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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi there and welcome to QGIS,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Here is one such site - <a href="https://wildlifedata.org/">https://wildlifedata.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Let us know your particular country and interest and we may be able to supply leads on other data sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If you are after documentation then head to <a href="https://www.qgis.org/en/docs/index.html">https://www.qgis.org/en/docs/index.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Or better still I can highly recommend <a href="https://locatepress.com/book/dq32">https://locatepress.com/book/dq32</a> for a complete overview of QGIS capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cheers - Phil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> QGIS-User <qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Priyank Shah via QGIS-User<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 10, 2024 9:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Qgis-user] How to Learn QGIS.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank You.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>