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QGIS_basics_Tutorial

The document is a tutorial for using QGIS, covering installation, interface setup, and essential functions like importing raster data, creating color composites, and adding basemaps. It includes step-by-step instructions for using specific plugins and tools within QGIS. Additionally, it provides guidance on overlaying data and utilizing the MapSwipe plugin for comparative analysis of layers.

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GNR 617

Image Interpretation Lab


Tutorial: Introduction to QGIS

Prof. Y. S. Rao

TAs:
Narayanarao
Sekhar Vaka
Download and install QGIS

Download and install QGIS with default settings.

Download QGIS:
https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html
For older versions and source code:
https://qgis.org/downloads/
For plugins visit:
https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/

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QGIS Interface
Main menu

Tool boxes

File browser panel

Layer panel
Map canvas

Status bar

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Setting up environment
• For this tutorial we need two plugins: Map
swipe tool and Quick map Tool.
• Goto→ Plugins→ Manage and install plugins
→ All plugins→ search for QuickMapSerives
→ Install.
• After successful installation it will be added
to web→QuickMapServices
• Follow the same installation procedure for
Map Swipe Tool plugin.

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Importing raster data

• Unzip the data product (landsat-8) , 1


you may not import direct zip
format.
• Goto Open Data manager → select
Raster → browse for file→ click
add (only once)
• Shortcut ( ctrl + shift +R)
• You can select multiple files at once 2
by holding ctrl key. 3
• Alternatively drag and drop the See
next
data slide

4
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Selecting 2,3,4,5 (blue, green, red and near IR) bands

2
3

Press add button MRS Lab, CSRE, IIT Bombay 4 6


Default last band i.e.
Band 5 (near IR) id
Bands displayed
are
loaded

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Making a colour composite (TCC, FCC)

• Import required raster


bands into QGIS
• In this tutorial (band-
2,3,4,5 for landsat-8)
• Goto Raster→
Miscellaneous→ Build
Virtual Raster

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Setting parameters for R,G,B

• Input layers parameter→ browse


for imported layers
• Rearrange them in 4,3,2 order (top Drag band 4 to up,
next band 3 and then 2
to bottom)
• This can be done by press and hold
mouse pointer on respective layer.
• Toggle the tick box on (only for Tick
4,3,2) mark

• Press ok

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Setting parameters

• Input layers parameter now show


3 elements selected.
• Set Nodata value = 0 (to avoid
black colour around the actual
data)
• Leave rest as default.
• Press run.
• By default it will save to a
temporary file (parameter-virtual )

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FCC

• Follow same procedure ads


in previous slides with a
band combination of 5,4,3
(top to bottom direction).
• Upon completion, it will be
added to layers panel with
name virtual

TCC FCC
Use wheel of mouse for
zoom in and zoom out
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Making a subset of raster data

• Goto Raster→ Extraction→ Clip Raster


by Extent.
• Input layer=any desired layer (to be
clipped)
• Clipping Extent = Use Canvas Extent (You
can explore other options also)
How make Canvas extent Zoom IIT
Bombay
area. Use
wheel of
mouse. It
is
consider
as canvas
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Press run

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Canvas
extent

To save the data to disk: right click on the Clipped layer→ export→save as → provide file path and name→ save.
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Adding basemap

• Goto main menu Web→


QuickMapServices→ OSM→ OSM
Standard
• OSM standard layer will be added to
layers panel

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Adding Google Maps to QGIS
You can google search how to add

Adding google satellite basemap


• Goto Browser panel→XYZ Tiles→ right click
→ New connection
• Name=any custom name (Gmap_satellite)
• URL =
https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=r&x={x}&y={y Copy and
}&z={z} paste
• Add by double click on the added XYZ Tile
(Here: Gmap_satellite)

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Overlay on Google map

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Adding Google Satellite Map
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_
w8IEADIo0&feature=emb_rel_err

https://gis.stackexchange.com/ques
tions/20191/adding-basemaps-
from-google-or-bing-in-qgis
Adding google satellite basemap xyz
• Goto Browser panel→XYZ Tiles→ right click
→ New connection
• Name=any custom name (Gmap_satellite)
• URL =
https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=s&x={x}&y={y Copy and
}&z={z} paste
• Add by double click on the added XYZ Tile
(Here: Gmap_satellite)

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Overlay on Google Earth map

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Using MapSwipe plugin

• Select the layer to be swiped


(usually upper most layer)
• Goto MapSwipe Tool
• Start exploring the differences of
both the layers
• You can use either horizontal or
vertical swipe depending on
mouse pointer movement.

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