QGIS tutorial Archives - Geography Realm

A screenshot of a QGIS map project with building footprints in medium orange over a clipped aerial image.

Automatic Digitizing of Imagery Using QGIS

November 29, 2023 by Jeff Oppong

This QGIS tutorial takes you step-by-step through the process of automatically digitizing building footprints using the Mapflow plugin and OpenStreetMap aerials.

Screenshot of a map view in QGIS showing colorful 3D drill hole data.

Creating a 3D Map of Drill Holes Using QGIS

November 22, 2023 by Jeff Oppong

This step-by-step GIS tutorial shows you how to map drill hole data in 3D using QGIS.

Side by side comparison of screenshots of a data layer with a simple red outline and black labels as seen in ArcGIS Online and QGIS.

How to Add Data from ArcGIS Online to QGIS

July 22, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

Adding data from an ArGIS Online Map Service or Feature Service into a QGIS map project is fairly easy and quick in most instances.

Screenshot showing a CSV file with information about mean centers of population in the US. A shaded relief map is being the text file.

How to Add Latitude and Longitude as a CSV File in QGIS

June 29, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

This quick QGIS tutorial takes you through the steps of how to add a CSV file with latitude and longitude coordinates.

Screenshot showing how to import an Esri layer package into QGIS from Finder.

How to Import an Esri Layer Package in QGIS

March 18, 2022 by Caitlin Dempsey

While QGIS cannot directly read an Esri layer package, there is a simple technique to unpack the file and import it into this GIS software.