leave the university, Available freely online you may lose access Many educational resources, Fewer print books and less of a books and online tutorials to help focus on online tutorials, more get started DIY research Extensive support with paid DIY support and troubleshooting accounts Survey - Thanks for your feedback! http://bit.ly/evaluation-en .