As part of an academic requirement in the "GEOG 197: Digital Cartography" course unit, I was instructed to validate geometry/topology and generate a ready-to-print map via QGIS with GRASS.

• Checking Geometry and Topology of Digitized Data

  • Using the Value Map widget to establish LandUse class features

  • Choosing the appropriate symbology and exporting as a Style Layer file

  • Manually deciding the appropriate resolution for detected geometry errors (Check Geometries)

  • Validating via Topology Checker panel and v.clean

• Intersecting Structures/Building features and Land Use features

  • Importing a Style Layer file

• Clipping road data with a polygon shapefile

• Adding a whitewashed layer

• Utilizing the Print Layout

  • Manually adding numbers for the legend/map key

  • Embedding and locking an inset map