Chapter 4. Publishing the Map Online
In this chapter, we will cover the QGIS Cloud service, a powerful map hosting platform, and you will learn how to use it to share your maps with others by publishing them on the Internet. We will cover all the necessary steps, such as creating a QGIS Cloud account, preparing your maps for publishing, filling metadata, restricting access to information, and publishing the map. Also, you will learn how to use this published map from a web browser, QGIS, and other desktop GISes.
In this chapter, we will go through the following topics:
- Registering for the QGIS Cloud service
- The QGIS Cloud plugin
- Creating a database
- Publishing the map
- Viewing your map in QGIS and a browser
- Deleting unused maps
