In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:
Creating the simplest map renderer
Using the map composer
Adding labels to a map for printing
Adding a scale bar to the map
Adding a north arrow to the map
Adding a logo to the map
Adding a legend to the map
Adding a custom shape to the map
Adding a grid to the map
Adding a table to the map
Saving a map to a PNG image
Adding a world file to a map image
Saving a map to a project
Loading a map from a project
Introduction
In this chapter, we'll create maps using PyQGIS, Qt image objects, and QGIS Map Composer to create map layouts that can be exported as documents or images. The QGIS Map Composer is designed to create static map layouts with decorative and reference elements, for printing or inclusion in another document.