Using QGIS for MappingA free software for all of us!

Museum of Natural History, Curator of Archaeology, Katie Robins

Geology Professor at Saint Mary’s University, Dr. Jacob Hanley and a graduate student

They are combining data from copper samples and matching them against natural geological copper sources in Nova Scotia

Where did it come from? Was it taken from Natural Sources in Nova Scotia? Was it traded? What was it used for?

Mapping The Use of Copper in Pre-historic Aboriginal Archaeology Sites

A single shapefile of 950 records encompassing all the Archaeology Sites of Nova Scotia

Created 12 shapefiles as more data was provided

Used Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources geological data for base maps

Created Mi’kmaq boundary shapefile by georeferencing a raster

Data

Open(free) mapping software

Used for creating maps and performing analysis

Comparable to Esri’s ArcMap & MapInfo

Available for download at qgis.org

What is QGIS?

Esri’s ArcMap can be costly

QGIS offers what is necessary to create a supplementary product

The researchers are be able to change the data and maps as research progresses

Why QGIS?

QGIS User Interface

QGIS Composer

Buffer

Georeference

Converted data to shapefiles

Project

QGIS Tools

Pros & Cons of using QGIS

PROS

Available for Windows, Mac and Linux operation systems

Free Opens quickly Supports many file formats Functionality can be

extended with plug-ins Tested by users like you!

CONS

Not a “one-click” download

Limited built-in tech support

Scripting is difficult Limited cartographic

design elements

Mango provides tutorials at : http://qgis-tutorials.mangomap.com/post/79334660226/qgis-video-tutorials-module-1-the-interface#

Youtube page by Vermont Center for Geographic Information http://www.youtube.com/user/VTgeospatial

Online Tutorials

UESTIONS?