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How to Change the Projection of a Shapefile Using QGIS

July 13, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

If you know the starting coordinate system or projection of your shapefile, you can quickly export the data into another coordinate or projections system using QGIS.

Tutorial: Introduction to Geospatial Analysis in R

March 20, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

Watch this tutorial “Introduction to Geospatial Analysis in R” to learn how to import files into R, overlay layers, reduce spatial extent, select and reclassify values, and make a map.

How To Use the Equal Earth Projection With QGIS on the Mac

January 2, 2019By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the ability to try out the Equal Earth map projection in QGIS, here are a couple of quick steps to set up this new map projection.

How to Make a Tile Grid Map Using Google Sheets

November 16, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

This tutorial provides instructions on how to create a tile grid map using Google Sheets.

How to Change the Label Language When Using Natural Earth’s Quick Start QGIS Files

November 5, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

One quirk with the version 3 of the Natural Earth quick start kit .qgs file is that when you load it in to a session of QGIS, it can display labels in a language you weren’t expecting.

How to Get the Map View in QGIS to Resize Properly on a Mac

October 16, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

One Mac OS specific bug is the map view canvas doesn’t fill the available space in QGIS 3.x versions. Learn how to fix this.

How to Populate a Cell with the ZIP Code Based on an Address in Google Sheets

October 14, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

If you have a field containing address information, you can set up a simple function in Google Sheets to be able to populate a separate column with ZIP code data.

Introduction to QGIS Python Programming

June 28, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

Anita Graser has started a tutorial series aimed at teaching users with no programming background how to get started with using Python in QGIS (PyQGIS).