GeoEducate: Introduction to GIS and Mapping with QGIS

GeoEducate: Introduction to GIS and Mapping with QGIS, available at $44.99, with 59 lectures, 4 quizzes.

You will learn about Understand GIS concepts and terminology ensuring proficiency through quizzes and interactive exercises. Develop skills in QGIS to design clear and compelling maps, applying principles of effective map design for visual communication. Learn to use QGIS for basic geospatial analysis, applying it to real-world scenarios to gain practical insights. Identify credible sources of geospatial data and integrate real-world data into mapping exercises for practical application. This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginners in the world of GIS that want to learn how to make maps and conduct basic analysis using QGIS and credible data. or Data specialists, who want to add the geographical component in their skills and start creating amazing maps and visualizations to communicate their message to their teams. It is particularly useful for Beginners in the world of GIS that want to learn how to make maps and conduct basic analysis using QGIS and credible data. or Data specialists, who want to add the geographical component in their skills and start creating amazing maps and visualizations to communicate their message to their teams.

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Summary

Title: GeoEducate: Introduction to GIS and Mapping with QGIS

Price: $44.99

Number of Lectures: 59

Number of Quizzes: 4

Number of Published Lectures: 59

Number of Published Quizzes: 4

Number of Curriculum Items: 67

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 67

Original Price: €19.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Understand GIS concepts and terminology ensuring proficiency through quizzes and interactive exercises.
Develop skills in QGIS to design clear and compelling maps, applying principles of effective map design for visual communication.
Learn to use QGIS for basic geospatial analysis, applying it to real-world scenarios to gain practical insights.
Identify credible sources of geospatial data and integrate real-world data into mapping exercises for practical application.

Who Should Attend

Beginners in the world of GIS that want to learn how to make maps and conduct basic analysis using QGIS and credible data.
Data specialists, who want to add the geographical component in their skills and start creating amazing maps and visualizations to communicate their message to their teams.

Target Audiences

Beginners in the world of GIS that want to learn how to make maps and conduct basic analysis using QGIS and credible data.
Data specialists, who want to add the geographical component in their skills and start creating amazing maps and visualizations to communicate their message to their teams.

This course will introduce you to the world of GIS and Geospatial technologies and teach you how to build maps and conduct basic GIS analysis using real world data and QGIS software.

Unlike other online resources, this course is based on real world applications of GIS in some of the largest humanitarian operations in the world located in the Middle East. It uses data and examples from such areas to teach you the power of GIS in understanding the context and supporting decision making.

Learn GIS and Mapping from Geospatial Experts Working in United Nations Agencies in Some of the Largest Humanitarian Operations in the World.

In this course you will:

Learn GIS concepts and terminology to “speak” the same language with other experts
Understand what are the different map elements and what to consider when making a map
Use real data to create, nice maps with QGIS
Find out through live demonstrations where to get credible data for your maps and analyis
Conduct basic GIS analysis with real world cases from humanitarian operations
Test your knowledge with several quizzesand guided exercsies

Do you want to learn about GIS from the Geospatial Professionals who apply GIS in the deep field?

Add the geographical component in your skills and start creating amazing maps to communicate your message to your team and organization.

This course was inspired, conceptualized, and designed during the last four years leading my GIS team with the United Nations in Syria – one of the largest humanitarian operations in the world.

The course will introduce you to the world of Geospatial and teach you about important GIS concepts, how to use QGIS to create correct maps, conduct GIS analysis, and use data for your maps from credibly sources.

Real world examples and real data used in the largest humanitarian operations in the world.

You will learn in a fun, multidisciplinary way, through videos, interactive demos, quizzes, step-by-step exercises, and discussions in the forum of the course.

What makes this course unique is:

Experienced instructors: Taught by humanitarian GIS Experts with extensive experience in the usage of geospatial technologies in large scale operations such as the one in Syria, Lebanon, Türkiye, and Jordan.
Realistic: It uses real cases, examples, and data to teach you how to create maps and conduct GIS analysis.
Practical: You will learn by doing and you will have opportunities to test what you have learned through quizzes and exercises.
Tested: It is widely tested in dozens trainings which took place in various locations.

