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QGIS for GIS
The time is now
Mapping Your Data
January 12, 2016
Jim O’Leary

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Outline
• What is QGIS?
• Why is QGIS Important?
• QGIS Demos
• How Can I Learn QGIS?

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What is QGIS
• Open Source GIS software
– Aka Free
• High quality
• Many developers
– 4 month release cycle
• I own it

4.
What is QGIS?
Made quantum leap
in Sept 2013
– Version 2.0
• New vector API
• New symbology
• New labeling
Image source: Kurt A. Menke https://www.flickr.com/groups/qgis/pool/

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What is QGIS?
• Interest growing rapidly
– Google Trends indicators
Date QGIS ArcGIS Percentage
Sep-13 22 93 24
Sep-14 28 91 31
Sep-15 33 82 40

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• You’ve heard of the printing press?
– Revolutionized information sharing
– Only the rich could print
• You’ve heard of the Xerox?
– Everyone can print
Why is QGIS Important?

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• Study by NRCan, 2013
– 2,500 firms
– $2.3 billion to economy
Why is QGIS Important?

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• Charities
Why is QGIS Important?
Who is using GIS?

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• Marketing
Why is QGIS Important?
Who is using GIS?

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• Visual Analytics
Why is QGIS Important?
Who is using GIS?

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• Politics
• Journalism
Why is QGIS Important?
Who is using GIS?

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• Community centre patrons
– Custom icon
– Size by number of patrons
QGIS Demos
Theme by Attribute

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• Start with drinking fountains
QGIS Demos
Distance Analysis

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• Turn them into raster
QGIS Demos
Distance Analysis

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• Theme the raster
QGIS Demos
Distance Analysis

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• Fire truck can get to areas in:
– Green = 4 minutes
– Yellow = 6 minutes
– Blue = 8 minutes
– Red = 10 minutes
• South Vancouver well
covered by five fire halls
QGIS Demos
Firehall Response Times

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• Exclude fire hall 17
• Yellow patch in East Van
divides green
QGIS Demos
Firehall Response Times

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• Exclude fire hall 22
• Yellow patch in Marpole
QGIS Demos
Firehall Response Times

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• Heatmap shows concentration
of girls’ addresses
• Focus on areas where there
are no addresses
QGIS Demos
Girls’ Softball League

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• US Dept. Labor
• 2,000 GIS professionals
• Geospatial Technology
Competency Model
• 5 courses
How Can I Learn QGIS?

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• Geographic Information
Systems program
– Open Source software
– First of its kind in Western Canada
– Localized to Vancouver and BC
– Starts January 19, 2016
• That is next Tuesday!
How Can I Learn QGIS?

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