Tmitchell: New page: == Exercise using QGIS == This exercise uses the above method as it applies directly in QGIS. Other projects will be welcome to add their own example exercises as well. '''TODO: Add scre...

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New page: == Exercise using QGIS == This exercise uses the above method as it applies directly in QGIS. Other projects will be welcome to add their own example exercises as well. '''TODO: Add scre...

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== Exercise using QGIS ==
This exercise uses the above method as it applies directly in QGIS. Other projects will be welcome to add their own example exercises as well.

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# Launch QGIS
# Load the data layer. Using menus at top of screen select '''LAYER -> Add Vector Layer'''
## Press '''Browse''' button
## Navigate to the folder holding the sample datasets and select '''busstopsall.shp''' and press '''Open''' button
## QGIS will automatically zoom to the extent of the bus stop features
# Run the buffer process from the menu: '''TOOLS -> Geoprocessing Tools -> Buffer(s)'''
## Set the '''Input vector layer''' to '''busstopsall'''
## Enter '''Buffer distance''' of '''200'''. This will be 200 metres.
## Set the '''Output shapefile''' by pressing '''Browse''' button. Navigate to the data folder and enter the new filename as '''busstops_200m_buffer.shp'''. Press '''Save''' button to select that filename.
## Press '''OK''' button to run the process.
# After running, the system asks '''Would you like to add the new layer to the TOC?''' select '''Yes''' and the resulting shapefile will be added as a layer in your map view.
# Buffer(s) window remains open. Press '''Close''' to close the window.
# Reorder the layers so the resulting buffer polygons layer is on the bottom of the layer stack. Click and drag the ''busstops_200m_buffer.shp'' layer to beneath ''busstopsall''.

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Tmitchell: New page: == Exercise using QGIS == This exercise uses the above method as it applies directly in QGIS. Other projects will be welcome to add their own example exercises as well. '''TODO: Add scre...