Cartography

Web Mapping and Cartography

Create stunning interactive web maps using modern JavaScript libraries like Leaflet and OpenLayers.

QGIS Road to Nerdvana Episode 10: Speed Map Making (Part 1)

In this video Tim Sutton will be trying to go from Zero to Nice Looking Map as quick as he can. The episode demonstrates rapid cartographic design techniques, challenging viewers to create polished maps within thirty minutes.

Create a Custom Reference Grid in QGIS Composer (Part 2)

This follow-up to the initial grid creation tutorial focuses on building dynamic grids that are aligned to the lat long graticule.

Data Defined Settings for Grid Placements in QGIS 3.12

The author has been attempting to recreate South African 1:50,000 topographic maps using QGIS 3.12.

How to Make Beautiful Lollipop Call Out Labels in QGIS

Call out labels are a handy cartographic instrument for attaching labels to features on the map where you want the label to be offset from the feature being labelled. This technique creates lollipop styled labels with decorative endpoints using QGIS geometry generators.

Create a Custom Reference Grid in QGIS Composer

If you need to create a reference grid like this for your map, here's a simple method. This tutorial demonstrates configuring dual grids with specific expressions to produce professional cartographic reference systems.