7. Visualizing Maps

Creating maps is one of the “business ends” of QGIS. Map views are canvases to visualize spatial layers loaded in the project, with the various rendering settings applied to them. They can be of 2D or 3D type or plotted along a profile line, show different scale or extent, or display a different set of the loaded layers thanks to map themes.

• 7.1. 2D Map View
  • 7.1.1. Exploring the map view
  • 7.1.2. Controlling map rendering
  • 7.1.3. Time-based control on the map canvas
  • 7.1.4. The Elevation Controller panel
  • 7.1.5. Bookmarking extents on the map
  • 7.1.6. Decorating the map
  • 7.1.7. Annotation Tools
  • 7.1.8. Measuring
  • 7.1.9. Setting additional map views
  • 7.1.10. Exporting the map view
• 7.2. 3D Map View
  • 7.2.1. Scene Configuration
  • 7.2.2. Navigation options
  • 7.2.3. Creating an animation
  • 7.2.4. 3D vector layers
• 7.3. Elevation Profile View
  • 7.3.1. The interface
  • 7.3.2. Creating an elevation profile
  • 7.3.3. Interacting with the profile Views
  • 7.3.4. Exporting from the elevation profile