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QGIS Documentation
3.16
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QGIS Desktop User Guide/Manual (QGIS 3.16)
1. Preamble
2. Foreword
3. Conventions
4. Features
5. Getting Started
6. Working with Project Files
7. QGIS GUI
8. The Browser panel
9. QGIS Configuration
10. Working with Projections
11. General Tools
12. The Style Library
13. Managing Data Source
13.1. Opening Data
13.2. Creating Layers
13.3. Exploring Data Formats and Fields
14. Working with Vector Data
15. Working with Raster Data
16. Working with Mesh Data
17. Working with Vector Tiles
18. Laying out the maps
19. Working with OGC / ISO protocols
20. Working with GPS Data
21. Authentication System
22. GRASS GIS Integration
23. QGIS processing framework
24. Processing providers and algorithms
25. Plugins
26. Help and Support
27. Contributors
28. Appendices
29. Literature and Web References
QGIS Server Guide/Manual (QGIS 3.16)
Training Manual
A Gentle Introduction to GIS
For Writers
Documentation Guidelines
For Developers
PyQGIS Cookbook (QGIS 3.16)
Developers Guide
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Managing Data Source
13.1. Opening Data
13.1.1. The Browser Panel
13.1.2. The DB Manager
13.1.3. Provider-based loading tools
13.1.4. QGIS Custom formats
13.1.5. QLR - QGIS Layer Definition File
13.1.6. Connecting to web services
13.2. Creating Layers
13.2.1. Creating new vector layers
13.2.2. Creating new layers from an existing layer
13.2.3. Creating new DXF files
13.2.4. Creating new layers from the clipboard
13.2.5. Creating virtual layers
13.3. Exploring Data Formats and Fields
13.3.1. Raster data
13.3.2. Vector Data
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