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Exercise: 1: Introduction To Qgis: Objective

This document provides instructions for exercises in Quantum GIS (QGIS) software. The first exercise teaches how to download and install QGIS, become familiar with the interface, install plugins, and add vector and raster data layers to the map canvas. The second exercise teaches how to identify layer projection information, reproject vector layers to different coordinate reference systems (CRS), and reproject raster datasets when changing projections. Key steps include adding layers, checking layer properties, reprojecting and saving layers to new CRS, and loading reprojected layers onto the map canvas.

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Exercise: 1: Introduction To Qgis: Objective

This document provides instructions for exercises in Quantum GIS (QGIS) software. The first exercise teaches how to download and install QGIS, become familiar with the interface, install plugins, and add vector and raster data layers to the map canvas. The second exercise teaches how to identify layer projection information, reproject vector layers to different coordinate reference systems (CRS), and reproject raster datasets when changing projections. Key steps include adding layers, checking layer properties, reprojecting and saving layers to new CRS, and loading reprojected layers onto the map canvas.

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GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

LABORATORY

EXERCISE: 1: INTRODUCTION TO QGIS


Objective:

This exercise aims to achieve following objectives using Quantum GIS software.

• To download Quantum GIS (QGIS)

• Installing Quantum GIS

• Getting familiar with QGIS interface

• Installing a plugin

• Adding Vector and Raster data layers to QGIS map Canvas

Software: Quantum GIS

Procedure:

1. Adding Vector data

 To add vector layer go to ‘Layer →Add Vector Layer’ or else directly click on icon from the
toolbar.
 Select the file type as ESRI shapefile[OGR], now all the shapefiles in the corresponding folder
will be displayed.
 Select the ‘Lakes.shp’ file and click ‘Open’ and again ‘Open’ in ‘Add vector layer’ window.
 Now vector layer will be loaded to your ‘Map canvas’

2. Adding Raster Layer

 To add raster layer go to ‘Layer → Add Raster Layer’.


 Now ‘open a GDAL supported Raster Data Source’ window will popup, click on ‘Browse’
 All the raster format files will be displayed. Select the required file i.e.,
‘Southpune_toposheet.tif’ and click ‘Open’. If ‘Coordinate Reference System Selector’ will
window popup, click on ‘OK’.
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 Now right click on the ‘SouthPune_Toposheet’ layer under Layers→click on ‘Zoom to layer
Extent’ The raster file will be opened in Map View.
 Now loaded South Pune Toposheet in the QGIS map canvas

EXERCISE: 2: PROJECTIONS & REPROJECTIONS


Objective:

To get familiar with the projecting and reprojecting the vector and raster data sets by using
Quantum GIS.

Software: Quantum GIS

Procedure: 1. Identification and Defining projection information of a layer

 Add the vector layer ‘Pune_District_UTM43N.shp’ via


 select the ‘Pune_District_UTM43N.shp’ files
 Now Right-Click on the ‘Pune_Disctrict_UTM43N.shp’ layer under ‘Layer’ section Select
‘Properties’.
 In the ‘Layer Properties’ popup window →Click on ‘Metadata’ tab →the last two lines in
‘Properties’ tab shows the Coordinate/Spatial Reference System (CRS/ SRS) of the layer. The
layer we selected is in UTM projection’s 43rd Zone based on WGS 84 datum in northern
hemisphere. Click on ‘OK’.
 Open a new QGIS interface by ‘Main menu bar Project→ Project Properties→New’, click on
‘Discard’ in prompt window. Quantum GIS organizes the Geographic and projected
coordinate systems under ‘Coordinate Reference System (CRS)’ tab, which you can access
through ‘Main menu bar → Project→ Project Properties’.
 Now add the ‘Pune_District_UTM43N.shp’ and ‘Pune_District_WGS84.shp’ shapefilesAdd
Vector layer button’ → Click on ‘Browse’ in the popup window → browse to the
‘IGET_GIS_002_Data’ flolder make sure the file type should be ‘ESRI Shapefiles’ → select the
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both files → Click on ‘Open’ and again on ‘Open’. These two layers are in diffrent CRS, one is
projected CRS and other is in Geographic CRS. After adding the layers click on ‘Zoom Full’
tool. The result will be look like as shown below. You can use ‘Zoom in’ tool to get better
idea.

2. Reprojecting a Vector layer

 Add ‘Places_Pune_District_WGS84.shp’ vector layer


 In ‘Save vector layer as’ window→ select desired format you want, in this case ‘ESRI
Shapefile’→click on ‘Browse’ right side to ‘Save As’ → Navigate to the desired path that you
want to save file. Name it as ‘Places_Pune_District_UTM43N.shp’ → Click on ‘Save’ → Under
‘CRS’ section select ‘Selected CRS’ from the down drop list →Now you can see CRS selection
box will be enabled, click on ‘Browse’ → Use filter to select the WGS84/ UTM zone 43N in
the popup window (refer Step 5) →Click ‘OK’ → ‘Check’ the check box of ‘Add saved file to
map’ → Click on ‘OK’.
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3. Projecting a raster dataset:

 Add the raster layer of Kadakvasala Dam via, ‘Main menu bar → Layer → Add Raster Layer.
 Open the georeference raster layer ‘Geo_KadakvasalaDam_Pune.tif’
 Go to the ‘Main menu bar → Raster → Projections → Warp (Reproject)
 In the popup window of ‘Warp (Reproject)’ → select Input file as
‘Geo_KadakvasalaDam_Pune.tif’ → click on ‘Select’ of Output file → Browse to the desired
path in popup window → enter name as ‘UTM_Kadakvasala_Pune’ and select Files of Type
as ‘[GDAL] GeoTiff (*.tif, *.tiff, .TIF, *.TIFF)’ → click on ‘Save’ → Now ‘Check’ the check box of
‘Target SRS’ click on ‘Select’ located right side to Target SRS→ use Filter to find ‘WGS 84/
UTM zone 43N’→ select it click on ‘OK’ → ‘Check’ the check box ‘Load into canvas when
finished’ → click on ‘OK’ to finish.
 Click on ‘OK’ in Finished window → again click ‘OK’ in qgis window → now close the Warp
(Reproject) window → you can see the ‘UTM_Kadakvasala_Pune.tif’ attached to the Map
canvas.
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