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QGIS in A Glance
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

• QGIS is a program that suitable for MapInfo alternative.

Here is the link that give us comparison between two
programs:
MapInfo vs QGIS
• Not limited for Windows only, QGIS is also available for
MacOS and Linux.
So, anyone working with any platform, is able to use this
application.
• Beyond that, QGIS is a free and open-source Geographic
Information System. Hence, no need to purchase any
license to work with this program.
• Since QGIS is an open-source program, there are so many
free plugins that can help you to have the job done.

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 QGIS Current Version (as Oct 2022)
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

QGIS Website

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 QGIS Recommended Plugins for RAN Engineer
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

How?
• All Core Plugins 1. Click Plugins à Manage and Install Plugins
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(can not be uninstalled) 2. Click All
• Digitizing Tools 3. You can search the intended plugins in Search bar

• Geometry Shapes
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• KML Tools
• Layer2kmz
• Map Library
• Profile Tool
• Shape Tools
~ These plugins are just my personal opinion
~ You can use any other plugins that meet
your requirement

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 Opening CSV File
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

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1. Click New Empty Project in Project Templates

2. Click Layer à Add Layer à Add Delimited Text Layer
3. Choose file 4
Sample Files are available in following link: Sample CSV Files
à modify the Layer Name (optional)
à make sure the delimiters are correct
4. Select the Coordinate column
5. Click Add 5
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 Modifying Symbol
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

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1. Right Click the Layer in Layer Panel

2. Select Properties
3. Select Symbology
4. Modify the symbols as your
preference
5. Click Apply then Click OK
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 Adding Label
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

1. Click Layer à Labeling

2. Select Layer
2 3. Modify Label Style for that
Particular Layer
4. Click Apply

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 Searching Point(s) or Polygon(s)
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

1. Click Layer
2. Click Select Feature by Value
3 3. Select the info that need to be find
in the map
4. Click Flash Features
5. The intended point/polygon will be
4 blinking for a while

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 Adding Map Information
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

1. Click and Drag OpenStreetMap Layer in XYZ Tiles to below

Site Examples Layer
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2. Right click OpenStreetMap Layer and select Properties then
2 Legend
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3. Click the Opacity Slider and Click Right Arrow
4. Click Apply then Click OK

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5. With Opacity, we can set the map transparency level
 Adding Visual Terrain Information
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

1. Click and Drag Mapzen Global Terrain Layer in XYZ Tiles to

3 below OpenStreetMap Layer
2 2. In Layer Panel, Right click Mapzen Global Terrain à
Properties à Symbology
3. Change the Render Type to Hillshade
4. Click Apply then Click OK
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5. Set the Opacity of OpenStreetMap so that the terrain is
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 Other Map and Visual Terrain Information
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

1. Click Map Library

2. You can add another alternative map version that
suit your requirement.
3. Click Add

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 Map Connection for QGIS
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

User can also add the map by adding the url

connection from website that provides the service.
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1. Right click XYZ Tiles and click New Connection
2. Fill in the Name and URL for New Connection
3. Click OK
4. The new connection will be shown in the
3 XYZ Tiles group

The table below shows the URL for Google Map

connection for your reference.

Product Info URL

Google Maps https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=r&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
Google Satellite https://www.google.cn/maps/vt?lyrs=s@189&gl=cn&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
Google Satellite Hybrid https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=y&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
Google Terrain https://mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=t&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
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 Generating Antenna Sectorization Info
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

4. Input the shape type, antenna sector

width, the radius, and drawing
1 segment as desired
2 5. Click Run
4 3 6. The Antenna Sectorization will be
created in the new temporary layer

1. Click the Shape Tool then select the

Create Pie Wedge
2. Select the layer that having antenna
sector information 6
3. Select the field that contain antenna
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 Adding Points to the Map
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0
5. Add as many fields as required, and
click OK
1. Go to Layer à Create Layer 6. Right Click the Temporary Layer, and
à New Temporary Scratch Layer make sure the Toggle Editing is enabled
2. Define the Layer Name and Geometry 7. Enable the Add Point Feature and start
1 Type [Point] to add points in the desire location
3. Define the Field List 8. Fill the information in each point after
4. Click Add to Field List adding each point

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 Adding Coordinates Info to the Points
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0
1. Click Toolbox Button
2. Go to Vector Table à Add X/Y Fields to Layer
1 3. Define the file name in Input Layer
4. Click Run
5. The result can be checked in Layer Panel à
Right Click Added Fields à Open Attribute Table
6. The coordinates will be added in X and Y fields

