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QGIS Desktop User Guide/Manual (QGIS Testing)
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. Visualizing Maps
12. General Tools
13. Level up with Expressions
14. The Style Library
15. Managing Data Source
15.1. Opening Data
15.2. Creating Layers
15.3. Exploring Data Formats and Fields
16. Working with Vector Data
17. Working with Raster Data
18. Working with Mesh Data
19. Working with Vector Tiles
20. Working with Point Clouds
21. Working with 3D Tiles
22. Laying out the maps
23. Working with OGC / ISO protocols
24. Working with GPS Data
25. Authentication System
26. GRASS GIS Integration
27. QGIS processing framework
28. Processing providers and algorithms
29. Plugins
30. Help and Support
31. Contributors
32. Appendices
33. Literature and Web References
QGIS Server Guide/Manual (QGIS Testing)
Training Manual
A Gentle Introduction to GIS
For Writers
Documentation Guidelines
For Developers
PyQGIS Cookbook (QGIS Testing)
Developers Guide
QGIS Documentation
QGIS User Guide
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Managing Data Source
15.1. Opening Data
15.1.1. The Browser Panel
15.1.2. The DB Manager
15.1.3. Provider-based loading tools
15.1.4. The Layer Metadata Search Panel
15.1.5. QGIS Custom formats
15.1.6. QLR - QGIS Layer Definition File
15.1.7. Connecting to web services
15.2. Creating Layers
15.2.1. Creating new vector layers
15.2.2. Creating new layers from an existing layer
15.2.3. Creating new DXF files
15.2.4. Creating new layers from the clipboard
15.2.5. Creating virtual layers
15.3. Exploring Data Formats and Fields
15.3.1. Raster data
15.3.2. Vector Data
15.3.3. Layers crossing 180° longitude
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