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qgis-quickstart

Sample geospatial datasets with style, ready to load and edit in QGIS.

These are from my personal working files and I'm making them available AS IS (bugs and all).

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OpenStreetMap
Isometric basic
Isometric sketch
Roadmap

Natural Earth
Globe
Roadmap
Transit-style roadmap

*See respective img folders for screenshots

Set Up

Download and install QGIS if you don't already have it: QGIS Downloads.

Browser Panel

Add a useful browser panel to navigate and load files:

View > Panel > Browser

Loading Files

Load a GPKG file by navigating to the downloaded file in the Browser Panel, double-click to expand the layer(s) saved in the file, select the layer(s) you want and drag them to the Layer Panel or right-click and select Add Layer to Project.

Additional Reading

For step-by-step instructions on how to use QGIS, refer to the official docs:

A gentle introduction to GIS
Training manual
User guide

Or the excellent tutorials at:

qgistutorials.com

Data Sources

Natural Earth

Natural Earth downloads
Direct download for all vector layers in a single geopackage

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap
BBike city extracts
GeoFabrik country and region extracts

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