Introduction to QGIS

Basemaps

  1. From the top menu, go to “Plugins > Manage and Install Plugins”.
  2. Search for QuickMapServices and install it.
  3. Add a basemap to the map.

Basic geoprocessing

  1. Add a US counties dataset to the map.
  2. Transform the underlying spatial data into EPSG:2163
  3. Create a buffer around the counties.