 Navigating QGIS, Part 1, the home page. When QGIS opens, you will see five main panels. The browser panel allows you to locate and add data within your file explorer, connect to databases, and add basemaps. Under Recent Projects, you will see any recently opened or saved projects. Under Project Templates, you can create a new empty project with a preset coordinate reference system. The news panel contains messages from QGIS regarding updates and upcoming events. The layers pane will populate with your spatial data once you have added them to your project. The top menu bar is your main source for locating any task buttons and tools. The tool bars include many of your common tasks, such as opening a new project, opening an existing project, saving your project, and many more. For more information on QGIS, visit the UTEM Library QGIS playlist.