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Mapping and QGIS for Journalists (and everyone else)

Everyone loves maps!

(Maybe too much - but that’s fine, too.)

1. Getting to know GIS: Friendly neighborhood GIS editing

2. Parts of a shapefile:

3. What is a CRS?:

4. How to change the CRS of your shapefile with QGIS:

5. Creating GeoJSON:

6. Making GeoJSON smaller:

7. Saving as a CSV:

8. Combining two geographic datasets:

9. Coloring polygons based on a column:

10. Combining datasets - Counting Points in Polygon:

11. Combining datasets - Aggregate Columns of Points by Shapes:

12. Combining datasets - Attach Shape Column to Points Inside:

13. Graduated Color Modes in QGIS: Friendly neighborhood GIS editing

14. Exporting an image from QGIS:

15. Terms of Note:

Tutorials elsewhere:

• This tutorial is great