18.qgis_setup.qmd

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title: "18. Setting up your first QGIS project"
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## Video Tutorial

{{< video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkACnYfFgLE >}}

#### In this tutorial

Download shapefiles from the NYC Open Data Portal, open QGIS, save a QGIS project, and orient to the QGIS interface

## Installation

Download the latest **Long Term Version** of QGIS [here](https://www.qgis.org/download/).

The most common issue with installing QGIS is for Mac users the first time you open up the program. You’ll often see an error message that says *“QGIS” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software.*

**You don’t need to worry about this message**; QGIS is trustworthy. If this happens, locate QGIS in Finder and right-click, then Open from that menu. That should resolve the problem.

![](images/open%20QGIS.png){width="287"}

## Data downloads

[Borough boundaries](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/Borough-Boundaries/tqmj-j8zm)

[NYC subway stations](https://drive.google.com/file/d/13kz4Ud11KQSGTi3H2PVC7Uw3sxsAch-6/view) (Note - the subways dataset appears to have been removed from the NYC Open Data Portal since I made this video, but you can download an old saved version using that link.)