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We’ve finished the learning GIS via QGIS book and it is available on Amazon!

The book is a workbook that evolved from our training courses over 3 years. It will be aimed at the beginner, walk them through important concepts, then give them data and start using QGIS to make a map. The formula was very successful in training hundreds of Oil and Gas people in how to use basic GIS.

Here is the link to the book on Amazon!

http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-With-Using-QGIS/dp/1500313270

Our GIS 201 is available for general use.
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http://theinstitute.litmos.com/online-courses

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Confused about projections? Need help with setting a coordinate reference system? Check out our blog!

http://learninggis.com/projection-coordinate-systems-in-quantum-gis

Projection/ Coordinate Systems in Quantum GIS | The Institute for Mapping Technology Projection is very important when creating maps. They can create distorted maps or any analysis of the information can be incorrect. To set the

Check out some tips on Print Composer
http://learninggis.com/print-composer

Print Composer | The Institute for Mapping Technology Print Composer is the tool used by Quantum to ready maps for presentation. In it you can add elements such as a title, legend, scale bar and north arrow. When

Questions about Quantum? Looking for quick help? Check out our blog. We'll be posting short tutorials once a week. You can also ask us a question.
http://learninggis.com/blog-2

Blog | The Institute for Mapping Technology Then you can either choose to create a point, line or polygon layer. Before choosing think about the data you are using and what you are creating. If you are working with US Highways and are now creating a layer that just includes highways in Texas you want to choose line for the type of file you cr...

Do you prefer open source to commercial or vise versa? Why do you prefer one over the other? Check out our blog for more information on each.

http://learninggis.com/open-source-vs-commerical

Open Source Vs Commerical | The Institute for Mapping Technology At The Institute for Mapping Technology we use teach Quantum GIS. Quantum or QGIS is an open source program. This means the software is free to download and

Here is a how to on identifying features on a map:

Identify feature on map A very awaited feature is now available in the master version of QGIS: identifying features in the map! You can define the class of the map tool as follows: This class will try to identify a featur...

QGIS now has Oracle support!

https://github.com/qgis/Quantum-GIS/commit/2fc799b98c56d988f90b67c4bbfd2c0de23b6150

For those of you that are interested in attending the upcoming Dallas workshops you can get $25 off per class by entering in the code FBK at checkout on Eventbrite or mention the code when registering via phone at 800-762-3057.

The Institute for Mapping Technology The Institute for Mapping Technology is using Eventbrite to organize 2 upcoming events. Check out The Institute for Mapping Technology's events, learn more, or contact this organizer.

I don't think I've posted this before but here is a great discussion list for QGIS users. For those of you that have questions about troubleshooting an issue here is a link for a great resource : http://lists.osgeo.org/listinfo/qgis-user

Qgis-user Info Page This list provides for discussion on QGIS, including building, using, and troubleshooting. It serves as the primary community support mechanism for Quantum GIS.

One more thing for those of you that are interested. We'll be in Dallas, TX on Feb 5th & 6th hosting the 101 & 201 workshops.

Upcoming GIS Classes | The Institute for Mapping Technology Wanting to learn about GIS? Don't have time to go back to school? Then come take a one day class and learn GIS now!