TUFLOW CATCH Tutorial M01 Project Initialisation QGIS

Introduction

QGIS is used to configure the TUFLOW CATCH project with the TUFLOW CATCH plugin. For installation, see create page TUFLOW CATCH QGIS Plugin.

There are three steps to set up the TUFLOW CATCH project:

1. Define the QGIS Project Coordinate Reference System (CRS).
2. Use the TUFLOW CATCH plugin to create the model folder structure and to write empty GIS files for model inputs.
3. Set up and save the QGIS workspace

Coordinate Reference System (CRS)

Define the CRS, also called 'Projection', for the QGIS workspace:

1. Open QGIS.
2. Go to Project > Properties…
3. In the CRS tab, type ‘WGS 84 / UTM Zone 60S’.
4. Select the matching projection in the 'Predefined Coordinate Reference Systems' section.
5. Click ‘Apply’ and ‘OK’.
6. Ensure that the projection is set correctly by viewing the bottom right hand corner of the workspace. It should read ‘EPSG:32760’.