QGIS Terrain Analysis: hillshade, slope, aspect (Version 3.x) @geospatialschool

Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Learn how to perform hillshade, slope, and aspect calculations in this QGIS tutorial. This tutorial is preparation for an upcoming tutorial in which we will create a 3D map in QGIS. Terrain analysis is a very common use of GIS software, and this tutorial will cover the basic, most-used terrain analysis calculations.

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