in this video i present the basic workflow of editing data and creating a
map design/layout including exporting it as PDF using QGIS 3.2
Time codes:
0:00 Introduction
0:50 the User interface
1:31 Set your favourite folder
2:13 Start a blank project and load data onto the mapping area
3:13 Load a background map.
3:44 Set the layer symbology
5:00 Setting the scale of the map view
5:26 Create a new feature class for editing.
6:10 Setting the geometry type
6:40 Setting the coordinate system
7:41 Adding Attributes
8:58 Editing data
11:07 Editing complex shapes
12:00 Correcting existing shapes
12:45 Editing objects with holes (advanced digitalisation)
16:30 Setting symbology to categorical
17:05 Setting the style.
17:48 Labelling the data
18:17 Adding additional layers to an existing database
19:14 Digitalisation using snapping
20:09 Creating a map design/layout
22:46 Place a data frame
22:15 Insert marginalia (North arrow and scalebar)
24:20 Insert legends.
24:50 Inert Text/Title
25:45 Exporting the map to a file (pdf, image)