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This post continues where we left off in our last post where we introduced the main QGIS books from Locate Press. The other two categories of books we have include specialized GIS titles and more general GIS titles.
Geospatial & GIS book categories
Specialized geospatial software titles cover web-based mapping, routing analysis, and general raster/vector data management.
General GIS titles covers a wide range of geospatial desktop technology as well as teaching the principles of GIS and data management for new geospatial users.
Numa’s covers all the needed pieces for starting your own web mapping project – including an understanding of raster and vector data layers.
No advanced HTML/CSS knowledge is needed as each topic is gently introduced. GEOJson mapping, layout, feature styling, and even geoprocessing with Turf.js is covered.
Databases and other more advanced topics are also included.
pgRouting is a complement to PostGIS – the open source spatial database, taking the basics of data maangement and queries to the next level.
This book introduces all the data types, functions, queries, and even QGIS integration you need for applying network navigation/routing on top of PostGIS.
Use it as a database add-on, QGIS desktop tool, or publish capabilities through web mapping clients – learn how in this book.
Gary’s second geospatial book, and the first for Locate Press, covers a wide range of mapping and GIS software.
It is also a general introduction to open source GIS applications and concepts including raster data, vector data, spatial databases, coordinate systems, etc.
It covers command line tools, desktop GIS tools, scripting examples, and more. Software covered includes GDAL/OGR, QGIS, GRASS GIS, PostGIS, GMT, and more.
In Tyler’s second geo-related book, he introduces the basics of using open source command line tools to manage your data.
Topics include converting, transforming, geoprocessing, and analyzing vector/raster datasets.
GDAL raster and OGR vector utilities are introduced along with their comprehensive command line manuals written by developers and formatted for readability.
It can be hard to know what book to buy when you are just starting to learn open source geospatial technology. This post outlines each GIS & geospatial book in our catalog to help give you the top takeaways to consider.
Geospatial & GIS book categories
Locate Press books cover a wide range of topics but they all fit into a few simple categories which we review, in-depth, after the following summaries.
QGIS book titles cover comprehensively learning the software, designing good maps with it, applying to the domain of hydrology, and writing custom applications with Python.
Specialized geospatial software titles cover web-based mapping, routing analysis, and general raster/vector data management.
General GIS titles covers a wide range of geospatial desktop technology as well as teaching the principles of GIS in a classroom-friendly way for younger students.
Scott’s book applies to QGIS 3.16 LTR edition, covering the latest stable version of QGIS.
This books introduces how QGIS works, with the user interface, handling different kinds of files, import and export.
Learn the processing toolbox, modeler, and the Python console in particular. Fundamental GIS topics such as raster/vector analysis, 3D map viewing, and map production in QGIS are covered.
Recipes for Catchment Hydrology and Water Management
by Hans van der Kwast and Kurt Menke
Hans and Kurt’s popular domain-focused text contains core knowledge for handling data in the hydrology field, including lab exercises and links to more teaching resources.
It includes map algebra, delineating streams, and land cover calculations for catchments. And QGIS basics: digitizing, importing tabular data, interpolating data into rasters, and georeferencing scanned maps.
This updated QGIS training workbook uses structured study of core geospatial concepts and GIS functions from the latest QGIS 3.x Long Term Release version.
New sections are included in this 2019 update covering advanced data visualization with layer effects, 3D maps, blending modes, and more.
A complete training course — exercises, questions, and solutions are provided.
Have you ever wanted to improve your cartography output from QGIS 3? Learn step-by-step instructions to create compelling visuals and new workflows in this second edition.
Basic QGIS knowledge is presumed as the focus is on building maps with the newest and latest functionality of QGIS – including atlases, multitudinous color tools, map label generation, printable maps, and more.
Learn the QGIS 3 Python API for writing scripts and creating plugins.
A chapter is dedicated to helping you set up your development environment and to have a productive development workflow. Each chapter includes exercises for you to put your knowledge to work.
This is an update from the earlier QGIS 2 / Python 2 edition.
Written for teachers and students, those aged 10 to 15 years old continue learning GIS by building on the lessons and concepts from Fisher’s earlier work, Open the Door to GIS.
This edition introduces more advanced topics and encourages inquiry-based learning techniques and storytelling to inspire creativity, problem solving, and building confidence as they work through various scenarios.
Introduce students (age 10 to 15 years) to analytical and graphical skill using open-source GIS technology.
Creative storytelling is used with QGIS to teach students skills for making treasure maps, creating a game, and more, alongside characters in the stories.
Creativity and reflection are encouraged as they grow throughout these weekly lessons covering a full semester.
Other categories
The above books cover all the current QGIS training books. In another post, we will introduce the specialized application books (pgRouting, Leaflet) and the more general GIS training books as well (Desktop GIS, GDAL).
