Learning the Open Source GIS Stack: QGIS 3x Desktop

become an expert in the open source GIS stack with QGIS 3.0 desktop.

Created by: Arthur Lembo
Professor

What Will I Learn?

• Understand the basic features that QGIS offers as a complete desktop GIS.
• Also, you'll learn how to use advanced capabilities in QGIS including plug-ins, statistical tools, modeling tools, and database capabilities.
• You'll work on actual real-world projects, with real data, to understand the GIS workflow with QGIS.
• Utilize QGIS to perform raster, vector, and database manipulation
• Understand how to complete a number of GIS projects from start to finish

Requirements

• Some understanding of GIS.
• Students should download QGIS from the QGIS website
• Students should be excited about using GIS to solve real world problems, as we'll be using real data (warts and all), and not just pretend data that is perfect all the time.

Target audience

• GIS professionals excited to add open source software to their skillset.
• Computer analysts looking to expand their skill into the open source GIS arena.
• Students who want to learn what a GIS is, and how it can be used to solve spatial problems.
• Professionals who know how to use other GIS software, but want to learn how to use QGIS