This course consists of 5 Sections. It has a total of 59 lectures and about 3 hours of recorded videos, 4 quizzes and 4 step-by-step assignments.

It is recommended for people with no or little experience in GIS and an interest to learn more about this fascinating field in a structured and professional way.

In the course you will learn about GIS and the terminology, we GIS Professional use in our every day work. This will increase you confidence as you will be able to understand a lot of the concepts mentioned in online resources or from other experts at work environment.

You will also learn about the different elements of a map. How to design a good map and what to take into consideration.

After the completion of the second section of this course, you will have the knowledge in creating amazing visualisations.

In the end of the third section you will know how to create a complete map with all its elements.

By the end of the course, you will be able to download and use data from credible sources to create maps and conduct basic analysis.

Learn from the ones who lead GIS teams in humanitarian operations in the most hard to reach areas of our planet.

After the completion of this course, you will:

Obtain a good understanding of GIS and you will be able to “speak” the same language with other GIS experts, Information managers or data analysts.
Feel confident using QGIS software to build correct cartographic maps to communicate important key messages to your teams.
Know where to obtain credibly data for your maps and analysis.
Use QGIS software to conduct basic geospatial analysis
Prepare for more advanced courses in the Geospatial field

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: About GIS

Lecture 2: Introduction

Chapter 2: Introduction to GIS

Lecture 1: What is GIS about?

Lecture 2: Snow's map

Lecture 3: How we use GIS in humanitarian field?

Lecture 4: The shape of the Earth

Lecture 5: Latitude and Longitude

Lecture 6: About projections

Lecture 7: Demonstration: Mercator Projection

Lecture 8: What is a map and types of maps?

Chapter 3: GIS Terminology – "Speaking the same language"

Lecture 1: Overlays

Lecture 2: Basemaps

Lecture 3: Data types – Rasters

Lecture 4: Data types – Vector

Lecture 5: Attribute table

Lecture 6: Shapefile and geopackage

Lecture 7: Geotiff

Lecture 8: Closing

Lecture 9: Quiz – reading from the slides

Lecture 10: Introduction to QGIS

Lecture 11: Demonstration: QGIS

Chapter 4: Creating a Map

Lecture 1: Overview Section 4

Lecture 2: What is Cartography

Lecture 3: Process of making a map

Lecture 4: Map elements and visual hierarchy

Lecture 5: Map Layout and visual hierarchy

Lecture 6: Map Εlements – Title

Lecture 7: Map Εlements – Legend

Lecture 8: Map Εlements – Scale

Lecture 9: Map Elements – Direction indicators and North Arrow

Lecture 10: Map Elements – Direction indicators and Graticule

Lecture 11: Map Elements – Extent indicator

Lecture 12: Map Elements – Data Source – Notes – Copyright

Lecture 13: About Generalization and Specialization

Lecture 14: Demonstration: Google Maps

Lecture 15: Fonts

Lecture 16: Label and Fonts

Chapter 5: Optimizing readability of a map – Visual Variables

Lecture 1: Feedback on maps

Lecture 2: Visual variables

Lecture 3: Visual variables – Color basics

Lecture 4: Visual variables – Color scemes

Lecture 5: Demonstration: Colorbrewer

Lecture 6: Visual variables – Color basic tips

Lecture 7: Visual variables – Point symbols

Lecture 8: Visual variables – Line symbols

Lecture 9: Visual variables – Polygon symbols

Lecture 10: Closing

Chapter 6: Basic GIS Analysis

Lecture 1: Where to find GIS Data for humantiarian operations?

Lecture 2: OSM

Lecture 3: Demonstration: Where and how to download OSM data

Lecture 4: HDX

Lecture 5: Demonstration: Where and how to download Humanitarian Data

Lecture 6: Geonames

Lecture 7: Other data sources

Lecture 8: Demonstration: Where and how to download Security Incident Data

Lecture 9: Demonstration: Where and how to download Population data

Lecture 10: About QGIS Plugins

Lecture 11: Georeferencing with QGIS

Lecture 12: Closing and Review

Instructors

Dimitris Karakostis
Geospatial Professional

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