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QGIS Installation Set Up & Instruction Manual

 QGIS Installation Guide

1. QGIS installation
1.1. Visit ​https://www.qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html
1.2. Go to the ​ALL RELEASES​ tab and click for previous releases of QGIS (note: mac or windows)
1.3. Download and install the following file:
Windows users - ​QGIS-OSGeo4W-2.18.24-1-Setup-x86_64.exe
Mac users - ​QGIS-OSX-2.18.24-1.dmg

2. Creating a project
2.1. Click on the icon highlighted in Figure 1

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3. Setting project CRS (Coordinate reference system) to ​EPSG: 32244 (specific to India)

Figure 2

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4. Installing ​Quickmap services​ plugin to load maps

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5. Importing the sample shapefile
5.1. Layer >> Add Layer >> Add vector layer as shown in figure 6
5.2. Click on browse and navigate to the location of “dt2020_India marker.shp” and click open as
shown in figure 7. You should be able to see a triangle upon opening.

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6. Adding maps
6.1. Web>> QuickMap Services>> Search QMS as in figure 8
6.2. Search for google maps and click on add for maps as indicated in figure 9
6.3. You can arrange your layers by dragging them up or down in the layers panel (in red in figure
10) to see this as your result.

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7. Saving the project
7.1. Project tab>> Save
7.2. Save your project name as follows containing your city’s name; college code and your name.
For example: ​dt2020_city name_college code_xyz.qgs