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QGIS Tutorial: How to Change the Map Projection to be Centered Over the Pacific Ocean

June 8, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

This quick tutorial shows you how to recenter your map project in QGIS so that the center of the map view is on the Pacific Ocean.

How to Add a Map from Mapbox to QGIS

January 18, 2018By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

This tutorial will show you how to take a map style you have created in Mapbox and load it into a QGIS session.

How to Save a Selection as a New File Using QGIS

November 24, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Learning

Learn how to save a selection from a GIS dataset to a new GIS file using QGIS with this quick video tutorial.

Dress Up Your QGIS Install With this Whimsical Plugin

July 7, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

The QGIS hats plugin is a bit of fun that accomplishes no other purpose than to add a hat to the QGIS icon.

Using QGIS to Create a Hexbin Map of GISP Registrations

February 21, 2017By Caitlin DempseySpatial Analysis

It is fairly easy to create a hexbin map using QGIS. This tutorial uses a geocoded database from the GISP Registry to show how to create a bin map in GIS.

How to Create a Non-contiguous Cartogram Using QGIS

February 15, 2017By Caitlin DempseyGIS Software

This article presents a rough idea of how one might mimic a non-contiguous cartogram using QGIS.

Seeing the World with Data: 3D LiDAR with MapD and Uber’s deck.gl

Dipti Kothari, an intern with MapD, has developed an open source project that uses LiDAR to create a 3D visualization of tree coverage around buildings and the impact of rising sea levels on buildings on Jekyll Island, GA.

PaleoDEMs: Map the Earth’s Changing Topography Over the last 540 Million Years

Users can download paleogeographic datasets reconstructing paleotopography and paleobathymetry dating back to 540 millions years ago

Elements of a Map

Maps are the primary tools by which spatial relationships are visualized. Maps therefore become important documents. There are several key elements that should be included each time a map is created in order to aid the viewer in understanding the communications of that map and to document the source of […]

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