Exercise 8: Mapping and Adding Attribute Data with QGIS


Table of Contents

1. Intro-fossgis-umass
1.1. Author Attribution
1.2. Module Licensing Information
1.3. Reviewed by
2. Mapping GPS points with QGIS and adding attribute data
2.1. Goals
2.2. Introduction
2.3. Getting Started
Obtain Orthophoto for UMASS Campus
Bring Orthophoto into QGIS
Issues with projections
2.4. Preparing the X/Y text file
2.5. Create a point layer with the "Add X/Y data" Plugin
2.6. Create a permanent layer: shapefile, and bring it into the project
2.7. Label the points
2.8. Add attribute data to the points