Learn how to use QGIS to take your cartographic products to the highest level. With step-by-step instructions for creating the most modern print map designs seen in any instructional materials to-date, this book covers everything from basic styling and labeling to advanced techniques like illuminated contours and dynamic masking. See how QGIS is rapidly surpassing the cartographic capabilities of any other geoware available today with its data-driven overrides, flexible expression functions, multitudinous color tools, blend modes, and atlasing capabilities. All example data and project files are included. Written by two of the leading experts in the realm of open source mapping, Anita Graser and Gretchen N. Peterson are experienced authors who pour their wealth of knowledge into the book. To get the most from the book, you'll need QGIS 2.14 LTR and a basic working knowledge of QGIS. Get ready to bump up your mapping experience!
[Part] 1. Layer styling. 1. Graduated symbol sizes
2. Shapeburst fills for water features and more
3. Mapping economies using GDP choropleths or scaled symbols
4. Mapping economy and income using bivariate choropleths
5. Customizing SVG files for color control
6. Highlighting areas with inverted polygons
7. Color blending
8. Working with scale
9. Building blocks for topographic maps: hypsometric tinting, hillshade, & contour lines
10. Styling OSM roads like Google Maps
11. Mapping election results by votes cast
12. Visualizing global connections
13. Illuminated contours Tanaka-style
[Part] 2. Labeling. 1. Restricted labeling using expressions
2. Text buffering and label placement options
3. Typecase and letter spacing for label hierarchies
4. Labels for curvy lines
5. Controlling labels using rules, priority and feature size limits
6. Multi-attribute labels and spatial filters
7. Placing labels by hand for small area features
8. Datadefined labeling for road maps
9. Mapping the seas with curved area labels
[Part] 3. Print map design. 1. Learning layout basics with Seattle coffee map
2. Customizing legends
3. Adding a gradient legend
4. Designing aesthetic scalebars
5. Graticules for regional maps
6. Overview maps
7. Attribute tables in layouts, Seattle parks map
8. Map series with Atlas
9. Designing infographics
10. Dynamic masks for small multiples
11. Conclusion