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 Adding Legend
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0
5. Click the Sign to add a Legend
6. Fill in Label and Formula for Legend
3 in Filter Box. It’s better to check the
formula by clicking Test Button
2 7. Modify the symbols as your
preference
4 8. Click OK

1 1. Right Click the Layer in Layer Panel

à Properties
2. Click Symbology
3. Click Symbology Option 5
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4. Select Rule Based
 Showing Feature Count in Legend
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

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1. Right Click the Layer in Layer Panel
2. Enable the Show Feature Count
3. Each Legend will show the feature
number in Layer Panel

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 Creating Polygon
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

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1. Go to Layer à Create Layer 5. Right Click layer in Layer Panel à

à New Temporary Scratch Layer enable Toggle Editing
2. Define the Layer Name and 6. Click Add Polygon Feature
Geometry Type [Polygon]
7. Start to create polygon by clicking
3. Define the Field List the left button. To end the
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4. Click Add to Field List
 Cutting Polygon with Other Polygon(s)
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0
1. Enable the Toggle Editing Button
2. Click Select Feature(s) Button
2 3. Select the polygons that will cut the
intended polygon. To select multiple
polygon, just keep pressing the SHIFT
1 key while clicking the other polygon
4 4. Click Cut With Selected Polygons

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 Checking Polygon Validity and Fixing Errors
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

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1. Sometimes, QGIS indicates error in 4

polygons thar we create with X marks
2. However, sometimes we need to find
5. The result can be viewed in Layers Panel, in 3 Layers: Valid Output,
the error by checking with Vector à
Invalid Output, and Error Output. Just enable the Error Output only,
Geometry Tools à Check Validity
to see where the errors are.
3. Select the polygon layer in Input Layer 6. To fix the error enable the Vertex Tool (Current Layer) à, then start
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4. Click Run to click the error and delete it, one by one.
 Counting Number of Site Inside the Polygons
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

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Cluster Layer

Sitelist Layer

2 1. Click Vector à Analysis Tools 4. The result can be viewed in Layers Panel,
à Count Points in Polygon Count Layer
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2. Complete the Parameters Tab 5. Right Click Count à Open Attribute Table
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3. Click Run 6. The number of sites will be shown here.
 Adding Cluster Information into Sitelist
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

1. Click Vector
à Data
1 Management Tools
à Join Attributes by
Location
2. Complete the
Parameters Tab
Sitelist Layer 5 3. Click Run
4. The result can be
Cluster Layer viewed in Layers
Panel, Joint Layer
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5. Right Click
Joint Layer à Open
Attribute Table
4 6. The Cluster info will
be shown here.

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 Finding the nth Nearest Neighbors
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

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1. Click Toolbox Button à Vector Analysis 3. Click Run

à Shortest Line Between Feature 4. The result can be checked in Layer Panel à
2. Complete the Parameters Tab Right Click Shortest Lines à Open Attribute Table
The number of neighbors should be filled with 5. The original point is also calculated, that’s why
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n+1, where n is the number of neighbors the number of neighbors should be n+1
 Creating Voronoi Polygons
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

1. Click Vector à
Geometry Tools à
Voronoi Polygons
2. Complete the
Parameters Tab.
1 Buffer Region = 0
means that the
outmost sites will be
the limit of Voronoi
Polygon
3. Click Run
4 4. The result can be
viewed in Layers
Panel à Voronoi
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Polygon

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 Checking Terrain Between 2 Locations
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

1. Click Layer à Add Layer à Add Raster Layer

2. Choose file DEM (Digital Elevation Model) for Intended Area
DEM for Indonesia Area is available in the following link: DEM SRTM Indonesia
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5 3. Click Add
4. Select and Place the
DEM Layer in the
bottom
5. Click Plugins à
Profile Tool à
Terrain Profile
7 6. Click Add Layer. The
DEM Map Layer should
be visible in the list
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2 7. Start to draw line by
clicking the left button.
To end line, click the
left button twice
8. The Terrain Profile will
be shown in this profile
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 Adding Scale to Map
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

1. Go to View à
2 Decoration à
Scale Bar
2. Check Enable
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Scale Bar
3. Define the
Scale Bar
Decoration
1 4. Click Apply
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then Click OK
5. The Scale Bar
will be visible
in your screen
based on the
position that
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 Change History
QGIS Quick Guideline – Version 01.0

No Version Description Date Author Remarks

1 01.0 First Released 19 Jan 2023 Irfan

For any inputs, questions, or improvement, please email to:

my email

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