[Qgis-user] How to Learn QGIS.

[Phil Wyatt]

Hi there and welcome to QGIS,

 

QGIS can read (and write) to multiple data formats/file types so try out lots of them to see their capabilities (GPX, KML, Geopackage, Shape files etc). The easiest way to find data is usually via a search with terms such as opendata, wildlife etc.

 

Here is one such site - https://wildlifedata.org/

 

Let us know your particular country and interest and we may be able to supply leads on other data sources.

 

If you are after documentation then head to https://www.qgis.org/en/docs/index.html

 

Or better still I can highly recommend https://locatepress.com/book/dq32 for a complete overview of QGIS capabilities.

 

There are, of course, hundreds of youtube videos as well but just watch out for ones using older versions of the software. QGIS capabilities change rapidly between versions.

 

 

Cheers - Phil

 

From: QGIS-User <qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> On Behalf Of Priyank Shah via QGIS-User
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 9:54 AM
To: qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: [Qgis-user] How to Learn QGIS.

 

Hello,

I'm a student pursuing my masters in wildlife biology, recently I came across the concept of GIS and its applications in Wildlife, so  with that willingness to learn something new and upskill myself I want to learn QGIS and its applications with Wildlife.

 

That being said I stumbled upon the resources on the QGIS website itself but at the beginning only I faced problems with having to download shape files, like how and where to download them from and what should be the file type for it to function in QGIS.

 

And Lastly if anyone is knowledgeable or uses QGIS for Wildlife can someone tell me which aspects of the software do I need to have more emphasis on?

 

Thank You.

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