Pretty maps without the price tag: Cartography with just QGIS

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@emilyeros Pretty maps price tag without the Cartography with just QGIS

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@emilyeros

Pretty maps

price tagwithout the

Cartography with just QGIS

Maps at the Red Cross

“could you make it 7 feet long?”

+ Deadlines+ Design+ Principles

Good maps have to be made in Adobe

1. Rule-based styles

github.com/AmericanRedCross/qgis-stylesgithub.com/AmericanRedCross/workflows

Base maps (adapted from Anita Graser) + vector icons

Thematic maps (buildings)

Thematic maps (roads)

Rule-based styling for OSM data using SQL

Rule-based styling for OSM data using SQL

Hillshades and artsy stuff

Base maps for printing and navigation

2. Print composerand page elements

Thanks

3. Limitations

@emilyeros

Thanks