Quantum GIS Essentials Part 2

Exercise 1 - Creating a new shapefile

• Creating attribute structures
   

Exercise 2 - Creating a New Geodatabase

• Setting up a connection to PostGIS
• Creating basic database structures
• Adding dropdown menus
   

Exercise 3 - More Data Capture Techniques

• Merge
• Snapping options for editing
   

Exercise 4 - Data Capture from Existing Layers

• Copy and Paste
• Trace
   

Exercise 5 - Introduction to Joins

• Joining features to a layer based on a spatial location
• Join features from a table based on a common field
   

Exercise 6 - Geoprocessing Tools

• Creating convex hull
• Clip and Difference
• Buffer
• Intersect
   

Exercise 7 - Create Data from Tables

• Creating a dataset from a table
   

Exercise 8 - Calculating Values and Geometries

• Using the field calculator
• Using the field calculator for mathematical calculations
• Calculating area
• Calculating X,Y Coordinates
   

Exercise 9 - Enhanced Symbology

• Graduated colours
• Style files
• Rule based symbology