Alaska Lakes

Start QGIS
Click on Open Data Source Manager
browse to qgis_sample_data/gml/ and double click qgis_sample_data/raster/landcover.img and double click qgis_sample_data/raster/lakes.gml
Select the NAD27/Alaska Alberts entry
Click OK
Close the Data Source manager window
Zoom to an area with lakes
Double click the lakes layer in the map legend to open properties dialog
To display the lake names reopen lakes layer properties dialog
Click on the labels tab and choose the names field, then click apply
Improve readibility with buffer tab
To add map items go to view decorations scale bar menu
Click project import export and export map to image
Press Project save

PLSS System

Log on to ArcGIS Online
Search for Plublic Land Survey System
In overview page, go to bottom right, copy and paste the URL
Start QGIS
Navigate to Layer- Add Layer -> Add ArcGIS REST Server Layer
From the Data Sources Manager, click on new, and Create a New ArcGIS REST Server Connection will come up.
Paste the URL you copied from ArcGIS online, and click OK
Click Connect
Add Layers one by one to reduce downloading time

Google Earth Base Map

Go to QGIS
Select plugins, scroll to manage and install plugins.
Type in HCMGIS
Install Plugin
Go to HCMGIS, scroll to basemaps
This google sattelite hybrid, you can choose others

Tokyo,Japan area close up

Download and Natural Earth Quickstart Kit
Labels maybe in a different language, go to variables by going to Project - Properties - Variables tab - locate project_language, change to name_en.
Click Refresh
Pan and zoom to japan
Turn off layers that aren't needed. Expand z5 - 1:18m and uncheck ne_10m_geography_marine_polys and ne_admin_0_disputed_areas
Make sure default CRS for the project is EPSG:3857 Pseudo-Mercator by
Go to Project - New Print Layout. Leave title empty.
Use zoom full button to display full extent of layout
Go to Add Item - Add map
Drag map onto the whole layout
Zoom to level of map scale to 10000000
Lock Layers and lock styles for layers by checking the boxes
Turn off layer group z5 - 1:18m and ativate z7 - 1: 4m
Go to Add item - Add Map
Drag the new map at the upper left corner
Select Map 2 and go to item properties tab. Go to Frame panel and check box.
Go to item properties and click green plus sign to add a new overview
Sect Map 2 as the Map Frame.
Select Map 1 from Items panel, and go to Grids and click green plus sign to add a new grid.
Click modify grid
Click on CRS. Enter 4326 in the filter box. Select WGS84 EPSG:4326.
Select interval values as 5 in X and Y.
Scroll to Grid frame and check Draw coordiantes box. Click custom and then click the Expression button
Enter this expression: concat(to_string(@grid_number), '° ')
Adjust the position settings by clicking on Left, Right, Top, and Bottom.
Go to Add item - Add Shape - Add Rectangle
Change style to copy to the map background
Add North Arrow to the map. Click Add Item - Add Picture.
Draw a rectangle, and then click on Item Properties and then expand Search Directories and select the image
Click on Add Item - Add Scalebar
Click on the layout where you want the scale bar to appear. Choose a style by changing the fixed with to 200.
Label map by clicking Add Item - Add Label
Draw the label adjacent to the north arrow
Export as image, PDF or SVG.

Neighborhood Walk

Open QGIS
Open plugins
Go to manage and install plugins
Search for GPX Segment Importer
Select and press install plugin
Look for the tool in Mange Layers toolbar or plugins - GPX importer

Digital Elevation Model

Download DEM from NOAA Data Access Viewer
Copy the original Layer
Go to its properties
Create Multidirectional hillshade
Select render type as Hillshade
Select Multi Directional
Change under resampling on zoomed in to Bilinear and out to bilinear
Select the original layer
Select Reder type as Singleband pseudocolor
Adjust min and max but standard is 15.7227 and 143.07 for this model
Change color ramp to BrBG
Invert colors if needed
Change blending mode to multiply
Change resampling on zoomed in to bilinear and bilinear on out. Select OK