Geoprocessing:

Convex Hulls:
Creates the smallest possible convex polygon enclosing a group of objects.
Procedure:
1. Create a point layer and add atleast 3 points.
2. Vector>Geo rocessing !ools>Convex "ull#s$
3. %elect point layer in the input vector layer. &ro'se to specify path and name of output file. ress ()
Buffers:
Definition: Creates an e*ual +one around specific features at a specified distance.
Procedure:
1. Create a line layer.
2. Vector>Geo rocessing !ools>&uffer#s$
3. %elect that line layer. type 1, in segments to approximate. Give buffer distance of ,.1. %pecify
output file and press ().
Intersect:
Definition: Creates ne' layer based on the area of overlap of t'o layers.
Procedure:
1. Create t'o polygons in t'o separate layers.
2. Vector>Geo rocessing !ools>-ntersect
3. %elect the input layer and intersect layer. &ro'se to specify output layer and press ().
Union:
Definition: .erge t'o layers together into one 'hile preserving features and attributes of both.
Procedure:
1. Create t'o polygons in t'o separate layers.
2. Vector>Geo rocessing !ools>/nion
3. %elect the input layer and union layer. &ro'se to specify output layer and press ().
Symmetrical Difference:
Definition: Creates ne' layer based on areas of t'o layers that do not overlap.
Procedure:
1. Create t'o polygons in t'o separate layers.
2. Vector>Geo rocessing !ools>%ymmetrical 0ifference
3. %elect the input layer and 0ifference layer. &ro'se to specify output layer and press ().
Clip:
Definition: Cuts a layer based on the boundaries of another layer.
Procedure:
1. Create t'o polygons in t'o separate layers.
2. Vector>Geo rocessing !ools>Clip
3. %elect the input layer and Clip layer. &ro'se to specify output layer and press ().
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Difference:
Definition: %ubtracts areas of one layer based on the overlap of another layer.
Procedure:
1. Create t'o polygons in t'o separate layers.
2. Vector>Geo rocessing !ools>%ymmetrical 0ifference
3. %elect the input layer and 0ifference layer. &ro'se to specify output layer and press ().
Dissolve:
Definition: .erges features 'ithin a single layer based on common attributes in the attribute table.
Procedure:
1. Create t'o polygons in t'o separate layers.
2. Vector>Geo rocessing !ools>0issolve
3. %elect the input layer and dissolve field. &ro'se to specify output layer and press ().
Eliminate Sliver Polygons:
Definition: .erges selected features 'ith the neighboring polygon 'ith the largest area or largest
common boundary.
Procedure:
1. Create t'o polygons in a ne' single layer 'ith overlapping boundaries.
2. %elect the main polygon then Vector>Geo rocessing !ools>%liver olygons
3. rovide the ne' layer in the input vector layer. %elect area option and chec1 add result to canvas.
ress ().
eference:
1. /ser .anual of 2G-%
2. Geoprocessing in 2G-% from %lideshare.com
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