Where can I find QGIS tutorials and resources?

Question

After several recommendations, I thought I'd familiarize myself with the capabilities of QGIS.

I downloaded the program, but apart from basic loading of data, I got lost (the help file wasn't much informative).

Can you recommend me good web resources and tutorials that would show me QGIS' capabilities? I am in particularly interested in developing applications using QGIS.

Thanks.

Answer 1

For users:

• Linfiniti's Quantum GIS Training Manual and Introducing GIS worksheets cover a wide range of topics
• QGIS User Manual

For developers:

• General API documentation
• PyQGIS Cookbook ... on developing python plugins
• Help on writing custom apps with QGIS API ... unfortunately this is quite old
• My own notes on developing Python plugins

Answer 2

The Free QuantumGIS Training manual by Tim Sutton at linfiniti is excellent.

Answer 3

This web-based workshop from Lex Berman at Harvard's CGA has been helpful to me. http://maps.cga.harvard.edu/qgis/

Answer 4

QGis was my introduction to all of this, and I got my self started with the material on the QGis site - http://www.qgis.org/en/documentation/manuals.html

The development of the software in recent months has left quite a lot of the third-party tutorial material behind but the changes have all been added features rather than a radical re-design so working through some of the older tutorials will give you a good grounding in the basics and prepare you to dip into the manuals when you're ready to do more adventurous stuff.

As you get more confident, its worth having a good GRASS reference to hand, like "Opensource GIS a GRASS Approach" by Neteler and Mitasova, and "PostGIS in Action" by Obe and Hsu (Manning).

And finally, its worth tracking the "Planet QGis" blog for more technical and development stuff.

Answer 5

Here you have great manual for beginning: A Gentle Introduction to GIS Brought to you with Quantum GIS, a Free and Open Source Software GIS Application for everyone; by T. Sutton, O. Dassau, M. Sutton

Video lectures for that manual can be found here

EDIT:

1. GISTUTOR.COM site offers well-made tutorial "step by step" with the information how to perform each task (not only about Qgis)
2. On the Quantum Wiki there is section How do I do that in QGIS

Have fun!

Answer 6

Tutorial QuantumGIS/GRASS

Introduction to Quantum GIS (Titan) Version 0.8.0

Is for older versions but can help you starting using Qgis

Answer 7

I found this, but it seems to be a bit too old, but maybe it should be in this list anyways.

Answer 8

Check out the:

• QGIS Manual - all features are described in detail
• PyQGIS Cookbook - if you want to dive into creating python scripts and plugins

Answer 9

I can highly recommend "the QGIS book" Desktop GIS: Mapping the Planet with Open Source Tools by Gary E. Sherman http://www.pragprog.com/titles/gsdgis/desktop-gis

Answer 10

Workbook from the QGIS Workshop

is a good starting point