Add Basemap in QGIS

In this tutorial, you will be introduced into how to add a basemap in QGIS which will definitely improve the setting of your map by giving an important reference background to it. Let us now look at the different types of basemaps namely OpenStreetMap, Google Maps and ESRI basemaps. Next, you will discover how to interact with them using QGIS Plug-ins and services, which are supplied as standard bearing to the application to assimilate into your map works.

Here we shall take you through a detailed procedure of how you can include a basemap layer in your QGIS project, how you can change settings of the basemaker and ensure the layer is in harmony with your other layers. At the end of this video, you will learn to create a basemap that is not only aesthetically appealing but also nimbly enhances your maps’ utility for the analyses.