QGIS – The Map Room

Hachure Maps in QGIS

Published on 1 September 2021 by Jonathan Crowe

Detail of a hachure map created in QGIS (Robin Hawkes) — Robin Hawkes

I’m always fascinated to see old mapping techniques replicated in modern mapping software. For an example, see Robin Hawkes’s tutorial on creating hachure maps in QGIS. Which Patrick McGranahan followed to create this map of San Marino.

Dot Density Maps of Belgium

Published on 23 February 2018 by Jonathan Crowe

Maarten Lambrechts

Maarten Lambrechts discusses how to make a dot density population map, in technical detail. He uses QGIS to process data for his home country of Belgium. The map above is one result (he also zoomed in on Brussels).