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QGIS Python Programming Cookbook, Second Edition

You're reading from   QGIS Python Programming Cookbook, Second Edition Automating geospatial development

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787124837
Length 464 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Joel Lawhead Joel Lawhead
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Automating QGIS FREE CHAPTER 2. Querying Vector Data 3. Editing Vector Data 4. Using Raster Data 5. Creating Dynamic Maps 6. Composing Static Maps 7. Interacting with the User 8. QGIS Workflows 9. Other Tips and Tricks

Adding a logo to the map

An important part of customizing a map is to add your logo, or other graphics, to the composition. In this recipe, we'll add a simple logo to the map.

Getting ready

You will need to download the following zipped shapefile and extract it to your qgis_data directory in a subdirectory named ms:

https://github.com/GeospatialPython/Learn/raw/master/Mississippi.zip

You will also need a logo image, which you can download from https://github.com/GeospatialPython/Learn/raw/master/logo.png.

Place the image in your qgis_data/rasters directory.

If you haven't already done so in the previous recipe, download the MapComposer library from https://github.com/GeospatialPython/Learn/raw/master/MapComposer.py, to simplify the creation of the map composition.

Place the file in the .qgis2/python directory within your home directory.

How to do it...

In this recipe, we will create the map composition, add the logo image, and save the map as an image. To do this, we need to perform...

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