Introduction to QGIS: Understanding and Presenting Spatial Data
This course will introduce spatial data and show you how to import and display spatial data with the free open source GIS program QGIS. We will also show you how to create choropleth maps and explain appropriate methods of visualising spatial data. We will also cover some basic spatial data analysis (e.g. calculating rates).
Target Audience:
This course is ideal for anyone who wishes to use spatial data in their role. This includes academics, commercial users, government & other public sector researchers who have data with some spatial information (e.g. address, postcode, etc.) which they wish to show on a map. This course is also suitable for those who wish to have an overview of what spatial data can be used for. No previous experience of spatial data is required.
No previous experience of GIS or QGIS is required, but some experience of using spatial data will be beneficial.
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Course tutor: David Partridge, BSc, PgDip
David (Dave) Partridge is a GIS Course leader who has worked for the Dartmoor National Park. He delivers GIS Courses around the country for students, public and private institutions.
Course Outline:
The course covers:
- Understand spatial data and what it can and can’t be used for
- Use QGIS to view and symbolise spatial datasets
- Appropriate symbology for choropleth maps
- Joining spatial and non-spatial data
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course participants will:
- Be able to set up QGIS and add data
- Understand how to add data with a latitude / longitude coordinate
- Join tabular data to spatial data
- Understand how to undertake simple calculations
- Understanding how to classify data for representation on a map
- Designing and producing a publication-ready map in QGIS
- Saving/exporting your maps as image files
This is a computer lab based training course.