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Software Tutorial for the

Installation of Quantum GIS 1.8

JOU1526 - COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING Algonquin College Fall Semester 2013

Professor : David McKie

GIS Assistant: Matt Pulleyblank

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Installation of Quantum GIS 1.8x (Both Mac and Windows based platforms)

Installation of Quantum GIS 1.8x (Mac OS Platforms)

Installation of Quantum GIS 1.8x (Windows OS based platforms)

Go to the following link: http://www.kyngchaos.com/software/qgis 1. Install the Both Frameworks First !

http://www.kyngchaos.com/files/software/frameworks/GDAL_Complete-1.9.dmg

2. Then this one: - http://www.kyngchaos.com/files/software/frameworks/GSL_Framework-1.16-1.dmg

3. Then Install QGIS 1.802 from the following site : http://www.kyngchaos.com/files/software/qgis/QGIS-1.8.0-2.dmg

Installation of Quantum GIS 1.8x (Windows based platforms) 1. Installation for QGIS 2.01 (32bit) -

http://qgis.org/downloads/QGIS-OSGeo4W-2.0.1-3-Setup-x86.exe

2. Installation for QGIS 2.01 (64bit) - http://qgis.org/downloads/QGIS-OSGeo4W-2.0.1-3-Setup-x86_64.exe

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Installation of Quantum GIS 1.8x (Both Mac and Windows based platforms)

Installation of Quantum GIS 1.8x (Mac Platforms)

Installation of Quantum GIS 1.8x (Windows based platforms)

Some Helpful Mac OS sites :

1. Which Mac OS do I have? - http://www.maclife.com/article/how_can_i_tell_what_version_mac_os_x_i_have_my_computer

2. http://www.gislounge.com/installing-qgis-on-the-mac/

3. http://docs.qgis.org/1.8/pdf/QGIS-1.8-UserGuide-en.pdf

Some Helpful Windows OS sites : 1. http://docs.qgis.org/1.8/pdf/QGIS-1.8-

UserGuide-en.pdf

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Once Installation is Complete (Familiarisation with the QGIS toolbars and Layout)

Open QGIS by Selecting the Quantum GIS Desktop (1.8.0) under the Quantum GIS Lisboa folder There may be numerous shortcuts placed on your desktop, you may remove all of them except the underlined above to avoid clutter and confusion.

Once Installation is Complete (Familiarisation with the QGIS toolbars and Layout)

Familiarise your self by hovering the cursor over each GUI and drop down menu.

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Software Tutorial for

Performing a Spatial Join In

Quantum GIS 1.8

JOU1526 - COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING Algonquin College Fall Semester 2013

Professor : David McKie

GIS Assistant: Matt Pulleyblank

QGIS Project Setup ( create QGIS Project )

Add GIS Vector Data

(Wards_2010.shp)

Convert .csv to Shapefile (.shp)

Adjust all data for viewing and

Save Project.

Remove SyringeQGIS.csv file from Project

Add Tabular Data (SyringeQGIS.csv)

Analysis 1 : Calculate # of Syringes

per Ward

Analysis 2 : Spatial Join of

CityWards and Syringes

Export results to .csv


Label Wards for Display

Display Analysis Results by Pie Chart

Export Map Display to Image

(.jpg, .bmp, .tif )

Display Analysis Results by Bar Graph

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QGIS Overall Workflow

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1. First Select the Settings tab

2. Select Project Properties

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3. Type your Project Title here

4. Ensure this states RELATIVE

5. Select this tab (CRS) and proceed to next page


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7. Ensure that this is CHECKED at all times

8. Click APPLY, then OK

Next Step 2 > Importing (adding) the City Ward Data to the project.

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Add GIS Vector Data

(Wards_2010.shp)

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1. Click on this GUI to Import your City Ward (Wards_2010.shp) data into QGIS

2. Click on Browse

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Add GIS Vector Data

(Wards_2010.shp)

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3. Navigate to the folder which contains the City Ward Data

4. Ensure that ESRI Shapefiles is selected

5. Click OK

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Results should look similar to this ( the colour of the polygons will vary)

Add GIS Vector Data

(Wards_2010.shp)

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One last thing to do is to set the projects coordinate system

Next Step 3 > Importing (adding) the Syringe Data to the project.

Add GIS Vector Data

(Wards_2010.shp)

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6. Highlight and Right Click on the Wards_2010 layer. Click on : > Set Project CRS from Layer

At this point, Save your Project

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1. Click on this GUI to Import your Syringe (QGISSyringe.csv) data into QGIS


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2. Click on Browse to Locate and select (QGISSyringe.csv)

3. Ensure that Comma is checked

4. Select Longitude for X-Field and Latitude for Y-Field

5. Click OK.


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6. Type WGS84 in the Filter area.

7. Select World Geodetic System 1984 (Authority ID # IGNF : WGS84G).

8. Click OK.


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Results should look similar to this ( the colour of the points will vary)

Next Step 4 > Converting the .csv file to a shapefile ( .shp) for analysis


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1. Highlight SyringeQGIS Layer, right click and select Save As.

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2. Select ESRI Shapefile.

3. Type SyringeLocations and click Browse. Select the folder in which your data is located.

5. Check the box for: > Add saved file to map. Click OK

4. Select Project CRS

Next Step 5 > Removing redundant Files from project.

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Remove SyringeQGIS.csv file from Project

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1. Highlight SyringeQGIS Layer, right click and select Remove.

Next Step 6 > Converting the .csv file to a shapefile ( .shp) for analysis


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Adjust all data for viewing and

Save Project.

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1. Double-Click on Square to change how this layer looks.

2. Adjust Colour here.

Next Step 7 > Analysis of How Many Syringes are in Each Ward.

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1. Select the Vector Tab then Analysis Tools, then Points in Polygon.

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2. Select Wards_2010 for the Polygon Layer

3. Select SyringeLocations for the Point Layer.

4. Browse to your saved data folder and save as SyringesPerWard.shp. Click OK

5. Click Ok and when prompted to add layer to the TOC, Click Yes.

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6. Right Click on the SyringePerWard Layer and select Open Attribute Table to view results.

Next Step 8 > Exporting your Analysis results into a .csv format .

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7. Right Click on the SyringePerWard Layer and select Save As.


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8. Select Comma Separated Values and save in a known file location that can be retrieved


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Next Step 9 > Further Analysis to Spatially Join the Syringe Data to the City

Ward data .

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1. Select the Vector Tab then Data Management Tools, then Join Attributes by Location.

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2. Select SyringeLocations as your Target vector Layer.

3. Select Wards_2010 as the Join Vector Layer.

4. Click Browse and name the file > SyringesByWard.shp. Save to an appropriate location.

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Open the Attribute table and view your results

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1. Select Comma Separated Values and save in a known file location that can be retrieved

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Open the .csv file in Excel and view your results

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At this point, the analysis is complete. You may do the following procedures to

enhance your product for display purposes.

Label Wards for Display

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Display Analysis Results by Pie Chart

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Display Analysis Results by Bar Graph

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Export Map Display to Image

(.jpg, .bmp, .tif )

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This procedure will place labels on your map display for a selected layer based on which field you select.

This procedure will display analysis results in the form of a Pie Chart for a selected layer based on which field you select.

This procedure will display analysis results in the form of a Bar Graph for a selected layer based on which field you select.

This procedure will export to a digital image (.jpg, .bmp, etc..) what is displayed in your map window.

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