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This is a very basic introduction to the Open Source software QGIS 2.6 to get you started.
It's my first try to be slightly more professional in this, but it is naturally a work in progress and I'm far from satisfied with everything, and since I don't make a living out of this I guess I don't have to be.

If you decide to try QGIS you can find it at http://qgis.org'>http://qgis.org

If you want to add some simple data here are a few links to get you started:
Countries Administrative Boundaries: http://gadm.org/country
Or grab them all (large file): http://biogeo.ucdavis.edu/data/gadm2/...

Since every little detail of this video is made with Linux Ubuntu and freely available software, here's a list with some of them:
QGIS (fully featured GIS) http://qgis.org'>http://qgis.org
Kdenlive (video editing) https://kdenlive.org/
Audacity (sound editing) http://audacity.sourceforge.net
VLC (video playback) http://www.videolan.org/
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You can find more (in swedish) on my blog: http://geosupportsystem.wordpress.com
Sometimes I also write articles at: http://digitalgeography.com

By the way, if I ever make any money by showing these videos, I'll redirect some of it back to the project...