Using QGIS for Trail Planning 2023

Use QGIS and LiDAR data to find the best terrain to build a new trail.
QGIS filter syntax for 50m:
("ELEV" % 50) = 0
Google Satellite XYZ tile (add https: at the beginning):
//www.google.com/maps/vt?lyrs=s@189&gl=cn&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
Google Roads XYZ tile (add https: at the beginning):
//mt1.google.com/vt/lyrs=h&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}
1:23 Into to GIS, 2:12 Download QGIS
3:38 Intro to QGIS and GeoTIFF images
5:24 Project folder setup and downloading from LiDAR BC
6:52 Adding LiDAR layers,
8:08 Turning on layers panel and creating layer groups
8:39 Adding contours
13:50 Adding land data; 19:30 colourizing land data
22:24 Adding hillshading; 24:20 Adding slope analysis
27:22 Using the Info button
28:55 Import Trailforks data
31:02 Adding Google satellite and roads data
33:05 Planning and drawing a new trail
38:56 Editing the new trail
41:19 Using the Profile tool plugin
44:38 Exporting the new trail to GPS
46:50 3D visualization of terrain in QGIS

[@fielddog8111]

Excellent tutorial. I enjoyed watching it.