Making a map isn’t difficult, but making a visually appealing map is much harder. A bad map is difficult to understand, and makes viewers more likely to ignore it entirely. A beautiful map will not only better communicate your ideas, but can transform an average poster, paper, or presentation into a great one.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
- Import data into QGIS (from ArcGIS)
- Find and use custom basemaps
- Understand the elements of good cartographic design
- Use QGIS map layouts to make maps faster and more consistently
- Export maps for publication
Software: Please bring your own laptop with QGIS installed. QGIS runs on Linux, Windows and Macs. To download QGIS, please visit https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html
Core Competencies: cartography, map layout, basemaps
Workshop page (SFU Canvas): GIS workshops page includes workshop descriptions and suggested streams for different disciplines, handouts, slides, and example datasets
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This workshop is part of the SFU’s Big Data Initiative – Week of Workshops series.
Week of Workshops is sponsored by SFU’s Big Data Initiative
