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qgis-quickstart

Sample geospatial datasets with style, ready to load and edit in QGIS.

These are from my personal working files and I'm making them available AS IS (bugs and all).

Files

OpenStreetMap
Isometric basic
Isometric sketch
Roadmap

Natural Earth
Globe
Roadmap
Transit-style roadmap

*See respective img folders for screenshots

Set Up

Download and install QGIS if you don't already have it: QGIS Downloads.

Browser Panel

Add a useful browser panel to navigate and load files:

View > Panel > Browser

Loading Files

Load a GPKG file by navigating to the downloaded file in the Browser Panel, double-click to expand the layer(s) saved in the file, select the layer(s) you want and drag them to the Layer Panel or right-click and select Add Layer to Project.

Additional Reading

For step-by-step instructions on how to use QGIS, refer to the official docs:

A gentle introduction to GIS
Training manual
User guide

Or the excellent tutorials at:

qgistutorials.com

Data Sources

Natural Earth

Natural Earth downloads
Direct download for all vector layers in a single geopackage

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap
BBike city extracts
GeoFabrik country and region extracts