Loading vector data

1. Click Add vector layer and select file geodata/vector/Subset-Goe_DE021L1_GOTTINGEN_UA2012_UTM32N.shp. It is an example for a product produced by the Copernicus Urban Atlas project. The map should appear on the [[QGIS GUI|canvas].
2. To categorize the data, click on the layer in the TOC, select Properties --> Style. You'll find a pulldown menu which defaults to Single symbol. Click it and select Categorized. The menu will change to the Categorized view.
3. In the Column menu, select CODE2012. In the Color ramp menu, you can select a color style.
4. Click Classify and confirm with Apply or OK. The map should now appear in the selected style, with a legend of the categories displayed in the TOC (Figure D).
5. Download a prepared QGIS style file from Stud.IP: Subset-Goe_DE021L1_GOTTINGEN_UA2012_UTM32N.qml and click Style --> Load Style.

Figure D: Copernicus urban atlas landcover map for Göttingen and vicinity