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02 Exploring and Creating A Map

This document provides an overview of the QGIS interface and instructions for adding layers to a map using various data sources such as Data Source Manager, GeoPackage, and SpatiaLite. It explains the functionalities of different components of the interface, including the Layers List, Browser Panel, Toolbars, and Map Canvas. Additionally, it covers how to reorder layers to control their display order on the map.

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02 Exploring and Creating A Map

This document provides an overview of the QGIS interface and instructions for adding layers to a map using various data sources such as Data Source Manager, GeoPackage, and SpatiaLite. It explains the functionalities of different components of the interface, including the Layers List, Browser Panel, Toolbars, and Map Canvas. Additionally, it covers how to reorder layers to control their display order on the map.

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

(EPGEINFO)

Abigail Ko

Engr. Niña Jeselle S. Magpile, EnP


3rd Term AY 2024-2025
March 2025
Lecture 2

Exploring and Creating a Map


EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Topics
• Overview of the QGIS Interface
• Adding Layer in QGIS
• Loading Vector Data from Data Source Manager
• Loading Vector Data from GeoPackage
• Loading Vector Data from a SpatiaLite Database
• Reordering Layers
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Overview of the QGIS Interface


Toolbars
Layers List or
Browser Panel
Side Toolbar

Map Canvas

Status Bar
Locator Bar
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Overview of the QGIS Interface


Layers List – where you can see a list of layers
available to you.

A vector layer is data set, usually of a specific kind


of object such as roads, trees, etc. A vector layer
can consist of either points, lines or polygons.
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Overview of the QGIS Interface


Browser Panel – used to navigate database where
you can access to common vector files (e.g. ESRI
Shapefile or MapInfo files), databases (e.g.
SpatiaLite, Geopackage or MS SQL Server.

If you have saved a project, the Browser Panel will


also give you quick access to all the layers stored
in the same path of the project file under the
Project Home item.

Moreover, you can set one or more folder as


Favorites
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Overview of the QGIS Interface


Toolbars – contains the most often used set of tools.

Status Bar – shows information about the current map.

Side Toolbar – contains the buttons to load the layer and all the buttons to
create a new layer

Locator Bar – allows access to almost all the object of QGIS layers, layer
features, algorithms, spatial bookmarks, etc.
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Overview of the QGIS Interface


Map Canvas – where map itself is displayed and where layers are loaded.
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Adding Layers
1. Using Data Source Manager
2. Using GeoPackage
3. Using SpatiaLite
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Adding Layers (using Data Source Manager)


1. Open QGIS. You will have a new blank map.
2. Click Data Source Manager button.
3. Click the Vector tab.
4. Load the protected_areas.shp vector dataset. Note
that this can be seen in the extracted files of QGIS-
Training-Data master > exercise_data > shapefile >
protected_areas.shp file in your training directory.
5. Click Add.
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Adding Layers (using GeoPackage)


1. Open QGIS. You will have a new blank map.
2. Right-click GeoPackage tab.
3. Select New Connection and browse QGIS-Training-
Data master > exercise_data > training_data.gpkg file
in your training directory.
4. Select the file and press Open. The file path is now
added to Geopackage connections list, and appears
in the drop-down menu.
You are now ready to add any layer from this
GeoPackage to QGIS.
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Adding Layers (using GeoPackage)


1. Click on the Connect button. In the central part of the
window, you should now see the list of all the layers
contained in the GeoPackage file.
2. Select the roads layer and click on the Add button.
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Adding Layers (using GeoPackage)


EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Adding Layers (using SpatiaLite)


1. Open Data Source Manager window.
2. Click the Browser tab.
3. Right-click the SpatiaLite entry and Select New
Connection.
4. Navigate to the exercise_data folder, select the
landuse.sqlite file and click Open. Note that
landuse.sqlite has been added under the SpatiaLite
one.
5. Expand the landuse.sqlite.
6. Double-click the landuse layer and drag-and-drop it
onto the map canvas.
EPGEINFO Exploring and Creating Maps

Reordering Layers
The layers in your Layers list are drawn on the map in a
certain order. The layer at the bottom of the list is drawn
first, and the layer at the top is drawn last. By changing
the order that they are shown on the list, you can change
the order they are drawn in.

1. Click and drag on a layer in the Layers list.


2. Reorder them to look like this.
THANK YOU!

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